Srinagar, March 30(KNB): A 43-year-old woman- Arifa Bano traveled a long way from Pakistan to India to access much-needed care for her cardiac condition. She needed heart valve surgery as she was suffering from Mitral regurgitation (leakage of the heart) for over 27 years. She could have had traditional surgeryContinue Reading

Srinagar, Mar 27 (KNB): Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday has sought PET scan facility at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar. In a statement issued to news agency Kashmir News Bureau-KNB DAK President Nisar ul Hassan has said “That would help in early detection of cancer and save lives.When aContinue Reading

Srinagar 17 th December 2022(KNB): The Department of Nuclear Medicine SKIMS conducted first case of Sentinal Lymphnode Scintigraphy in breast cancer patients today which will be taken for Sentinal Lymphnode (SLN) biopsy by department of surgical oncology. This is another major milestone achieved by the department benefitting cancer patients. HeadContinue Reading

Srinagar December 13 (KNB):Department of CVTS SKIMS conducted a 2 days Live Workshop on “Mitral Valve Replacement with Concomitant Radio Frequency Ablation” (RFA) for Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation , in Collaboration with Medtronic, India on 07th and 08th of December, 2022. According to the statement issuedContinue Reading