'My lungs hurt': Kashmir winter—and pollution—are worsening diseases
“In the winter, we don’t only see the overflow of old age patients but the flow of youth also.”
Source: thekashmirwalla.com
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“In the winter, we don’t only see the overflow of old age patients but the flow of youth also.”
It was a foggy afternoon in December, and people – young and old – were walking uphill to reach the Chest and Disease (CD) hospital at Dalgate, Srinagar. Visibly straining, few paused momentarily and took deep breaths, creating fleeting, misty clouds in the cold air. Inside, the OPD was full of coughing and panting patients, […]