Doctors

India

MP: 3 days on, intern doctors stick to higher stipend demand

Bhopal: The protest for higher stipend by medical interns in Madhya Pradesh entered its third day on Wednesday, September 9, with the agitators slamming the alleged lathicharge and use of water cannons…
Hyderabad

H1N1 cases rise in Hyderabad, doctors urge people to be cautious

Hyderabad: Doctors in Hyderabad have raised concerns over the rise in H1N1 flu in the city and called on people to exercise caution. They said hospitals have seen an increase in patients…
Hyderabad

Osmania General Hospital doctors remove blade from minor’s body

Hyderabad: Doctors at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad have successfully removed three razor blades from a 16-year-old boy’s body. The boy, Mohammed Mujebur Rehman, is reportedly mentally challenged and was admitted…

India

Keralam will not permit private practice by govt doctors: Minister

Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam Health Minister K Muraleedharan on Thursday, September 3, said the state government would not permit private practice by government doctors. Replying to queries about a meeting convened by the Director…
Hyderabad

10 fake doctors held in raids across Hyderabad, surrounding dists

Hyderabad: Police conducted raids on ten medical clinics and arrested ten people posing as doctors in a raid conducted across Hyderabad, Medchal and Sangareddy on Wednesday, September 2. Upon questioning, the “doctors”…
Bangalore

Doctors shocked during autopsy of suspiciously dead youth

Chikkaballapur: Doctors were left stunned after several potentially dangerous objects, including a lighter, battery cells and lock keys, were found inside the stomach of a 28-year-old man during an autopsy in Gudibande…
Hyderabad

DAANA hosts Deccan College principal at Chicago alumni event

Hyderabad: The Deccan Alumni Association of North America (DAANA) hosted Dr Ashfaq Hasan, Principal of the Deccan College of Medical Sciences (DCMS), Hyderabad, at a gathering of alumni and community members in Chicago.…

India

Unique identification number proposed for medical practitioners

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission has proposed a centrally generated unique identification number for every registered medical practitioner, which would allow doctors to practise anywhere in the country without obtaining a…
Telangana

13 Siddipet students fall ill after lunch, probe launched

Siddipet: Thirteen students of Kasturba Vidyalayam in the Maddur mandal of the Siddipet district complained of severe stomachache late on Sunday, August 16. They were rushed to the government hospital, where their…
Telangana

Telangana bars pvt medical colleges from taking internship fee

Hyderabad: Private medical colleges in Telangana can charge MBBS students tuition only for the four-and-a-half-year academic course and not for the compulsory one-year internship that follows, the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee…
India

Lok Sabha Secretariat director found dead at Noida home

Noida: A 40-year-old director in the Lok Sabha Secretariat allegedly committed suicide at his flat in a housing society in Noida, with police recovering a purported suicide note by him which mentioned…
Telangana

Telangana AYUSH doctors start indefinite strike for stipend hike

Hyderabad: Around 6,000 AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) house surgeons and postgraduates across Telangana launched an indefinite strike on Tuesday, August 4, demanding a stipend hike, parity with…
India

NMC flags long working hours of resident doctors before SC

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed the Supreme Court that long and exhausting working hours are causing serious mental and psychological stress among resident doctors. The commission said reasonable…
Telangana

Telangana doctors allege discrimination in TVVP appointments

Hyderabad: A section of doctors selected for recruitment under the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) has alleged discrimination in the implementation of appointments for 1,623 Civil Assistant Surgeon (Specialist) posts, urging the…
India

PM Modi conveys greetings on CA & Doctors’ Day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, July 1, conveyed greetings to doctors and CAs on the occasion of Doctors’ Day and Chartered Accountants’ Day, and said their tireless efforts have…