Doctors
- India
SC urges protesting medical community to resume work at earliest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the doctors and medical professionals across the country, who are abstaining from work in protest of the rape and murder of a junior doctor…
- India
Doctors’ body welcomes SC intervention in Kolkata medic murder case
New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s intervention into the rape and murder of a Kolkata medic, saying it will serve the interests of the…
- India
SC orders formation of national task force for safety of doctors
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the formation of a national task force to suggest measures for the security of medical professionals across the country, observing that the safety of…
- India
Madhya Pradesh HC to hear plea on security of doctors today
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday will hear the matter about the safety and security of doctors in hospitals and is likely to pronounce its judgment. The HC on Saturday…
- India
No let-up in nationwide protests over Kolkata rape
New Delhi/Kolkata: There was no let-up in nationwide protests on Monday by junior doctors over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, even as the Union health ministry approved…
- Hyderabad
Please return to work, Telangana govt will protect doctors: Ponnam
Hyderabad: Telangana transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday, August 18 said he was deeply shocked by the rape and murder of the doctor in West Bengal. He urged doctors to return to…
- India
Provide 2-hourly situation report in wake of doctors’ protest: MHA to States
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked all state police forces to provide it situation reports every two hours in the wake of protests by doctors, nursing staff and others against…
- India
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA seeks PM Modi’s intervention over violence against doctors
New Delhi: The IMA on Saturday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “benign intervention” to bring a central law to check violence against healthcare personnel and declare hospitals as safe zones with mandatory…
- India
Doctor rape-murder: Colleagues involved in crime, parents tell CBI
Kolkata: The parents of the doctor, who was allegedly raped-murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last week, told the CBI that several interns and physicians from the hospital might be…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Doctors demand CPA for health care workers
Hyderabad: Doctors at Hyderabad’s Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) on August 15, Thursday demanded the Central Protection Act(CPA) for health care workers. A large number of resident doctors at the NIMS…
- News
Kolkata rape-murder: Delhi’s major hospitals, including AIIMS, continue strike
New Delhi: Resident doctors at major hospitals here, including the AIIMS and Safdarjung, remained on strike on Wednesday over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, disrupting elective…
- India
Doctors decide to call off strike over Kolkata medic rape-murder: FORDA
New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) on Tuesday said it was calling off its strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata as the Union…
- Health
Doctors flag concerns on rising colon cancer cases among adults under 50
New Delhi: The increase in colon or colorectal cancer cases among adults under 50 is concerning, said experts on Sunday. Colon cancer is becoming a significant health concern in India, ranking as…
- Delhi
Many health facilities employing unqualified staff: Delhi Medical Council
New Delhi: The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) said on Saturday, July 20, that it has come to its notice that many health facilities, including hospitals and nursing homes, are employing unqualified or…
- India
Resident doctors at GTB Hospital start indefinite strike after patient killed inside ward
New Delhi: Resident doctors at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital here began an indefinite strike on Monday citing safety concerns following the brazen killing of a patient inside a ward of the hospital.…
