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  Tamil Nadu govt doctors continue strike, patient services affected

  India | October 26, 2019 23:03 IST

  The strike, alongside an indefinite fast by five doctors in the premises of Government Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital here, continued to be on.

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  Indian-origin doctors link bladder pill to retinal damage

  Science | October 13, 2019 22:54 IST

  A team of Indian-origin doctors in the US has found that a drug widely prescribed for a bladder condition for decades globally, now appears to be toxic to the retina.

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  Dr Kafeel Khan cleared of all charges in 2017 Gorakhpur child deaths

  India | September 27, 2019 12:03 IST

  A departmental inquiry has absolved paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan of the charges of medical negligence, corruption and dereliction of duty on the day more than 60 children died at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College due to oxygen shortage in August 2017.

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  Doctors, nurses need not take TOEFL, IELTS exam to practice in UK

  World | September 22, 2019 16:14 IST

  The OET is an international English language test that assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals, who seek to register and practise in an English-speaking environment.  

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  Punjab extends age limit of doctors from 60 to 65 years

  India | September 20, 2019 16:41 IST

  Now, the specialist doctors would serve in the Health and Family Welfare Department of Punjab even after their retirement.

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  Delhi court convicts 4 people for assaulting doctors

  India | September 20, 2019 16:22 IST

  Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Singh Rajawat sentenced Bablu, Imran, Nuru and Rashid to six months in jail for the offences under section 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 427 (damage to public property by mischief) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.  

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  SHOCKING: No power, doctor stitches up patient's wounds under cell phone flashlight in UP's Firozabad

  India | September 01, 2019 11:23 IST

  In a shocking incident, a doctor of District Combined Hospital of Uttar Pradesh was seen treating a patient under mobile phone flashlight in Shikohabad area in Firozabad district. There was no electricity when an elderly road accident survivor was brought to the hospital on Saturday.

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  High Court asks Maharashtra government panel to resolve issues of resident doctors

  India | August 28, 2019 17:30 IST

  A division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre said if resident doctors in future have any demands or problems, they shall serve notice to the director, Medical Health and Research, who is the member secretary of the committee.

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  5 doctors summoned by Delhi court for negligence

  India | August 27, 2019 15:14 IST

  Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Agrawal summoned four doctors of two different private hospitals and the medical superintendent of one of the hospitals under Section 304 (culpable homicide) of the Indian Penal Code.

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  Posts of over 300 doctors, 1100 nurses vacant in Himachal Pradesh: Government

  India | August 21, 2019 19:48 IST

  Replying to queries raised by Congress MLA Mohan Lal Brakta and BJP's Vinod Kumar during Question Hour, the Health Minister informed the Assembly that the posts of 319 doctors and 1106 staff nurses are lying vacant in the state.

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  Gujarat government announces mandatory rural postings for new doctors, hikes penalty for refusing

  India | August 14, 2019 20:30 IST

    The government curtailed the mandatory three-year service in rural areas for new MBBS doctors to one year but raised the penalty amount to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 5 lakh now for refusing to serve in villages for the period.

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  Rape survivors demand cancellation of license of doctors who still conduct two-finger test

  India | August 09, 2019 16:34 IST

  The letter was submitted by Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan (RGA), a survivor-centric forum with more than 12,000 survivors of sexual violence and their families. The two-finger test, to ascertain rape, was banned by the Supreme Court in 2013.

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  Uttarakhand High Court asks docs to serve in remote areas or return fee subsidy with interest

  India | August 01, 2019 23:13 IST

    A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma gave the direction on a state government's petition seeking doctors to honour their prior agreement with the government to enjoy heavy concession in their fees to pursue MBBS from government medical colleges.

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  Odisha government to form new health policy to doctors' brain drain

  India | July 08, 2019 9:08 IST

  The Odisha government will form a new health policy to stop the brain drain of doctors and address the shortage of doctors in the state, state Health Minister Naba Kishore Das said on Sunday. He said there would be no shortage of doctors after two years as the state would produce about 1,500 doctors every year from various medical colleges.

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  Hindu Rao Hospital doctors call off agitation

  India | July 03, 2019 6:35 IST

  Doctors at the North Delhi Municipal Corporation-run hospital were protesting since Sunday and had threatened to go on strike from Monday after two of their colleagues were on Saturday allegedly beaten by the relatives of a patient who had died at the facility. 

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  PM Modi hails the role of chartered accountants and doctors in the society

  India | July 01, 2019 15:43 IST

  PM Modi also congratulated doctors for their round the clock efforts to make the society fit and healthy.

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  Health secretary urges states to adopt recommendations on patients' rights

  India | June 23, 2019 16:47 IST

  A patient and her representatives have a right to adequate information about the nature, cause of illness, proposed investigations and care, expected results of treatment, possible complications and expected costs, stated the National Council for Clinical Establishments, an apex statutory body comprising representatives of all stakeholders.

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  As strikes end, SC defers hearing on security of doctors, keeps open 'larger issue' of their safety

  India | June 18, 2019 13:05 IST

  A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said it will not issue notice (to the Centre) but is keeping the larger issue of protection of doctors open.

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  New Delhi: Resident doctors of AIIMS withdraw strike, to resume their duties with immediate effect

  India | June 18, 2019 10:44 IST

  Patients faced inconvenience on Monday as doctors at government and a few private hospitals in the national capital boycotted work to show solidarity with their striking colleagues in Kolkata.

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  Supreme Court to hear today plea for safety, security of doctors at government hospitals

  India | June 18, 2019 7:17 IST

  A vacation bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant agreed to list the matter for Tuesday after the counsel appearing for the petitioner, advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, sought urgent hearing.