Jaipur: The medical emergency in Rajasthan reuses to end with the strike by the doctors entering its fifth day. Over 40 patients have died in the last five days. The state government has suspended 40 doctors while 390 have been arrested for not performing their duties. The Rajasthan government has imposed the Essential Services Maintenance Act. Meanwhile, Army doctors have stepped in to help out and the emergency services have...
08:03 PM, Dec 25, 2011
New Delhi: Some relief for patients in Rajasthan, even as the strike by government hospital doctors entered its 5th day. Army doctors have started work and emergency services have been restored in some hospitals. The government will also start fresh recruitment within 72 hours after 5000 government doctors resigned on Friday. ...
10:20 AM, Dec 25, 2011
New Delhi: The medical crisis deepens in Rajasthan as the doctors' strike in the state enters its 5th day on Sunday. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sought the help of the Army, neighbouring states and Railways. The government will also start fresh recruitment within 72 hours to tide over the crisis after 5000 govt doctors resigned on Saturday. The government has already clamped down the Essential Services Maintenance Act. Doctors...
07:57 AM, Dec 25, 2011
Jaipur: The strike by government doctors in Rajasthan entered its fourth day on Saturday, with the Ashok Gehlot government declaring that it would seek help from the Army and neighbouring states and start a fresh recruitment drive within 72 hours to tide over the crisis. On Friday, 5000 doctors quit after 200 striking doctors were arrested under the Essential Services Maintenance Act. The doctors had been demanding better pay, on...
10:41 AM, Dec 24, 2011
Jaipur: The public healthcare crisis in Rajasthan on Friday worsened after 5000 striking doctors decided to put in the resignations crippling the system in the state. The resignations came after over 200 striking doctors were arrested by the Rajasthan government. At least 10 patients have lost their lives in Rajasthan due to lack of timely treatment so far. The doctors have gone on strike demanding pay parity with those at...
08:33 PM, Dec 23, 2011
New Delhi: Medical services remained affected in government hospitals in Rajasthan as the strike by doctors entered its third day on Friday. In a bid to end the strike, over 200 doctors have been arrested. Efforts were on to break the deadlock. Over 6,500 doctors are on strike, demanding pay parity with doctors in the Central Government hospitals. They decided to stop work after talks with the Ashok Gehlot government...
11:13 AM, Dec 23, 2011
New Delhi: Medical services remained affected in government hospitals in Rajasthan as the strike by doctors entered its third day on Friday. The government began a crackdown on Thursday and nine doctors were suspended. Efforts are on to break the deadlock. Over 6,500 doctors are on strike, demanding pay parity with doctors in the Central Government hospitals. They decided to stop work after talks with the Ashok Gehlot government collapsed....
09:01 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Jaipur: Medical services at government hospitals in Rajasthan have taken a hit after 6,500 in-service doctors have gone on an indefinite strike. 3,000 resident doctors have joined in as well. The doctors have been demanding pay parity with doctors at the Central Government hospitals. They decided to stop work after talks with the Ashok Gehlot government collapsed. The government invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act and arrested 14 doctors on...
09:41 AM, Dec 22, 2011
Noida: Amity University on Thursday awarded an honorary doctorate to Raghav Bahl, the founder and managing director of Network18 for his immense contribution to the media. The university acknowledged the effort, which has contributed to the creation of Network18 a media empire across broadcast, print, Internet and cinema. While being felicitated, Bahl said that he enjoys creating jobs and shaping dreams. "It has been a long journey and I have...
07:47 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Mumbai: In the crackdown initiated to curb the illegal use of red beacons, the city police arrested a South Mumbai-based doctor for flouting the norm. Moreover, the cops recovered a walkie-talkie set, 14 SIM cards and an unlicenced revolver from his car. The accused has been identified as Ishadur Haffizur Rehman. A resident of Lokhandwala Complex in Agripada, Rehman runs a clinic in Mazgaon, Byculla. According to the police, while...
12:42 PM, Dec 07, 2011
CHENNAI: She didnt have a voice, neither could she eat properly. Her massive tongue always hung outside her mouth, until last week. Now one year old Mia fromSeychelles, Africa, has started saying mama and eats properly, thanks to Dr S M Balaji of Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital. Mia was born with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, a rare growth regulation disorder caused by a genetic mutation in chromosome 11, which gave her...
07:43 AM, Dec 06, 2011
New Delhi: Michael Jackson's physician, Doctor Conrad Murray on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail. Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for having given Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on the June 25, 2009 to help him fight chronic insomnia. The Prosecutors also want Murray to pay more than $100 million to compensate the Jackson family for the star's loss of earnings from his comeback...
11:44 PM, Nov 29, 2011
New Delhi: Michael Jackson's physician, Doctor Conrad Murray will be sentenced on Tuesday. Murray is facing up to four years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for having given Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on the June 25, 2009 to help him fight chronic insomnia. The Prosecutors, have asked for the maximum jail term for Dr Murray. They also want Murray to pay more than...
07:10 AM, Nov 29, 2011
Los Angeles: Prosecutors who depicted Michael Jackson's doctor as remorseless for the superstar's death urged a judge Wednesday to sentence him to four years in prison, while a defense lawyer said Dr Conrad Murray is in a prison of self-punishment and should receive probation. The opposing sentencing memos were filed in advance of Dr Conrad Murray's sentencing hearing Tuesday. He has been in jail since he was convicted November 7...
12:54 PM, Nov 24, 2011
Kolkata: Junior doctors at the Calcutta National Medical College, who are on strike, are now demanding more security after some of their colleagues were roughed up. However, at the receiving end of the strike are the patients and their families. Mohammad Dilshad, 30, has been running from pillar to post yet he failed to get his sister the minimum medical attention she needs at the medical college. He said that...
09:29 AM, Nov 12, 2011
New Delhi: India has been seeing a worrying rise in suicides. Statistics show every 10 minutes, someone in the country is taking their own life. "I always remember this line from my favourite Rocky series - it's not about how hard you get hit, it's about how hard you get hit but keep moving," 18-year old Rashmi said. Rashmi comes across as any other 18-year old. It is hard to...
08:58 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Bhubaneswar: A plastic surgeon in Bhubaneswar Dr Jayant Kumar Dash is helping several underprivileged burn victims with not just free medical treatment but by rebuilding their lives. 10-year old Sangeeta's story is what nightmares are made of after her parents sold her off to a grocery shop owner Kalia in Bhubaneswar, where she was regularly tortured and abused. "I could not wash the utensils properly, so he got angry and...
08:43 AM, Nov 09, 2011
HYDERABAD: There will be no more EAMCET for would-be medical students. From next year onwards, students seeking admission to medical colleges in the state will have to appear for a common national-level test to be held by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). A similar examination for post-graduate courses will be introduced from 2013. When the notice for the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test for undergraduates (NEET-UG) is issued by the...
03:03 PM, Oct 28, 2011
New Delhi: Awarding a record compensation in a medical negligence case, the country apex consumer panel has directed that a US-based Indian origin doctor be paid Rs 1.73 crore for the death of his wife who had undergone treatment at a prominent hospital in Kolkata in 1998. The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) asked three Kolkata doctors and the Advanced Medicare and Research Institute to share the compensation to...
05:26 PM, Oct 21, 2011
New Delhi: It is that time of the year when dengue and malaria cases are at its peak. The worst hit this time have been Gujarat and Hyderabad. Mosquito maladies malaria and dengue have hit Ahmedabad with 9,392 cases of malaria reported, against more than 5,900 cases from last year. There have been more than 450 cases of dengue as well. So far this year, 63 people in Ahmedabad have...
04:24 PM, Oct 19, 2011
