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SC-appointed task force for doctors' safety, security holds first meeting

The ten-member NTF deliberated on some of the inputs and representations that it has received for improving the safety, security, and working conditions of healthcare workers at medical establishments

Only 17 women remain at RG Kar College post doctor's rape-murder horror

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: The mass exodus began on August 9, when the junior doctor's body was found in the seminar room, sparking an ongoing crisis

Wake up India: Mamata's letter to Modi tries to highlight rapes elsewhere

'90 cases of rapes occur daily throughout the country', says the West Bengal Chief Minister to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in light of the Kolkata rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College

Doctors in Delhi hospital claim assault by patient's husband, accused held

A 56-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and misbehaving with nursing staff at the Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in Northeast Delhi, officials said on Thursday. Israr (56), who runs a spare parts shop, had taken his wife to the hospital for treatment on Wednesday night when he allegedly assaulted doctors, they said. As the accused threatened the doctors and abused them, hospital staffers recorded it on their mobile phones. According to the FIR, the accused's wife was given medication by the doctor on duty based on her complaints but her husband refused those and instead suggested his own mode of treatment, a police official said. Dr Rajneesh, a junior resident at the hospital told PTI Videos that when the hospital staffers ignored the man's suggestions, he became violent and started misbehaving with the doctors. "We tried to pacify him but he started abusing us and assaulted some of us. He also misbehaved with our nursing staff," the doctor said. The FI

Female doctors' suicide risk 76% higher than general population: Study

The study by the University of Vienna also highlighted the ongoing mental health crisis in the medical profession, worsened by the recent Covid-19 pandemic

AIIMS' Resident Doctors Federation files intervention application in SC

The National Federation in application, sought the top court to intervene in the ongoing matter whereby the top court has initiated a petition

Kolkata doctor rape-murder news: SC orders removal of all pictures, videos of victim doctor

Kolkata case updates: Catch all the news developments related to the Kolkata case here

SC forms task force to protect doctors: Key members & their role explained

The Supreme Court has emphasised the urgent need for a national consensus on standard safety protocols for medical professionals

Doctors provide elective OPD services outside Nirman Bhawan in Delhi

Doctors have decided to provide elective outpatient services outside Nirman Bhawan on Monday as they continue their strike for the eighth day over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. Resident doctors will be available to provide elective OPD services in around 36 specialties, including medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics, ophthalmology, and orthopedics, to patients outside Nirman Bhawan on Monday, according to a statement by the AIIMS RDA. However, emergency services will continue as before at the hospitals. The doctors' strike in the national capital over the rape and murder of a medic at a state-run hospital in Kolkata completed a week on Sunday and is now entering its second week, causing difficulties for patients. Late Sunday, resident doctors announced that their strike will continue. The doctors will proceed to Nirman Bhawan at 11 am, according to a statement by RDAs. A resident doctor from the Safdarjung Hospital said a concrete respons

Decry state govt's bid to muzzle voice of people: Murdered doctor's parents

The grieving parents of the post-graduate trainee doctor, who was raped-murdered at R G Kar Hospital on August 9, voiced serious concerns about the handling of her body, alleging that it was not in the same condition initially as it was found in the seminar hall of the facility, hours after the incident. Speaking to reporters, the parents criticised the West Bengal government for attempting to stifle the spontaneous public outcry despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's public protests against rape. "We decry any bid to muzzle the voice of the people, to stop the movement for justice as not one person is involved in the incident. We hope the CBI probe will unravel the truth," the father said from his residence in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday. He further remarked on the irony of the situation, saying, "While the state administration is muzzling spontaneous street protests against the heinous crime and demanding punishment for all those involved, the chief minister herself h

Some doctors stay off job after strike over colleague's rape and murder

"We have unanimously decided to continue our protest to press for our demands," said Dr. Dhaval Gameti, president of Junior Doctors' Association at B.J. Medical College in Ahmedabad

West Bengal launches 'Rattirer Shaathi' to safeguard night shift women

Alapan Bandyopadhyay, Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, announced the flagship program during a press conference on Saturday

Madhya Pradesh HC directs protesting doctors to return to work immediately

The Madhya Pradesh High Court here on Saturday directed protesting doctors in the state to call off their strike over the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor in Kolkata immediately, and return to work. Since Friday, doctors across the state have stopped work barring emergency services as part of the nationwide protest. The high court also issued notices to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Madhya Pradesh Shaskiya and Swashasi Chikitsak Mahasangh, Prantiya Samvida Medical Officers Association and Junior Doctors Association, Madhya Pradesh after the petitioner sought that they be made respondents. The court accepted the undertaking by advocate Mahendra Pateria on behalf of the Junior Doctors Association, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, that their strike will be withdrawn immediately. "In view of the assurance given on behalf of the state government, we urge the Junior Doctors Association, Madhya Pradesh to also withdraw their call for strike and resume duties," said a divisi

Kolkata horror: IMA seeks PM's intervention to curb violence on doctors

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 security entitlements. These are among the demands made by the apex doctors' body in the backdrop of the alleged rape and murder of a medic at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the subsequent vandalism at the facility. The Indian Medical Association (IMA), which is observing a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on Saturday, wrote to the prime minister, putting forward its five demands. All essential services are being maintained and casualty wards manned, the IMA said in a statement. "The 36-hour shift that the victim was in and the lack of safe spaces to rest and adequate restrooms warrant thorough overhaul of the working and living conditions of resident doctors," it added. It has also demanded that hospitals be declared

Watch: Inside Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital after mob vandalism #kolkatadoctor #kolkatadoctormurder

Kolkata Police on Friday said it has so far arrested 19 people in connection with the vandalism and violence at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in the metropolis.

Resident doctors' strike intensifies in Maharashtra as seniors join them

The resident doctor's indefinite strike intensified in Maharashtra on its fourth day on Friday, with their seniors joining the protest, disrupting services at government and civic hospitals and inconveniencing thousands of patients in the state. Dr Pratik Debaje, president of Maharashtra State Association of Residential Doctors (Central-MARD) told PTI that 6000-7000 senior resident doctors affiliated to the Maharashtra Association of Bonded Resident Doctors (MABRD) and the Association of State Medical Interns (ASMI) joined the strike on Friday. 17,000-18,000 (resident) doctors in Maharashtra are on strike at present, Debaje said. Resident doctors in the state launched an indefinite strike on Tuesday morning to express solidarity with the nationwide agitation against the rape-murder of a post-graduate trainee in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last week. On the fourth day of the resident doctor's strike, elective services, including OPDs, OTs, and lab procedures, remai

Kolkata rape-murder update: Mamata blames Oppn for unrest; protests today

Kolkata rape-murder: Major protests planned today by political parties TMC, BJP, and CPM, as well as the Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Nationwide doctor strike against Kolkata rape-murder hits services

Protests by doctors demanding justice and better workplace security began in Kolkata and eventually spread to other parts of the country

AIIMS warns against consuming tainted food, water as Hepatitis A cases rise

Doctors at AIIMS-Delhi have cautioned people against consuming contaminated food and water, the prime cause of Hepatitis A, cases of which have seen a rise in the national capital in the past few weeks. The hospital is seeing an increase in the number of Hepatitis A cases, with the majority of the patients being children and those in the age group of 18-25, Dr Shalimar, professor at Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS said at a press conference. Hepatitis A and E, both of which are mainly transmitted through drinking water contaminated with faecal matter, are self-limiting infections and do not require any specific anti-viral drugs for treatment and are managed symptomatically, said Dr Pramod Garg, head of the Department of Gastroenterology. "The spread of Hepatitis A and E can be largely prevented by ensuring access to safe and clean drinking water, safe food handling practices and by maintaining good hygiene," he said. A study conducted by the Department of Gastroenterology, AI

WATCH: Haryana doctors go on strike, govt hospital services hit. Updates

Haryana doctors' strike: The Haryana Civil Medical Services Association said that they had already warned the government of the potential strike about a month ago if their demands were not fulfilled