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Healthcare services in Delhi hit as doctors go on strike

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 over the issue of security, and medicos at AIIMS too joined the stir after a doctor was allegedly manhandled by a patient's attendants. Doctors at the Centre-run AIIMS, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, and RML Hospital, and Delhi government's healthcare facilities such as GTB Hospital and DDU Hospital, along with some private hospitals withdrew non-essential medical services such as OPD, and held protests. Outpatient departments (OPDs) and routine operation theatre services have been shut down. However, emergency and ICU services continue to function in these facilities. Resident Doctors' Association of the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which earlier had decided not to join the strike, announced withdrawal of all non-essential services from 12 noon till 6 am .

Healthcare services in Pb, Hry hit as doctors go on strike

Healthcare services at several government and private hospitals in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were affected on Monday as scores of doctors stayed away from work in solidarity with their colleagues in West Bengal. The doctors stayed away from non-emergency services in response to a call for a 24-hour strike by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against an attack on two junior doctors at a hospital in Kolkata last week. At several places, including Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Hisar, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Chandigarh, the doctors also took out protest marches. A protesting doctor said the fraternity is deeply saddened and disappointed by the ongoing impasse in West Bengal and the "lack of genuine initiatives on part of the administration there". Doctors work for 15-18 hours every day and all they are demanding is a secure work environment, he said. Dr Uttam Kumar Thakur, president of Association of Resident Doctors at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research ...

Employment status in last 6 months before haemodialysis linked to better survival

Employment not only provides social and financial support but is also a key determinant of quality of life for all people including haemodialysis patients, claims a recent study."It is important that patients with chronic kidney disease can maintain the work, especially when they reach the end stage of renal disease and are in need of dialysis treatment," explained Professor Alberto Ortiz, editor-in-chief of Clinical Kidney Journal (CKJ), in which the study was published.The study analysed the employment status of 496,989 US patients initiating maintenance haemodialysis from 2006-2015.The results showed 26 per cent of patients were employed 6 months prior to dialysis initiation - but dropped to only 15 per cent when dialysis treatment was initiated. It is not surprising that patients who were older and had more comorbidities were less likely to maintain employment, but there was also a social dimension: females, Hispanic, African Americans, and people living in low-income zip codes ..

Doctors hold strike across the nation in solidarity with WB doctors

Indian Medical Association held a pan-India doctors strike on Monday in solidarity with the doctors protesting in West Bengal. Healthcare services continue to be disrupted due to the strike.Patients were seen standing in long queues waiting for the doctors to get back on duty and give them proper treatment, in front of Sir Sunderlal Hospital in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.[{3d5ab9a9-6b48-499d-9cb2-7c11bfaf20b0:intradmin/Capture_uDmol3M.JPG}]"I came all the way from Gorakhpur to get a good treatment for my mother in this hospital. We got to know that doctors have gone on a strike and the authorities also don't know when they will get back on their duties. My mother is extremely ill and I feel helpless in this situation" Vinay Kumar Upadhyay from Sir Sunderlal Hospital told ANI.Some extremely ill patients were also seen sleeping in the hospital corridor, seeking urgent treatment."They should have at least hung a board or notice in front of the hospital premises that the doctors ..

Medical services hit in Uttar Pradesh

With thousands of doctors both from the government and private hospitals striking work Monday in solidarity with their West Bengal counterparts, medical services were severely hit in the state capital. Hundreds of resident doctors from three government hospitals and thousands of others from private hospitals resorted to strike on a call by Indian Medical Association. The three government hospitals whose doctors joined the stir are Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), King George's Medical University (KGMU) and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS). With resident doctors striking work, the government hospital failed to admit any new patient, leaving senior doctors to attend to old patients only in the OPD. The situation in various private hospitals was worse where even the OPD remained non-operational. Patients, some of them in serious conditions, were seen waiting outside various government and private hospitals, making fervent ...

Goa doctors stage march against attack on doctors

Over hundred doctors of the Goa Indian Medical Association (IMA) staged a protest march wearing black bands to express solidarity with doctors on strike against attack on a medical practitioner in West Bengal.

Kenya investigates patient with Ebola symptoms

A Kenyan official says health experts are investigating a hospital patient who has Ebola-like symptoms. Kericho County spokesman Timothy Kimei issued a statement saying the patient is in isolation and the hospital in western Kenya took precautions to ensure minimal contact with staff. It is not clear where the patient came from. Kenyan media report she had visited her spouse at the Kenyan-Ugandan border. Uganda last week reported two deaths from Ebola that had spread from eastern Congo where the current outbreak has caused more than 1,400 deaths since August last year. Kenya has never experienced an Ebola outbreak and some Kenyan doctors have expressed concern about the country's preparedness to manage the deadly virus.

USFDA for voluntary action by Cadila Healthcare on Ahmedabad SEZ facility

Drug firm Cadila Healthcare Monday said it has received establishment inspection report from the US health regulator with voluntary action indicated (VAI) classification for its Ahmedabad SEZ facility. The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) had conducted an inspection of the company's formulations manufacturing facility located at SEZ, Ahmedabad from March 25 to April 3, 2019, Cadila Healthcare said in a BSE filing. The plant has received an establishment inspection report (EIR). The EIR report stated that the classification of the facility is VAI, it added. As per the USFDA, VAI means that though "objectionable conditions or practices were found, but the agency is not prepared to take or recommend any administrative or regulatory action". Shares of Cadila Healthcare were trading at Rs 244.65 per scrip in the afternoon trade on BSE, down 0.26 per cent from its previous close.

Doctors in T'gana boycott work

Doctors boycotted elective medical services in government and private hospitals, staged protests and took out rallies across Telangana on Monday against the attack on two junior doctors in West Bengal. They condemned the attack on the junior doctors at a Kolkata hospital allegedly by the relatives of a patient, who died on June 10. Doctors in Bengal have been protesting since June 11 and many of them have resigned from service en masse, demanding adequate security at hospitals. The protest by Telangana doctors is in solidarity with their Bengal counterparts and in support of the 24-hour strike call given the Indian Medical Association. The doctors staged sit-ins, took out rallies near hospitals in Hyderabad and other parts of the state, hitting medicare services. Holding placards that read "SAVE DOCTORS" and "Zero Tolerance To Healthcare Violence", they raised slogans for special protection law and sought security to prevent more attacks. They demanded that a commission be set up to ..

Doctors in Rajasthan join nationwide IMA strike, boycott work

Medical services were affected in Rajasthan on Monday as doctors in government and private hospitals boycotted work for 24 hours on the call of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for a nationwide strike to express solidarity with agitating doctors in West Bengal. Patients faced the brunt as out-patient departments (OPD) remained closed in both government and private hospitals and scheduled surgeries were postponed. However, emergency services were available. The health department has directed all chief medical and health officers and principal medical officers to ensure that health services are not affected. "Unfortunate incident had occurred in West Bengal. It should not happen with those treating patients. Both common people and doctors should deal with each other in a practical way so that such incidents do not occur. It affects the system and patients suffer," Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said. Junior doctors in West Bengal are protesting against an assault on two of ..

Personal care products harmful for children: Study

Personal care products like shampoo, lotion, nail polish and cologne may send one child to the hospital every two hours due to poisoning and chemical burns, according to a US study published on Monday. Researchers at the Nationwide Children's Hospital found that 64,686 children younger than five years of age were treated in US emergency departments for injuries related to personal care products from 2002 through 2016. The study, published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, found that most injuries from these products occurred when a child swallowed the product (75.7 per cent) or the product made contact with a child's skin or eyes (19.3 per cent). These ingestions and exposures most often led to poisonings (86.2 per cent) or chemical burns (13.8 per cent), researchers said. "When you think about what young children see when they look at these products, you start to understand how these injuries can happen," said Rebecca McAdams, a senior research associate at Nationwide Children's ...

Tripura doctors cease work in state-hospital OPDs

Doctors in all government hospitals in Tripura on Monday ceased work in the OPDs (Outpatient Patient Departments) in solidarity with the striking medicos of Kolkata.

Cadila Healthcare receives EIR report on conclusion of USFDA inspection

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Doctors in Assam join nationwide IMA strike, services hit

Medical services were hit on Monday as doctors across Assam joined the daylong strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in solidarity with their counterparts in Bengal. Services have been withdrawn for 24 hours at the outpatient departments of all medical colleges and hospitals in the state, with the junior doctors observing a sit-in protest, sporting black badges. The doctors, with placards in hand, were seen demanding security for medicos across the country. Some senior doctors and healthcare personnel took time off from work to participate in the protest. The IMA has called for a 24-hour strike on Monday, withdrawing non-essential health services across the country in the wake of the assault on doctors in West Bengal. Emergency and casualty services, however, continued to function everywhere. "On humanitarian grounds, we are providing emergency services. Only OPDs will remain closed for the day," said a member of Junior Doctors' Association. Another doctor

SC to hear tomorrow plea seeking security to doctors at govt hospitals

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a plea seeking safety and security of doctors in government hospitals across the country in the wake of the assault on two junior doctors in NRS hospital in Kolkata earlier this month.A vacation bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant agreed to take up the public interest litigation tomorrow after the petitioner, advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, mentioned the matter and sought an urgent hearing.In his plea, Srivastava has sought a direction from the apex court for the deployment of government-appointed security personnel at all government hospitals as well as the formulation of strict guidelines for the purpose.He submitted that "strictest action" be taken against those who assaulted the doctors at the Kolkata hospital. The doctors were allegedly attacked by relatives of a patient who died on June 10 at the hospital.Highlighting incidents of attack on government doctors by attendants and relatives of patients, the petition cited a study by ..

Personal care products life-threatening for kids

Parents, take a note. Researchers have found that personal care products such as shampoo, lotion and nail polish in the hands of young children

28,000 Guj doctors join nationwide stir, OPD services hit

Non-essential health services were affected in Gujarat on Monday as nearly 28,000 doctors boycotted work in response to their apex body IMA's strike call following attack on two medical practitioners in West Bengal, an official said. Junior doctors and interns held protests in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Jamnagar and other major towns of the state and did not report to work in the Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) of various government and private hospitals, he said. Around 28,000 doctors across the state, including 9,000 in Ahmedabad, have joined the 24-hour strike, an official from IMA's Gujarat chapter said. While the OPD services in all major government-run hospitals were hit to some extent, the emergency and indoor medical services were not affected, another official said. Some hospitals made arrangements to not let patients suffer due to the strike, said an official at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, which is the biggest state-run medical facility in ...

Doctors strike paralyzes medical and health services in Bihar

Doctors strike has paralyzed medical and health services in Bihar, where an intense heat wave has claimed 61 lives in the past few days while nearly 100 children, have died of suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). The country-wide strike, called by Indian Medical Association in protest against the recent assault on junior doctors at a hospital in West Bengal, has received support from Bihar State Health Services Association. Long queues of hapless patients were seen at PMCH in Patna, the largest hospital in the state, as services at OPDs remained completely suspended, though hospital sources said that emergency services have not been allowed to be affected. Moreover, PMCH Superintendent Rajeev Ranjan said, We have given clear indications that no serious patient should suffer on account of the strike. The doctors are in a government job and they may face stern action if their boycott of work leads to any casualty or any serious patient being refused admission. OPD

Doctors' strike hit services in Telangana, Andhra

The nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest the attack on doctors in West Bengal affected medical services in government and private hospitals in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Doctors in HP wear black bands in solidarity with protesting colleagues in West Bengal

Government doctors in Himachal Pradesh on Monday wore black bands to express solidarity with their protesting colleagues in West Bengal. In a meeting held at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital here at 9 am, members of the Residents Doctors Association (RDA) decided not to observe a strike to take care of the admitted patients, said IGMC RDA general secretary Dr Bhartendu Negi. But the doctors were seen wearing black bands while discharging their duties.