Government sends team of doctors to violence-hit Assam
July 27th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The central government Friday airlifted doctors and para-medics to provide medical help to hundreds of thousands of people who have been displaced and are ... Read more...
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Doctors stole my minor son’s kidney, says Rajasthan man
July 21st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) A man in Rajasthan has complained that doctors at a state-run hospital stole a kidney of his two-year-old son undergoing treatment, police said Saturday. A court ... Read more...
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Emotional toll make patients out of doctors (Health Feature)
July 20th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The white coat, those knowing eyes, that reassuring voice when in pain, a mere glimpse of a doctor puts us at ease. Little does one ... Read more...
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iPads boost doctors’ efficiency
March 14th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 13 (IANS) Providing doctors with iPads multiplies their efficiency, cuts down delays in patient care and enhances continuity of care, says a new study.
In November 2010, the ... Read more...
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Falak fit to be discharged: Doctors
March 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Falak, the two-year-old battered baby who has been battling for survival at the AIIMS Trauma Centre here since Jan 18, is fit to be discharged, ... Read more...
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Battered baby Falak better, discharge likely soon, say doctors
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Falak, the two-year-old battered baby who has been battling for survival at the premier AIIMS Trauma Centre here, has shown signs of improvement and is ... Read more...
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Falak coping well, could be out of ICU soon
March 1st, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Falak, a two-year-old baby admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) with grievous injuries in January, is doing well and may be ... Read more...
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Falak responding to treatment, still critical: Doctor
February 29th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Battling for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for over 40 days, two-year-old battered baby Falak is showing good signs of ... Read more...
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Baby Falak showing signs of improvement: Doctors
February 10th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Abandoned at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for over three weeks, two-year-old battered baby Falak has been taken off the ventilator as ... Read more...
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Falak critical but infection under control: Doctors
February 8th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Two-year-old battered baby Falak, who is fighting for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) here, continues to remain critical and on ... Read more...
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Rajasthan doctors end strike, health facilities normalise
January 1st, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) Healthcare services have started to normalise in Rajasthan after remaining badly affected for 11 days as around 10,000 government doctors joined duty Sunday after ending their ... Read more...
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Hundreds of protesting Rajasthan doctors rejoin duty
December 29th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 29 (IANS) Healthcare services which have remained badly affected in Rajasthan for the past nine days due to the ongoing strike of doctors are likely to improve as ... Read more...
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Rajasthan doctors’ strike claims 55 lives
December 28th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 28 (IANS) Patients at government hospitals across Rajasthan continued to suffer as doctors continued their strike for the eighth day Wednesday, with the toll due to the agitation ... Read more...
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Rajasthan doctors continue strike, 40 patients dead
December 25th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 25 (IANS) Medical services in Rajasthan remained badly affected on the fifth day of the strike by resident doctors Sunday, with at least 40 patients dying across the ... Read more...
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Rajasthan doctors’ strike: Private hospitals to step in (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday directed the health department to authorise private hospitals to treat at approved rates patients who are suffering due to the ... Read more...
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Rajasthan doctors continue strike, 30 patients dead
December 24th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Medical services in Rajasthan remained badly affected on the fourth day Saturday of the strike by resident doctors and officials said at least 30 patients have ... Read more...
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Doctors call off strike in Maharashtra
September 11th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Over 3,000 striking doctors across Maharashtra Sunday evening called off their protest that began three days ago after officials ensured them of meeting their demands.Maharashtra Association ... Read more...
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Doctors’ strike hits Maharashtra, talks fail
September 10th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Medical services in Maharashtra were severely hit Saturday as over 3,000 resident doctors in government hospitals across the state went on an indefinite strike to press ... Read more...
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More Mumbai doctors strike work demanding safety
September 9th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Resident doctors of two other Mumbai hospitals Friday joined their counterparts at Sion hospital who are on an indefinite strike to protest aginst the assault on ... Read more...
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Azad to decide on sacked AIIMS doctor’s reinstatement (Lead)
July 12th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is the president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), will decide on the future of a ... Read more...
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AIIMS docs on hunger protest for physician’s comeback
July 12th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Tuesday continued their indefinite hunger protest demanding reinstatement of a former resident brain surgeon ... Read more...
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Two killed in Haryana hospital firing, four cops suspended (Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 19 (IANS) A liquor contractor and a security guard were killed in a hospital's emergency ward here when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them early Thursday, police ... Read more...
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Doctors strike work in Maharashtra
March 25th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Patients across Maharashtra were inconvenienced as hundreds of doctors went on strike Friday to press for better security and reduction in fees of post-graduate courses.As many ... Read more...
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Chandigarh hospital technicians continue strike
March 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) Operation theatre technicians of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here continued their indefinite strike Wednesday, causing inconvenience to hundreds of patients.The ... Read more...
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AIIMS doctor guilty of professional misconduct
February 8th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has found suspended doctor Shrijoy P. Joshua guilty of professional misconduct but has remained silent on the charges of ... Read more...
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GTB hospital doctors strike work
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Patients at Delhi's Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital were a harried lot Thursday as the doctors again went on a strike, terming the lack of security for them ... Read more...
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AIIMS doctor’s licence terminated for child abuse (Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The practising licence of a doctor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), accused of sexually abusing a minor boy last month, was terminated by ... Read more...
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AIIMS doctor’s licence terminated for child abuse
February 2nd, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The union health and family welfare ministry Wednesday terminated the practising licence of a doctor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) accused of sexually ... Read more...
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Mumbai doctors call off strike (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Residents doctors of the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital here called off their strike after the hospital management assured them that security inside the premises will be increased, ... Read more...
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Over 150 doctors on strike in Mumbai
January 24th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Over 150 resident doctors at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital here struck work early Monday to protest manhandling by relatives of some patients, hospital sources said."Doctors have ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on strike by AIIMS doctors
January 19th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea seeking a probe into a strike by All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) resident doctors ... Read more...
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26/11 was a unique emotional experience: Doctor
November 24th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) He is used to seeing blood and gore every day, but the mayhem wreaked by terrorists in Mumbai was "a unique emotional experience" to Keki ... Read more...
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Mobile van to train surgeons about arthritis
September 17th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A fully equipped van that will trundle across the northern and western states of India to train orthopaedic students about the new techniques in treating arthritis ... Read more...
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Doctors Too Work While Sick, Studies Find
September 17th, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Chicago, Sep 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent survey has found that more than fifty percent junior doctors had turned up at their work place while sick at least once. Increasing ... Read more...
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As dengue stalks Delhi, hospitals struggle to cope (Feature)
September 14th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Suffering from fever, five dengue-stricken children slump on the floor of a state-run hospital in Delhi, waiting for doctors. With four deaths and over 1,800 ... Read more...
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