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Jaswant Rathore was found guilty of conducting unnecessary massages on the patients at his Castle Meadows Surgery in Dudley, in the West Midlands region of UK. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

UK: India-born doctor jailed for 12 yrs for sexual assaulting women patients

Police fear there may be other victims as Rathore was working as a GP for many years.

19 Jan 2018 11:00 AM

Since health is a state subject, the primary responsibility to deal with cases of quacks (fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill) lies with respective state governments. (Representational Image)

Govt trashes WHO report that 57 per cent Indian doctors not qualified

Centre has requested CMs to take appropriate action against quacks and evolve policies to ensure availability of quality health workforce.

05 Jan 2018 9:12 PM

Across all specialties, men receive higher per-physician value of general payments versus women. (Photo: AFP)

Male doctors make a lot more in industry payments than female peers

Study finds notable gender difference in favour of male physicians in relation to engagement with industry.

28 Dec 2017 9:05 AM

The hassle of balancing household chores while being a new mother is quite well known. (Photo: Pixabay)

About to embrace motherhood? Here are five hacks!

Motherhood is a blissful phase in a woman's life, and is, more often than not, the most sought after experience.

10 Dec 2017 2:56 PM

The woman claimed that her doctor later explained he was taking a Spanish proficiency test during the surgery. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman claims surgeon talked on cellphone during operation

A suburban New York City woman has sued a doctor, claiming he used his cellphone to take a language test while operating on her.

10 Dec 2017 9:20 AM

New therapy key to spinal trauma recovery, says Doctor

Road accidents major cause for rise in cases.

21 Nov 2017 2:12 AM

Cargo company cheats doctor of Rs 5 lakh

After making some more queries, Dr Jain found the deal lucrative and called him to his home.

11 Nov 2017 1:42 AM

The woman, apparently, paid £25 for the premium-rate call. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fortune teller sued by woman for wrongly predicting her death

According to reports, 35-year-old suffered from severe psychological trauma after the prediction by the telephone clairvoyant last July.

04 Nov 2017 1:03 PM

This auto-rickshaw driver helps leprosy patients lead a dignified life

Setting aside eight hours of his day for the patients, the driver has been treating the patients for the last 20 years.

15 Oct 2017 5:11 PM

While the police detained the alleged accused, the doctors went on strike affecting the services at the hospital. (Representational)

Delhi: Doctor thrashed by patient’s attendant

Services at govt hospital hit after doctors go on flash strike.

03 Oct 2017 3:39 AM

A colleague of the doctor was present to deliver the baby (Photo: AFP)

Pregnant doctor delivering another woman's baby goes into labour without realising it

Dr Emily Jacobs didn't realise that her water broke and only got to know what had happened when she stepped out of the room.

22 Sep 2017 4:12 PM

Doctors who were treating her forgot to remove one part of the tubing in her stomach (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman has 12-inch tube embedded in stomach, spends 17 years with it

Mistake is uncovered during a regular check-up at a hospital in Ulan-Ude, close to the Mongolian border.

22 Sep 2017 11:38 AM

The gang first robbed Rs 35,000 from his clinic at knife point. (Representative Image, Photo: PTI)

Delhi: Doctor, wife held hostage inside house, robbed

One of the gang members, along with a juvenile, went inside the clinic on the pretext of meeting the doctor.

04 Sep 2017 5:29 AM

Goal of study was to see how many women are not disclosing postpartum problems (Photo: Pixabay)

New mums with postpartum disorder stay quiet about it, says study

Study finds women who would benefit from treatment are not receiving it, because they don't tell anyone.

25 Aug 2017 10:43 AM

The doctor also threatened the 21-year-old girl. (Representational image)

Thane doctor held for raping woman

He ‘touched girl inappropriately’ in his clinic.

21 Aug 2017 2:02 AM

This is the first time such a feat has been achieved (Photo: Facebook/OHSU)

Kashmir-born doctor plays lead role in gene editing of human embryos

Though this is not a full-fledged start of a revolution of having 'designer babies', the first steps, however, have been laid.

07 Aug 2017 11:36 AM

Negative attitudes among medical providers can also cause psychological stress in patients (Photo: Pixabay)

Study says fat shaming by doctors may harm physical, mental health

According to researchers, fat shaming by doctors is stressful for patients and actually cause them to delay health care seeking.

07 Aug 2017 10:20 AM

Arpan Doshi who is originally from Gujarat becomes youngest doctor to practice in UK (Photo: Facebook)

At 21, Indian-Origin boy becomes youngest doctor to start working in UK

Arpan Doshi breaks previous record which was held by Rachael Faye Hill by 17 days.

20 Jul 2017 1:08 PM

A woman is escorted by officers near the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York after a gunman opened fire there on Friday (Photo: AP)

Doctor accused of sex harassment kills 1 at New York hospital

The gunman fatally shot himself after trying to set himself on fire at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, authorities said.

01 Jul 2017 10:20 AM

The Shimla-born former deputy chairman of the BMA has worked in the UK's state-run National Health Service (NHS) for nearly 40 years. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin doctor appointed honorary VP of UK medical body

Kailash Chand, a general practitioner has been associated with the British Medical Association for nearly 25 years.

21 Jun 2017 4:10 PM

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