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Doctor proposes marriage then abuses woman
Doctor got the woman’s profile from a marriage bureau They talked a few times, and then he began to call her incessantly He was annoyed that she was ignoring him Both are divorcees A woman has filed an abuse complaint against a doctor in the city. Interestingly, the doctor got her details from a marriage...
Woman accuses doctor of molestation in isolation ward
A Noida-based woman who was availing treatment for COVID-19 in the isolation ward of a private hospital has alleged that she was molested by a doctor. The 20-year-old woman claimed that the incident took place on Monday. Notably, the doctor was also availing treatment for COVID-19 in the isolation ward. The local expressway police station...
Doctor’s clinic in Tapi ransacked after woman dies
A mob attacked and vandalised a doctor’s clinic in Velda village of Tapi district on Tuesday following the death of a patient.(doctor’s clinic Tapi ransacked) The mob got agitated after it emerged that the doctor in Tapi had not attended to the patient despite being present at home.(doctor’s clinic Tapi ransacked) He got his wife...
AIIMS doctor removes PPE, risks corona infection to save Covid19 patient
A senior resident doctor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has earned praise for risking his life to save a Covid19 patient. The incident happened on May 7 in an ambulance while the patient was on his way to the hospital’s trauma centre. Dr Zahid Abdul Majeed, a critical care division specialist...
Stigmatisation of COVID-19 patients a major factor for high mortality, says AIIMS director
Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday said that an unlikely factor is leading to a rise in mortality among patients infected with the novel coronavirus. Dr Guleria described this factor as the stigmatization of patients. “Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 are facing stigma,...
Sexagenarian doctor dies due to coronavirus, infection source yet to be traced
A 62-year-old doctor, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died in Indore on Thursday, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh to 22, an official said. Indore’s chief medical and health officer (CMHO), Dr Praveen Jadia, said that the victim, who was a general physician, breathed his last at...
COVID-19: Nine-months pregnant wife of infected doctor tests positive
After a doctor of AIIMS, Delhi, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, his 9-months-pregnant wife has also tested positive, officials at the hospital said. She has been isolated and her delivery will take place at AIIMS, officials said. “We will take all precautions to deliver the baby and proper treatment protocol would be followed by...
Gujarat Medical Council president Nitin Vora tests negative for coronavirus
In a temporary relief for several doctors and staff members of the GMERS Medical College and Hospital at Sola, dean Nitin Vora, who is also the president of the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC), has tested negative for coronavirus. Notably, many doctors and staff members of the hospital were put under quarantine after Vora’s wife tested...
#Updated: Not violated any govt diktat on coronavirus, says Nitin Vora
Vora’s wife Vatsala is also a doctor. The doctor couple recently organised a grand affair for the marriage of their son Karan, who returned from the US. Did they violate any government directives on coronavirus? Nirupam Banerjee, Ahmedabad: In what could be a major cause of concern for the Gujarat government, a doctor in Ahmedabad...