The Delhi high court on Monday held that doctors of government hospitals are not allowed to go on strike and directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences authorities to find out and punish those medical practitioners who had resorted to such a method of protest in recent years.
"Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who has been in the hospital for the last five days, is responding to treatment given to him quite satisfactorily. He is still on assisted ventilation to help his respiratory system and is breathing more easily now," a health bulletin issued by A N Safaya, Director of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, said.
YSR Congress President Jaganmohan Reddy, who was admitted to a hospital on October 9 after being forcibly evicted by police from the site of his fast to protest bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, was discharged on Saturday.
A 30-year-old Afghan military captain from Kandahar, who lost his hands while defusing mines in the war-torn country, now has two Indian hands -- thanks to a successful transplant carried out at an institute in Kochi.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Wednesday evening after he complained of weakness following a fever, sources said.
The doctors at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, who were closely monitoring the ups and downs in the medical condition of 55- year-old Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhara Rao as his fast unto death completed nine days on Monday.
The Special Investigation Team probing the 2004 police encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others, along with forensic experts, on Thursday reconstructed the events that took place on the day of the incident at the original site near Kotarpur area of the city. SIT chairman Satyapal Singh said that a eleven-member team from the All India Institute of Medical Science and Central Forensic Science Laboratory, New Delhi, was helping them in reconstruction and collection of data.
Shah is also believed to have directed the police commissioner to take all possible steps to ensure peace at JNU.
As relatives continue to search for their loved ones among the bodies of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy, the Bhubaneswar municipal corporation has said that it will send 30 DNA samples collected from visitors to All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
Both were rescued from the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express that derailed near Bahanaga Bazar Station on June 2 that had claimed 275 lives and left around 1,200 injured.
The decision followed detection of a serious infection for which she underwent a second round of surgery at the King George's Medical College under Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University in Lucknow on Sunday.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan on Friday utilised the reinstatement of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director P Venugopal to take another dig at Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, with whom the actor had had a war of words over on-screen smoking. "Minister Ramadoss has had a bad day today," Bachchan said in his blog. The Bollywood superstar had hit out at the Union Health Minister earlier in his blog.
The Delhi High Court has issued noticed to AIIMS, Medical Council of India and the Centre on a petition filed by the doctors.
Two doctors from AIIMS, who had conducted the medical test of the five adult accused in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus here on December 16, on Friday testified before the fast track court.
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The strike called by All-India Institute of Medical Science doctors in protest against the passage of a bill restricting the retirement age of its director at 65 years saw muted response with the medicos backing institution head P Venugopal abstaining from work while those opposing him attending OPD and other services.
Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh was admitted to All India Institute od Medical Sciences Wednesday evening following complaints of breathlessness.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh was on Wednesday admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences with complaints of pain in his lower abdomen, sources close to him said.
"The allegations may be right or maybe wrong. He may say he did not say any such thing... It needs to be looked into," said the judge.
Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was discharged on Thursday evening from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he underwent several tests for memory-related disorder dementia. Lodged in Tihar jail for nearly three months in connection with the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam, 67-year-old Kalmadi was admitted to AIIMS for a medical check-up on August 1.
The case involves fraudulent withdrawals amounting to Rs 33.67 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in undivided Bihar, when Lalu Prasad was the chief minister.
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday conducted another life saving surgery on the battered two-year-old girl child Falak, who still remains in a critical condition.
The devotees congregated at the Prashatni Nilayam, the official residence of the 86-year old godman, for prayers even as doctors said the the Sai Baba's response to their treatment was minimal.
The panel of treating doctors has been reinforced with the joining of another team of doctors from Andhra Pradesh government under the guidance of Director of Medical Education and eminent nephrologist Dr Ravi Raj.
A Delhi court refused to allow a plea of top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy to be referred to the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences following his allegation that he was not being provided with proper medical care at Tihar jail.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to bring two teenaged conjoint twins from Bihar by air ambulance to Delhi for treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
After being discharged, 55-year-old Singh said he would seek the permission of the court hearing the case to visit Singapore for treatment.
The condition of Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, who is on an indefinite hunger strike demanding compensation for farmers, is said to have worsened on Monday but he has refused to take any medication, official sources said.
Nine patients die on an average daily at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences while undergoing treatment, according to a Right To Information query.
The commission, probing allegations of discrimination against SC students and doctors, said the premier institute had been following an 'illegal reservation policy' and sought its amendment.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader had asked for an extension of three months on his bail for his medical treatment.
He had already been granted bail in the Chaibasa Treasury Scam case in October 2020, and in the Deoghar Treasury Scam case in February 2020.
Jaiben George has many feats to his credit and the most notable one is topping the entrance exam for admission to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Protesters on Sunday gathered outside Police Headquarters and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for the second day to express solidarity with the five-year-old girl who was raped by her neighbour and demanded the resignation of Commissioner Neeraj Kumar
The condition of the ailing Sathya Sai Baba continues to be very critical with all his vital organs showing minimal response to treatment, doctors attending on him said on Friday.
Resident doctors of AIIMS and Safdarjung have joined the strike.
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences claimed on Wednesday that they carried out the world's first robotic surgery to remove a tumour in the bladder which was leading to hypertension in the patient.
B Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused in Satyam Computers multi-crore scam, needs continous medical attention, a special court trying Satyam scandal cases was told on Monday.
35 per cent of medical students surveyed were found to be 'nicotine-dependent'!
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