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Supreme Court is expected to hear a suo motu case, on a priority basis, related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata amid the ongoing nationwide doctors' strike over it, on Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had taken cognisance of the incident, has kept the matter on top of the cause list for hearing at 10:30 am on August 20, 2024. The case, officially titled "In Re: Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata and related issue," has drawn nationwide attention. Furthermore, the Supreme Court's intervention is seen as significant, particularly because the Calcutta High Court has already handed over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

doctors' strike is on in the national capital with Sunday marking a week of the indefinite protest over the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, causing disruption of services and affecting patients. In the action plan for Sunday, members of the Delhi resident doctors' association (RDA) have decided to take out a candle march outside Gate 1 of Rajiv Chowk Metro Station at 6 pm. «As approved in today's general body meeting, residents from all medical colleges and institutions in Delhi will gather for a candle march protest in Connaught Place,» a statement from the GTB Hospital RDA read. «We will assemble in groups of 3-4 at Gate No. 1, Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, form a human chain, and light candles at the inner circle to raise awareness about the tragic incident at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata,» it added.

resident doctor at Mumbai's Sion Hospital was reportedly physically assaulted by a group of intoxicated attendants, as per Mirror Now. This incident comes even as protests rage on across the country over a rape-murder case in Kolkata. ETOnline could not verify this report independently. «The patient arrived in casualty after midnight in an intoxicated state with 7-8 relatives. He was involved in an assault before he came to the hospital, and had injury marks on his face… Owing to his injuries, he was given an ENT reference around 3:30 am. Our on-call resident doctor in the ENT department was a female. Following a routine procedure, she undressed the wounds to examine them. That is when the patient started verbally abusing her,» Dr Akshya More, General Secretary of Sion-MARD and BMC-MARD told ANI.

The strike disrupted normal life in Siliguri and most shops in the city were closed since 6 pm. A member of SUCI (Communist) Dr Shahriar Alam said, «Today this strike has a huge impact. People have spontaneously responded to our call and throughout Siliguri like the Medical College area, people have not taken out their vehicles, and they have not opened the shops. We can say that the impact is very good. We have called this strike to protest against the heinous incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.»

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Karnataka and the Centre as the state health and medical education departments have decided to shut down Jan Aushadhi outlets in state government hospitals. This decision could add to the ongoing tensions between the state and Centre over various issues. Jan Aushadhi outlets provide quality generic drugs at affordable rates under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi scheme. Currently, these outlets operate at a limited number of government facilities, including KC General Hospital in Bengaluru. However, health department officials have indicated plans to close them soon. This decision might aggravate existing disputes over authority over HMT Ltd land, repairs of the Tungabhadra dam crest gate, and Karnataka's share of the devolution of taxes. The Karnataka BJP has announced plans to launch an agitation in response to this decision. On the other hand, Congress functionaries argue that government hospitals offer medicines for free and that having Jan Aushadhi outlets on the premises could lead to corruption. Despite this, government officials clarified that they are not against Jan Aushadhi outlets located outside hospital premises.

RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the newly appointed principal, Suhrita Pal said on Thursday that she doesn't know anything about the people who initiated vandalism at the hospital. «If you know anything, please tell me. I don't know anything about them,» she said. Pal, speaking on Independence Day said, «I am going for flag hoisting. We should honour our national flag.»

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Apollo Hospitals on Tuesday reported a 83% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit to Rs 305 crore in Q1FY25, led by growth across hospital, diagnostics, specialty and pharmacies businesses. The company reported net profit of Rs 167 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Kolkata, paralysing elective services including OPDs and non-emergency surgeries. The move comes in response to a call from the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) which said the «strike won't stop unless justice is served and our demands are met». According to the FORDA, during the indefinite strike, outpatient departments (OPDs), operation theatres, and ward duties will be shut, but emergency services will continue to operate as usual. In the national capital, junior doctors from multiple hospitals, including centrally-run facilities AIIMS, RML Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital, began strike in the morning, causing hardships to patients who visited out-patient departments of the medical facilities only to be returned without any consultation.

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Metropolis Healthcare on Saturday reported a 31.3% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit to Rs 38.1 crore in Q1FY25 let my volume increase and better patient realisations. The diagnostic chain reported Rs 29 crore net profit in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

doctors for their patients as he cited a scene from the famous movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS', saying the ultimate aim of medicine is to uplift the humanity. The CJI also said India is one of the pioneers in innovation but its fruits are limited to a very few as he urged doctors to make advancements in the health sector accessible to everyone He was addressing a gathering of young doctors at the 37th convocation of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here. He highlighted that the PGIMER has been a cornerstone of many medical advancements and innovations in India, standing as a beacon of excellence for the last 62 years.

Gujarat's Rajkot among the best in the country, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said on Saturday. He also inaugurated the Virus Research and Diagnostic (VRD) Lab at AIIMS Rajkot, which aims to end the state's dependency on National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune in Maharashtra. «Despite suffering from delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AIIMS Rajkot has emerged as one of the fastest growing institutes. Its OPD, IPD and trauma (department) have seen a sharp increase in patient visits. The government's effort is to ensure it gets the best faculty members and doctors so as to make Rajkot AIIMS a high ranking institute to serve humanity and the people of Saurashtra,» he told reporters. The VRD Lab he inaugurated is a Biological Safety Level (BSL) 2 category lab, which will soon be upgraded to BSL 3, Nadda said, adding it is a self-sufficient institution for virus detection that removes the dependency on NIV Pune.