The Lucknow Police are investigating the travel history of Rameez Uddin Nayak, a resident doctor at Lucknow’s King George Medical University (KGMU), after he allegedly sexually exploited a colleague under the pretext of marriage and compelling her to convert to Islam. Police are gathering details of Dr Rameez’s travel history, including his MBBS studies in … Read more
The doctor whose hijab was removed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during an appointment letter distribution programme earlier this week has failed to join duty so far, officials said on Saturday, even as the controversy around the incident continued to escalate politically. Patna Civil Surgeon Avinash Kumar Singh said that Ayush doctor Nusrat Parveen … Read more
EPA Sir Keir Starmer has urged resident doctors not to go ahead with “reckless” strikes planned for next week, saying it is “beyond belief” they could take place during a flu outbreak. The prime minister said the NHS is in its “most precarious moment” since the coronavirus pandemic due to soaring flu cases across the … Read more
Joe McFaddenHealth reporter Rose Stokes Rose Stokes is a freelance journalist and mother of two After giving birth to her second child, Rose Stokes was exhausted all the time. “I couldn’t really do anything more than the bare minimum in terms of looking after my kids. I’d put them down at seven and have to … Read more
Next week’s strike by resident doctors in England may be averted after ministers offered the British Medical Association a fresh deal. The doctors’ union has agreed to put the offer to members over the coming days – if they support it, the five-day walkout starting on Wednesday 17 December could be called off. The offer … Read more
An NHS resident doctor has been suspended by a medical tribunal for 15 months after posting alleged antisemitic comments on social media. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was also alleged to have expressed support for “violent action and terrorist organisations”. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Aladwan’s posts … Read more
The J&K Police’s special cell, Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) detained a doctor and his wife for “unlawful activities online“. Meanwhile, an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) court convicted a local militant, who was arrested from an encounter site in 2021 in Shopian. Officials said CIK teams launched coordinated searches at four … Read more
Rawlstock/Getty Images Dr Mark Watson’s actions consisted of sexual harassment, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service said A doctor accused of pouring beer down a younger colleague’s cleavage before licking it off and touching her breasts has been suspended for a year. Dr Mark Johnson, who was working at West Suffolk Hospital at the time of … Read more
This episode of Sliced Bread looks at the myths behind cough and cold treatments. Source link
The British Medical Association has rejected a fresh offer from the government to end the long-running dispute with resident doctors in England. Health Secretary Wes Streeting had proposed covering the cost of exam fees and expanding training places more quickly than planned and wrote to the union on Wednesday giving it until the end of … Read more