Doctors Working Hours
Doctor stabbed at Chennai hospital 'stable,' 'spoke to us': DMK's Kanimozhi
Dr Balaji Jagannath, an oncologist was 'stabbed at least seven times' by accused Vigneswaran in Kalaignar Centenary hospital in Chennai, officials said yesterday
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S Korea sets Feb 29 as deadline for its young doctors to return to work
South Korea's government gave striking young doctors four days to report back to work, saying on Monday that they won't be punished if they return by the deadline but will face indictments and suspensions of medical licenses if they don't. About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65 per cent. The walkouts have severely hurt the operations of their hospitals, with numerous cancellations of surgeries and other treatments. Government officials say adding more doctors is necessary to deal with South Korea's rapidly aging population. The country's current doctor-to-patient ratio is among the lowest in the developed world. The strikers say universities can't handle so many new students and argue the plan would not resolve a chronic shortage of doctors in some key but low-paying areas like pediatrics and emergency departments. Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo said ..
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Fix compulsory period of working for doctors: Parliamentary panel
Family Welfare has also asked the health ministry to explore the possibility of the suggesstion
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