PMDC advances probe into medical student suicides, video scandal – Pakistan
• Council vows zero tolerance on harassment, negligence in medical institutions• Sends cases to disciplinary panel for final adjudication ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Monday convened preliminary hearings for three cases, including the tragic suicides of two medical students reportedly linked to harassment, before referring them to the PMDC Disciplinary Committee […]
Bushra Bibi moves IHC for urgent decision on bail plea citing medical concerns
Alleges repeated adjournments have caused prejudice to the petitioner and defeated the purpose of interim relief Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi. Photo: File Bushra Bibi, wife of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, filed an additional application in the Islamabad High Court on Saturday seeking an early decision on her pending plea for suspension […]
Khyber Medical University bans ‘intimate relationship’ between faculty, students – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Khyber Medical University (KMU) has imposed ban on ‘intimate relationship’ between staff members and students in line with the policy of Higher Education Commission to put brakes on harassment on campuses. A notification issued by Dr Brekhna Jamil, the chairperson of KMU’s harassment inquiry committee, said that penalties for violating the policy were severe […]
YDA besieges Services’ medical superintendent office over house job issue of 107 medics in Lahore – Pakistan
LAHORE: The young doctors of the Services Hospital Lahore on Monday besieged the office of the medical superintendent (MS) to pressurise him into issuing house job completion certificates to 107 doctors of the private hospitals, who had not been acknowledged by a committee constituted for the purpose. The doctors turned aggressive, used abusive language against […]
Amid scrutiny over fitness for presidential office, Biden undergoes annual medical exam – World
US President Joe Biden reported to a hospital on Wednesday for his last yearly medical examination before November’s election as scrutiny intensifies over the 81-year-old’s fitness and mental acuity for a second term. The White House said a summary of the test results from the Walter Reed military medical facility outside Washington would be released […]
UN praises Afghan admin for letting girls join medical colleges
KARACHI: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday welcomed the Afghan interim government’s decision to allow girl high school graduates admission to state-run medical colleges from the next academic year, which begins in March. “UNAMA welcomes decision by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to enable female gr 12 graduate(s) enrolment in medical institutions in […]
Medical camp at Badshahi mosque
LAHORE: Caretaker Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Aneeq Ahmed inaugurated a health camp at Badshahi Masjid here on Sunday, and stressed the need for collective efforts to establish a healthy society. Addressing the inaugural ceremony and a seminar on ‘Role of mosques, mimber and mehrab for healthy society’, the minister maintained that […]
Parlours offering medical services under guise of beauty
PESHAWAR: When Hira Khan went to her local beauty parlour recently, she was not aware that a routine appointment would push her skin into turmoil she had never experienced before. Hira, a long-term resident of Peshawar, was told by the parlour staff that the secret to a glowing and acne free skin were the beauty […]