Indian-origin physician Dr. Suman Khulbe has had her licence revoked after being found guilty of sexual abuse and boundary violations with patients in Canada. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) announced the decision after a tribunal concluded that Khulbe engaged in sexual acts with one male patient and maintained unprofessional relationships with…
अमेरिका में डॉक्टर बनना हमेशा से ही भारतीय छात्रों के लिए एक बड़ा सपना रहा है. लेकिन यह सपना पूरा करना आसान नहीं है, क्योंकि वहां डॉक्टर बनने का रास्ता लंबा और काफी महंगा है. वहीं भारत में यह प्रक्रिया थोड़ी छोटी और किफायती है. आइए जानते हैं कि अमेरिका और भारत में डॉक्टर बनने…
A 63-year-old Indian-origin pain medicine doctor based in Houston, Texas, has agreed to pay more than $2 million (approximately Rs 17.4 crore) to settle allegations of healthcare fraud, according to the US authorities. Dr Ajay Aggarwal agreed to pay $2,053,515 to resolve claims that he submitted false billing to Medicare and to the Department of…
An Indian-origin doctor has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with his unlawful prescription of powerful opioids, which led to the deaths of two patients due to overdose. The doctor, Sanjay Mehta, had minimal experience with chronic pain patients and no training in prescribing Schedule-II narcotics when he was recruited at a clinic in…
An Indian-origin consultant gynaecologist has been suspended after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct. She was accused of bullying a first-time mother into agreeing to the use of forceps during childbirth in the UK’s Eaglestone. The patient wanted to deliver the baby through C-section. However, the doctor insisted on using forceps, leaving her traumatised…
India’s Rishabh Pant does a cartwheel to celebrate (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Rishabh Pant’s trademark flamboyance was on full display during the first Test against England at Leeds, where he produced two thrilling centuries, but one move after reaching his hundred has sparked debate. Pant’s surgeon, Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, who treated him after his near-fatal car…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to strike all nuclear facilities in Iran, declaring that he won’t wait for US approval as tensions escalate in the Middle East.A bizarre scene unfolded at Bengaluru airport when a doctor threatened to crash an Air India flight if his bag wasn’t found, causing delays and forcing crew…
A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death will plead guilty, according to an agreement filed in court Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to the signed document filed in federal court in Los…
Indian-origin doctor Bobby Mukkamala has been sworn in as the president of the American Medical Association (AMA). He has become the first medic of Indian descent to head America’s largest and most influential physician organisation. The 53-year-old doctor is also the first AMA president of South Asian descent. Mukkamala has roots in Andhra Pradesh. Delivering…
Why international medical graduates are stuck as US visa freeze threatens residency season. (AI Image) A recent visa appointment freeze by the Trump administration has placed hundreds of international medical graduates (IMGs) in uncertainty, just weeks before many are expected to begin US residency programs. The pause affects all new visa appointments, leaving many newly-matched…