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Finance Minister Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget 2025 speech that gig workers will receive ID cards and healthcare access via a social security scheme. The government will invest in street vendors and online workers, providing identity cards and e-Shram portal registration. The PM SVANidhi scheme will be revamped with enhanced bank...
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19-Year-Old US Nurse Twerks Over Disabled Patients For Video, Faces Felony Charge
The footage shows Lucrecia Kormassa Koiyan, dancing inappropriately over a seated disabled individual while wearing scrubs and a stethoscope.
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The Pitt OTT Release Date: Medical Drama Starring Noah Wyle Premieres on JioCinema
“The Pitt,” a high-stakes medical drama created by John Wells, follows healthcare workers managing emergencies at a fictional Pittsburgh hospital. The series features 15 episodes in its first season, streaming on JioCinema. Premiering on January 9, 2025, it stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch. Each episode captures a single shift...
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ASHA Worker Slaps Cop During Protest In Hyderabad, Detained
A woman healthcare worker slapped a cop in Hyderabad during a protest for a fixed salary hike to Rs 18,000.
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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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"Bigger Than Our Club": Football Rivals Unite To Protest Kolkata Rape Horror
Thousands of outraged protesters, including arch-rival football fans, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week.
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AIIMS Doctors Urge PM Modi For Central Law To Protect Healthcare Workers
The resident doctors' association (RDA) of AIIMS also urged for the restoration of law and order at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was raped and killed.
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"FIR Within 6 Hours": Centre's Directive To Protect Healthcare Workers
The Union Health Ministry has ordered all government hospitals, centre or state, to file police complaints within six hours of violence on campus or against staff and health workers.
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UK Hails Drop In Visas As Stranded Indian Care Workers Appeal For Help
The UK government on Wednesday hailed a significant drop in healthcare visa applications following its restrictions on family dependents, even as hundreds of Indian care workers who find themselves unfairly stranded in the country appeal for help.
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Video: Patient Pushes Paramedic Out Of London Ambulance, Urinates Inside Vehicle
In a release posted on its website, the LAS said that the patient had earlier verbally abused members of the ambulance crew.
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Centre May Consider Legal Safeguards For Health Workers Against Violence
The government may consider introducing appropriate legal safeguards for healthcare workers, who at times face violence from relatives or attendants of patients, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Pharma Firm Asked To Stop Production After 11 Workers Die In Maharashtra Plant Fire
Pharmaceutical firm Blue Jet Healthcare has been ordered to stop production and remove inflammable chemical goods from its premises after a fire in its factory in Raigad district killed 11 labourers this month.
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Over 75,000 US Healthcare Workers Go On Strike Over Wages, Staff Shortages
More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels.
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US Woman Killed Mother By Stabbing Her 30 Times After She Discovered Her College Secret: Police
Sydney Powell of Akron was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence in the death of healthcare worker Brenda Powell, 50.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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Finance Minister Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget 2025 speech that gig workers will receive ID cards and healthcare access via a social security scheme. The government will invest in street vendors and online workers, providing identity cards and e-Shram portal registration. The PM SVANidhi scheme will be revamped with enhanced bank...
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19-Year-Old US Nurse Twerks Over Disabled Patients For Video, Faces Felony Charge
The footage shows Lucrecia Kormassa Koiyan, dancing inappropriately over a seated disabled individual while wearing scrubs and a stethoscope.
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The Pitt OTT Release Date: Medical Drama Starring Noah Wyle Premieres on JioCinema
“The Pitt,” a high-stakes medical drama created by John Wells, follows healthcare workers managing emergencies at a fictional Pittsburgh hospital. The series features 15 episodes in its first season, streaming on JioCinema. Premiering on January 9, 2025, it stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch. Each episode captures a single shift...
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ASHA Worker Slaps Cop During Protest In Hyderabad, Detained
A woman healthcare worker slapped a cop in Hyderabad during a protest for a fixed salary hike to Rs 18,000.
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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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"Bigger Than Our Club": Football Rivals Unite To Protest Kolkata Rape Horror
Thousands of outraged protesters, including arch-rival football fans, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week.
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AIIMS Doctors Urge PM Modi For Central Law To Protect Healthcare Workers
The resident doctors' association (RDA) of AIIMS also urged for the restoration of law and order at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was raped and killed.
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"FIR Within 6 Hours": Centre's Directive To Protect Healthcare Workers
The Union Health Ministry has ordered all government hospitals, centre or state, to file police complaints within six hours of violence on campus or against staff and health workers.
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UK Hails Drop In Visas As Stranded Indian Care Workers Appeal For Help
The UK government on Wednesday hailed a significant drop in healthcare visa applications following its restrictions on family dependents, even as hundreds of Indian care workers who find themselves unfairly stranded in the country appeal for help.
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Video: Patient Pushes Paramedic Out Of London Ambulance, Urinates Inside Vehicle
In a release posted on its website, the LAS said that the patient had earlier verbally abused members of the ambulance crew.
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Centre May Consider Legal Safeguards For Health Workers Against Violence
The government may consider introducing appropriate legal safeguards for healthcare workers, who at times face violence from relatives or attendants of patients, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Pharma Firm Asked To Stop Production After 11 Workers Die In Maharashtra Plant Fire
Pharmaceutical firm Blue Jet Healthcare has been ordered to stop production and remove inflammable chemical goods from its premises after a fire in its factory in Raigad district killed 11 labourers this month.
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Over 75,000 US Healthcare Workers Go On Strike Over Wages, Staff Shortages
More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels.
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US Woman Killed Mother By Stabbing Her 30 Times After She Discovered Her College Secret: Police
Sydney Powell of Akron was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence in the death of healthcare worker Brenda Powell, 50.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
