Bengal doctor's association bars Sandip Ghosh for indefinite period

Bengal doctor's association bars Sandip Ghosh for indefinite period

A prominent doctors' body in West Bengal, where the former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh is an active member, has kept the latter aside from all sorts of "academic activities under the banner" of the association. Aug 18, 2024
RG Kar rape-murder: Tension in North Kolkata over BJP's protest

RG Kar rape-murder: Tension in North Kolkata over BJP's protest

There was tension in the busy Shyambazar five-point crossing in North Kolkata on Friday following a scuffle between the police and BJP supporters over a protest regarding the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata last week. Aug 16, 2024
Late diagnosis of appendix cancer a concern

Late diagnosis of appendix cancer may pose bigger risk, say experts

Appendix cancer is challenging to diagnose due to its asymptomatic nature until advanced stages, making early detection and treatment difficult. This can lead to poor treatment outcomes, emphasizing the need for increased awareness and improved diagnostic methods to identify the disease before symptoms appear and the cancer progresses. Aug 14, 2024
Calcutta HC bars Sandip Ghosh's appointment as principal of any medical college

Calcutta HC bars Sandip Ghosh's appointment as principal of any medical college

Amid the nation-wide outrage over the rape and murder of a female doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College last week, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday gave a clear instruction to the state Health Department not to appoint Sandip Ghosh, who stepped down as the principal of R.G. Kar on Monday, as the head of any medical college in the state till further orders. Aug 13, 2024