IMA condemns attack on doctors

IMA state branch has condemned a murderous attack on Dr Vivekanand Jha and Dr S K Das of Madhepur Primary Health Centre (Madhubani) on Saturday night and has demanded immediate enactment of the Health Professional Protection Act on the pattern of Andhra Pradesh to check increasing incidents of attack on medical professionals across the state.

The IMA has demanded immediate arrest of those involved in the attack on the two doctors and legal action against them in accordance with the law. An IMA team would visit Madhepur and submit its report to the state government on the incident.

CME: A CME on `Surgery in Medically Unfit Patients' was held at the Patna Bone and Spine Diseases Private Hospital here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sanjeev Kumar of Magadh Hospital urged the surgeons to be equipped with full cardiac set up, including cardiac monitor and ventilator, while going for operating a patient suffering from angina and other heart ailments.

Eye camp: The Bihar Ophthalmological Society, Upchar and Vision 2020 jointly organized a free eye camp at Anandpuri on Sunday where 50 cataract patients were selected for operation. Eminent eye specialists, including Dr Subhash Prasad, Dr Sunil Singh, Dr Sudhir, Dr Anita Ambastha, and Dr Nagendra Prasad, examined the eye patients. In all, 250 patients were given free spectacles at the camp.

Meet on heart disease: A CME programme on `Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease' was held here by the IMA Academy of Medical Specialities.link