Health Bulletin 18/ May/ 2024

In a major relief to the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), the National Medical Commission (NMC) has allowed them to undergo the mandatory internship at non-teaching hospitals for two more years. The NMC relief comes on the basis of various representations received from Medical Councils and FMGs about facing difficulties in the deployment of FMGs for internship.

Last year, the Apex Medical Commission granted this relief to the FMGs after taking note of the inadequate number of available internship seats, due to which several medical graduates from abroad could not get enrolled in the internship programme despite clearing the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE), the mandatory screening test.

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NMC Relief: FMG Internship Allowed At Non-Teaching Hospitals For 2 More Years

NEET-UG 2024: Supreme Court refuses to stay declaration of NEET results over alleged paper leak

The paper leak scandal involving the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 Exam has now reached the Supreme Court. While the bench refused to grant a stay on the exam results, it has agreed to consider the matter and issue notice on the Public Interest Litigation seeking re-conduction of the NEET UG exams in light of the alleged malpractices and paper leak scam.

The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra has posted the matter for further hearing after the summer vacations (in July). However, the CJI observed that the results of 'an all-India exam' cannot be stayed at the moment, Live Law has reported.

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NEET 2024 Paper Leak Matter Reaches Supreme Court, Plea Seeking Stay On Results Declaration Junked

AP doctor performs CPR on child who collapsed after electric shock, saves life in viral video

In a heartwarming display of medical heroism, an Andhra Pradesh doctor's quick actions saved the life of a 6-year-old boy who was electrocuted in Ayyappa Nagar, Vijayawada. The boy's frantic parents were carrying him along the road when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest.

Dr. Ravalika, who happened to be passing by, noticed the distress and immediately sprang into action. Demonstrating remarkable presence of mind, she performed CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) on the boy right there on the road. A video captured the tense moments as Dr.Ravalika continuously thumped the boy’s chest while he lay lifeless, with passersby clearing the road to allow her space to work.

Teen died of cardiac arrest after eating spicy tortilla chip packaged in coffin-shaped box: Autopsy

A 14-year-old boy from Massachusetts, Harris Wolobah, tragically died of cardiac arrest last year after participating in the "One Chip Challenge," a social media dare involving consuming an extremely hot tortilla chip. The challenge, popularized by the chip company Paqui, features a single chip dusted with Carolina Reaper and Naga Viper peppers. The autopsy report, released Thursday, revealed that Harris's death was caused by cardiac arrest induced by capsaicin, a compound found in chili peppers, and noted that he had an enlarged heart, which may have contributed to his death.

Following Harris's death in September, Paqui removed the product from store shelves. The chip was sold in a coffin-shaped box with a red skull and marked 'extreme heat.'