Health Bulletin 26/ October/ 2024

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Medical Council has warned the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) practising in the State not to use 'MD', 'MS', or 'Physician' etc. titles in their documents, stationery, clinic boards, or nameplates. Asking them to only write 'MBBS', the Gujarat Medical Council has warned them that if they are found using such titles, their licences will be suspended, TOI has reported.

GMC issued these directions to the FMGs in its order dated October 21, 2024. In the order, the Council stated that the use of such titles as 'MD' or 'Physician' on their stationery, nameplates, visiting cards, signboards, and receipts by medical graduates from abroad would be a violation of the GMC rules.

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Only MBBS: Gujarat Medical Council warns FMGs on using MD, MS titles

5-year-old dies of fever: 2 doctors terminated, 2 suspended for watching cricket at UP Hospital

Budaun: Following the death of a five-year-old girl from fever at a government medical college hospital in Uttar Pradesh, the health department has terminated the services of two contractual doctors and suspended two others for allegedly failing to attend to her because they were busy watching a cricket match.

The girl's family had alleged that she died because the doctors and the health staff were busy playing cricket instead of treating their daughter.

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5-year-old dies of fever at UP Hospital: 2 doctors terminated, 2 suspended for watching cricket during duty

SC Permits Candidate with 88 percent Muscular Dystrophy to Participate in NEET UG Counselling

New Delhi: Granting relief to a candidate suffering from 88% muscular dystrophy, the Supreme Court bench allowed him to appear in the National Eligibility-Entrance Test 2024 counselling.

The Apex Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra granted relief to the MBBS aspirant after Dr. Satendra Singh submitted a report before the top court bench in this regard.

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SC Allows MBBS Candidate with 88 percent Muscular Dystrophy to Participate in NEET UG Counselling

NEET PG 2024: Supreme Court Postpones Hearing Again

New Delhi: In a disappointment to the aspirants seeking admission to postgraduate medical courses, the Supreme Court today postponed the hearing on the NEET-PG 2024 issue to a future date amid the confusion on the question of whether anyone appeared for the Union of India or not.

The plea was filed by a group of PG medical aspirants challenging the sudden change of exam pattern and seeking clarity regarding exam process. Previously, during the hearing on September 30, the plea was postponed as no one appeared on behalf of the Central Government. On that day, CJI Chandrachud requested all the Additional Solicitor Generals (ASGs) to be there for the upcoming hearing on October 4, 2024.

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NEET PG Supreme Court Hearing Postponed Again