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Head of Microbiology, Max Hospital ordered to pay Rs 8 lakh for COVID-19 misdiagnosis
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), Mohali recently directed Max Super Speciality Hospital and one of its doctors to pay Rs 8 lakh to a man for medical negligence during the treatment of his elderly mother back in 2020.
As per the complainant, the patient and her family had to suffer because of the wrong COVID-positive report given by the hospital. Earlier, the District Commission had directed the hospital and its Head of Microbiology department to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation. However, the State Commission increased the amount of compensation to Rs 8 lakh.
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NEET-PG rescheduled date to be announced within two days: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing confusion regarding the possible date for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2024 examination, the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently said that the National Board of Examinations (NBE) will announce the new date for the PG medical entrance examination by "Monday or Tuesday".
The Union Education Minister made this statement on Saturday in Haryana's Panchkula ahead of an event where the Union Home Minister Amit Shah was due to address the BJP executive meeting of party workers, Indian Express has reported.
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NEET PG 2024 Dates To Be Announced By Tomorrow: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Brain-eating amoeba infects 12-year-old boy in Kozhikode, third case confirmed
Days after a 13-year-old girl from Kannur died from the amoebic meningoencephalitis, another case of the rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters has surfaced in Kerala's Kozhikode district.
A 12-year-old boy has been afflicted by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, in Kozhikode district of Kerala, according to sources in the private hospital where he is being treated.
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Third Case Of Brain-Eating Amoeba: 12-Year-Old Kozhikode Boy Tests Positive
NTA Announces NEET Re-Test Results and Revised Rank List for 1,563 Candidates
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the results of the National Eligibility- Entrance Test, Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024 re-exam. This re-exam was conducted for 1,563 candidates who had experienced a loss of time during the originally scheduled examination on 05th May 2024 and were still awarded the compensatory marks. The candidates can check their scores on the official website of NTA
On this, NTA has released a notice, stating that “It is now informed that revised Score Cards of all Candidates of NEET (UG) 2024 (including of 1563 Candidates who appeared in the Re-Test on 23 June 2024), are being hosted on the website. Candidates can log in to the website and view/download/print their respective revised Score Cards”.
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