Health Bulletin 02/ October/ 2024
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Andhra Pradesh imposes ₹3 lakh penalty for discontinuing PG medical courses in 2024
All the PG medical candidates getting admitted to Dr NTR University of Health Sciences will have to pay Rs 3 lakh as a discontinuation penalty if they do not complete their courses.
In this regard, the selected candidates will have to execute a bond at the time of admission. This rule applies to all the candidates getting admitted to either the competent authority quota or management quota seat for the academic year 2024-2025.
For more details, click the link belowTwo arrested in assault case involving CNMC doctors
Violence against medical professionals continues to escalate by showing no sign of slowing down as a recent incident took place at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMC) where a drunk patient and his relatives allegedly verbally abused, assaulted and threatened junior doctors and nurses in the emergency department over delay in treatment.
Based on the complaint of a senior resident doctor at the hospital's emergency department, the Beniapukur police arrested two persons under relevant sections of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). They were produced before a Sealdah court and remanded in cop custody till Oct 5.
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Apex Consumer Court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay ₹35 lakh as Compensation for faulty hip replacement device
In a significant ruling, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered Johnson & Johnson Limited to compensate a consumer with Rs 35 lakh for medical complications arising from the company's defective hip replacement device. The commission, comprised of presiding member Ram Surat Maurya along with members Subhash Chandra and Inder Jit Singh, was hearing a complaint filed by Purushotham Lohia, who had sought Rs 5 crore in compensation after suffering ongoing health issues following the use of the DePuy's Acetabular System Resurfacing (ASR XL) hip implant.
According to Lohia, he underwent total hip replacement surgery with the ASR XL device. It said that though the opposite parties reimbursed Rs 25 lakh for Lohia's revision surgery, in May 2017, no compensation was paid for his losses.For more details, click the link below
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