Health Bulletin 07/August/2023

Here are the top health stories for the day:

Sri Madhusudhan Sai Institute lays down conditions for free MBBS education

After announcing that MBBS students will be provided education completely free of cost, now Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSIMSR) of Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli, Chickballapur district has laid down the conditions for the same. The conditions some in alignment with the aim of the institute of providing service to the nation and citizens

Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (SSSUHE) is a State Private University established under Karnataka State Act 17 of 2018.

According to the Admission Regulations for the medical college, which has been uploaded on the website of Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), all the students taking admission to SMSIMSR will have to execute an undertaking stating that they will compulsorily serve in any of the free hospitals established by or registered with the University for such period "equal to such number of years the course the student has studied in the University".

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Sri Madhusudhan Sai Institute Lays Down Conditions For Free MBBS Education, Here Are Important Details.

Tribute to late Dr Vandana Das: Shashi Tharoor introduces bill to make violence against doctors a non-bailable offense

Voicing the critical issue of attack on doctors that has plagued the healthcare sector in India, and proposing means to weed the menace, Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament has introduced The Healthcare Personnel and Healthcare Institutions (Prohibition of Violence and Damage to Property) Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha.

The private member bill, which was introduced in the Parliament on Friday, was introduced by Congress MP Tharoor in honour of the late Dr. Vandana Das, who was brutally stabbed to death by a patient. "If passed, my Bill should be known as the Vandana Das Act, in honour of the brave young medical martyr," MP Tharoor mentioned in a Tweet.

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Tribute To Late Dr Vandana Das: Shashi Tharoor Introduces Bill To Make Violence Against Doctors A Non-Bailable Offence

Patient persuaded to opt for titanium implant instead of steel implant, forum slaps Rs 80 lakh fine on orthopedic doctor, hospital

 An attending orthopaedic doctor at VIMSAR, a doctor and a private nursing home has been held guilty of medical negligence by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) in Odisha’s Sambalpur district and directed to pay a fine of around Rs 80 lakhs to a patient.

As per various media reports, the patient had requested the doctor to opt for titanium implant and not stainless steel implant. However, the doctors went against his wish and fixed stainless steel implant resulting in botched up treatment that costed the patient his job apart from rendering him physically challenged.

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Patient Persuaded To Opt For Titanium Implant Instead Of Steel Implant, Forum Slaps Rs 80 Lakh Fine On Orthopaedic Doctor, Hospital