Health Bulletin 08/ March/ 2024

In a significant move to curb the menace of falsified drugs, the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, has issued a Spurious Drug Alert and Stop Use Notice for all drugs claiming to be manufactured by 'Meg Lifesciences'.

Telangana Drug Control Administration has become aware that certain drugs claimed on the label as manufactured by 'Meg Lifesciences, Khasara No. 47/5, Palli Gaon, Distt. Sirmour, 173 001' are being circulated in the market after the recent raid conducted by the administration. Stocks worth Rs. 33.35 lakhs seized in the raid claimed to be manufactured by Meg Lifesciences. Cases have been registered against several offenders involved in this spurious drugs racket.

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Chalk Powder Instead Of Medicines: Telangana Drug Controller Issues Alert Against Drugs By Meg Lifesciences

FAIMA appeals to postpone NEET MDS 2024 exam

Taking up the issues being faced by the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) MDS candidates, the doctors under the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) recently wrote to the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and urged to postpone the exam, scheduled to be conducted on 18th March 2024.

Apart from requesting the Health Minister to postpone the exam to July, FAIMA has also urged the authorities to extend the deadline for completion of BDS Internship to August 31, 2024.

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The State Consumer Court, Kerala recently directed an ENT surgeon and a private hospital in Alappuzha to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation for the loss of vision of a patient after undergoing a Polypectomy procedure.

After undergoing the procedure for a permanent recovery from nasal block, allegedly an injury was caused to the left optical nerve and left medial rectus of the patient.

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Vision Loss After Nasal Surgery: ENT Surgeon, Hospital Slapped Compensation For Medical Negligence

The state government in a collaborative effort with the Rotary Club Kankaria has launched Gujarat's largest government skin bank at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

The Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday launched Gujarat's largest government skin bank, besides other advanced medical facilities.

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In a shocking incident, a second-year post-graduate medical student at the Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Vellore recently became the victim of alleged physical assault by a patient and her male companion.

The doctor was physically assaulted after he raised concerns about the presence of male visitors in the women's ward. The Vellore Taluk police have arrested the accused woman and her companion in response to the doctor's complaint.

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