Health Bulletin 14/October/2025
Here are the top health stories for the day:
NMC Releases 2025 Revised Seat Matrix, Total 1.26 Lakh MBBS Seats
A total of 1,775 MBBS more seats have been added to the MBBS seat matrix for the academic year 2025-2026, according to the revised seat matrix released by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) on 11.10.2025.
NMC has prepared the revised seat matrix in view of the recent changes in renewal of existing UG (MBBS) seats, as well as additional MBBS seats sanctioned this year.
Toxic Syrup Deaths Case: 8,500 MP Doctors Protest against paediatrician's arrest
Demanding action against the real culprits responsible for the deaths of several children due to kidney failure after consuming contaminated cough syrup, around 8,500 government doctors across Madhya Pradesh staged a protest against what they called the "illegal arrest" of Dr Praveen Soni, a paediatrician who prescribed the syrup.
The doctors expressed their dissent by wearing black ribbons while on duty. Despite the protest, they carried it out peacefully without disrupting their regular work on Friday.
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8,500 MP Govt doctors protest arrest of paediatrician in toxic syrup deaths case
CPS Mumbai Derecognition: AG Assures Supreme Court of Relief for Affected Students
During the hearing of the matter concerning the College of Physicians and Surgeons, CPS Mumbai, the Attorney General for India recently informed the Supreme Court that a viable solution would be arrived at to secure the future of the students after the Bombay High Court recently upheld the derecognition of all postgraduate medical courses offered by CPS Mumbai.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that, taking note of the issue, the Supreme Court on September 12 requested the intervention of the Attorney General for India to arrive at a viable solution in this regard.
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CPS Mumbai Derecognition: AG promises Supreme Court a solution for affected students
2 More Arrested in Durgapur MBBS Student Gangrape Case
In the ongoing probe into the gangrape incident in Bengal, two more persons have been arrested. Now, altogether 5 accused are in custody.
Speaking to PTI, police informed, "Two more persons were arrested on Monday (October 13, 2025) in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student in West Bengal's Durgapur, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five."
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2 more arrests in Durgapur MBBS student gangrape case, 5 in police custody
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