Health Bulletin 15/ January/ 2025

The recently held annual conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) led to a controversy after the event included an exhibition stall for ORSL, which is popularly known as an alternative to Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS).

Due to this, the association received criticism from Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr. Sivaranjani Santosh, who, over the years, has been endeavouring to make the public aware that ORSL cannot be considered an alternative for ORS as it contains a huge amount of added sugar.

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In a shocking incident, a first-year MD Medicine resident doctor associated with the prestigious King George's Medical University (KGMU) jumped off of the hostel building. The doctor, who joined the hospital 10 days ago, is battling for her life. She is reported to be in critical condition and is currently on ventilator support.

According to a recent report by Dainik Jagran, a female doctor from Lucknow's King George Medical University jumped from the hostel this morning. She was found lying down in a critical condition. The guards and colleagues admitted her to the trauma centre. She is on ventilator support.

Amid the ongoing debate and differing opinions concerning the reduction of the cut-off percentile for the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) examination, the National Medical Commission (NMC) recently assured that lowering the percentile would not impact the quality of medical professionals, Education Times has reported.

While a section of the medical fraternity has expressed their doubts that lower percentile may compromise the quality of medical professionals and benefit private institutes by allowing them to fill their seats and earn profits by granting admission to underqualified aspirants, NMC has said that the decision to lower the cut-off has been taken to increase the number of practicing resident doctors and reduce the stress faced by the resident doctors due to huge workloads.

The mysterious disappearance of a 44-year-old Ayurveda practitioner from Jayanagar, Bengaluru, in June 2024 has led to the arrest of three individuals after a police investigation confirmed that the doctor was murdered over a property dispute. Reports revealed that the accused dumped the doctor's body in the backwaters of the Lakshmana Teertha River at Sagarkatte to hide the crime.

According to the police, the doctor was last contacted by his uncle, Raghupatiraj, on June 1, 2024. After several attempts to reach him failed, Raghupatiraj visited the doctor's house in 9th Cross, 7th Block, Jayanagar to check up on him. After reaching his place, he found that the house had been demolished and the plot was vacant.