Health Bulletin 15/January/2024

Here are the top health stories for the day:

Noida doctor suffers heart attack while performing surgery, saved by colleagues

In a recent occurrence, an ophthalmologist of a district hospital was saved by the quick intervention of his colleagues who rushed him for immediate medical attention when he experienced a heart attack during an eye surgery of a patient at the hospital.

The doctor in this case has been identified as Dr Satyandra who unexpectedly displayed symptoms of a heart attack during surgery. However, his colleagues were able to intervene and nearly saved him from the dire situation.

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Noida Ophthalmologist Suffers Heart Attack Mid-Surgery, Colleagues Save His Life

Video: Woman doctor hit with iron rod in brawl at Maharashtra hospital

In an incidence of violence against medical professionals, a female resident doctor at Gati Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was allegedly brutally attacked with an iron rod on her head by a group of miscreants, reportedly over a parking dispute on Thursday.

The brutal assault captured on the hospital's CCTV camera showed a group of miscreants violently allegedly assaulting a patient with the female resident doctor being injured with an iron rod in the process.

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Female Resident Doctor Brutally Attacked With Iron Rod At Maha Hospital, Suffers Head Injury

Consumer Court exonerates doctor, hospital on failure to diagnose Hepatitis E

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-III, Hyderabad recently exonerated a doctor and private hospital accused of negligence while providing treatment to a patient who was later diagnosed with Hepatitis E.

While the patient alleged that the doctor and hospital did not provide proper treatment or refer her to a gastroenterologist, the consumer court exonerated them after taking note of the fact that the inquiry committee by DM&HO also exonerated the doctor and the hospital after going through the medical records.

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Consumer Court Exonerates Doctor, Hospital On Failure To Diagnose Hepatitis E

Now, AYUSH doctors barred from accepting gifts, freebies from pharma companies

The new Code of Ethics and the practitioners of the Indian System of Medicine bars them from accepting gifts or other favours from pharma companies.

While dealing with pharmaceutical, allied health sector industry, diagnostic center, testing lab, marketing or sales company or person, the doctors have been advised to ensure that they do not receive any gifts, travel facility inside or outside the country, paid vacations, hotel accommodations, cash or monetary grants etc.

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Now, AYUSH Doctors Barred From Accepting Gifts, Freebies From Pharma Companies