Under the current guidelines for livestreaming surgeries, which were established following a Supreme Court directive, live broadcasts should not be used to promote the operating surgeon, hospital, or product brand. Surgeons should not have a financial or commercial interest in the equipment or devices used during the surgery/procedures.
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NMC to Ban Promotion of Medical Devices During Live Surgeries: Chairman Dr Abhijat Sheth
Durgapur MBBS Student Gangrape: Doctors Urge Supreme Court Intervention and Safety Reforms
Referring to the RG Kar tragedy, where the West Bengal government had repeatedly assured safety for medical students, several doctors' associations across the nation have condemned the alleged gangrape of a second-year MBBS student near IQ City Medical College, Durgapu, on October 10.
The doctors indicated that the safety of female students and doctors in the state continues to be ignored.
In a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) expressed anger, saying the brutal incident has shaken the conscience of the entire medical community and reignited the collective trauma still fresh from the R.G. Kar Medical College tragedy just a year ago.
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Doctors Condemn Durgapur MBBS Student Gangrape, Urge Supreme Court Intervention and Safety Reforms
Telangana Junior Doctors launch helpline to support medicos’ mental health
The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has launched a new mental health support platform, ED T-JUDA Connect, aimed at providing emotional and psychological assistance to medical students, residents, and junior doctors across the state-run medical colleges.
The initiative, described as a confidential helpline, will be managed by trained peers and mentors who will offer counselling, referrals, and connections to professional mental health services.
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Telangana Junior Doctors Launch 'ED T-JUDA Connect' to Support Medicos’ Mental Health
104 Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Cases and 23 Deaths, Says Kerala Health Minister
Kerala health minister Veena George on Sunday confirmed that 104 cases of amoebic encephalitis (brain fever) have been reported in the state so far, and 23 patients have died.
The state is currently battling this rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the "brain-eating amoeba" Naegleria fowleri.
Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts have been most affected according to estimates, while cases are also increasing in Kozhikode and Malappuram, according to officials.
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Kerala Confirms 104 Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Cases and 23 Deaths, Says Health Minister
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