Health Bulletin 17/ April/ 2024

In compliance with the directions issued by the Supreme Court, asking for the details of the stipend paid to the MBBS interns and resident doctors, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges across the country to submit the details by 23rd April 2024.

Issuing a public notice, the Apex medical education regulatory body has asked for the details of the stipend paid to their UG Interns, Post-Graduate Residents, and Senior Residents or PGs in Super Specialty for the financial year 2023-24 as per the annexure provided with the notice.

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NMC Gives Deadline To All Medical Colleges To Submit Details Of Stipend Paid To MBBS Interns, Resident Doctors

NEET PG 2024 includes post-MBBS DNB, diploma, and 6-year DrNB courses; no separate DNB PDCET

There will be no separate DNB PDCET this year for admission to various Post MBBS DNB courses, Direct 6 Years DrNB and Post MBBS Diploma Courses and the merit list of NEET PG 2024 will be utilised for admission to these courses. This was recently announced by the National Board of Examination (NBE) in its NEET PG 2024 information bulletin.

The NBE has invited applications for the NEET PG 2024 for admission to various MD, MS, PG Diploma Courses, Post MBBS DNB Courses, Post MBBS Direct 6-year DrNB courses and NBEMS diploma courses. On this, NBE has released the information bulletin of NEET PG 2024 which details the merit list, eligibility criteria and allotment and reservation of seats for Post MBBS DNB, Direct 6-year DRNB and NBEMS Diploma courses. The registration process for NEET PG 2024 has started from 16th April 2024 from 3 PM onwards and will be valid till 6th May 2024 at 11:55 pm.

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No Separate DNB PDCET This Year! NEET PG 2024 For Post MBBS DNB, Diploma And Direct 6-Year DrNB Courses

MKCG Medical College Hospital successfully performs laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy on 9-year-old girl

Berhampur: Doctors at the government-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital recently achieved a milestone by performing a laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy on a 9-year-old girl suffering from Cushing syndrome, an exceptionally rare condition. This marked the first instance of such a procedure in the state.

Cushing syndrome is caused due to a rare genetic disease called primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD), an extremely rare disorder with a prevalence of less than one in two lakh. The doctors took around three hours to perform the laparoscopic on April 9, said a doctor.

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MKCG Medical College Hospital Doctors Perform Laparoscopic Bilateral Adrenalectomy On 9-Year-Old Girl

Doctor and hospital fined Rs 17 lakh for misdiagnosis, wrong dosage, and record forgery

Palakkad: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) recently held a doctor and a private hospital in Palakkad guilty of medical negligence for administering the wrong dosage of folitrax containing Methotrexate (MTX) leading to the patient's death and directed them to pay Rs 17 lakh as compensation. The consumer court noted that there was grave negligence on the part of the orthopaedic doctor and the hospital and records were forged to hide vital information of the treatment.

Filing the plea before the consumer court, the deceased patient's family members alleged that the doctor had administered MTX at 7.5 mg twice daily when the medical protocol dictates that the permissible dosage of MTX is 7.5 mg per week.

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Misdiagnosis, Prescribing Wrong Dosage, Forging Of Records: Doctor, Hospital Slapped Rs 17 Lakh Compensation