Health Bulletin 19/ September/ 2024
Here are the top health news for the day:
Paediatrician cleared of medical negligence for diagnosing TB instead of renal calculus: HC
Observing that a mere error in judgment in the diagnosis of ailment cannot be termed medical negligence, the Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by the parents of a deceased child seeking compensation for alleged medical negligence in the treatment provided by a paediatrician.
Filing the plea, the petitioners alleged that the doctor initially diagnosed that the newborn child was suffering from TB when the child had Renal Calculus. However, noting that the child had taken treatment from several other doctors, the HC bench comprising Justice Devan M. Desai noted, "In such set of facts, when the patient had taken treatment from various doctors and from various hospital and in absence of any cogent material in proving medical negligence on the part of the defendant No.1 and mere an error in judgment in diagnosis of ailment cannot be said to be the medical negligence."
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UK junior doctors agree to 22% pay settlement
Junior doctors in the National Health Service (NHS) will now be referred to as "resident doctors" as part of a recent agreement that concluded months of industrial action over pay. The British Medical Association’s junior doctors committee has accepted the government’s 22.3% pay settlement.
According to the PTI report, the British Medical Association (BMA) Junior Doctors Committee, co-chaired by Indian-origin medic Vivek Trivedi, will now be known as the Resident Doctors Committee as it accepted the British government's pay offer.
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UK Junior doctors accept 22 per cent pay settlement
Fake MBBS degree scam unearthed in Lucknow, 400 degrees were sold
A fake doctor was arrested for selling fraudulent medical degrees to over 400 students and duping them off over Rs 3 crore, police said on Wednesday.
Superintendent of Police Manush Pareek said, "The investigation revealed that Khusro Memorial P.G. College had issued fake MBBS degrees from various universities to approximately 400 students. The college management that included the accused collected around ₹3.7 crore in fees from these students who were unaware of the fraudulent degrees until they attempted to apply for licences or jobs."
Supreme Court denies Hyperhidrosis student's NEET re-exam plea over handkerchief issue
The Supreme Court has ruled that a student who failed the NEET after being denied entry with a handkerchief for a medical condition cannot retake the exam.
“Courts must be circumspect in entertaining an individual grievance relating to a public examination as it delays finalisation of result thereby seriously prejudicing (the) larger public interest,” the bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said in a judgement.
Tragic drowning: Kanpur medical student dies at Satna Waterfall
In a tragic incident, a 22-year-old MBBS student from Kanpur Medical College while swimming deep into the water drowned to death during a trip to Brihaspati Kund in Satna district with friends.
The student has been identified as Tiwari, a resident of Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, the body of the deceased student was not located on Monday. Search efforts resumed on Tuesday, resulting in the recovery of the body which was later handed over to his family members after an autopsy.
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Kanpur Medical College MBBS student drowns to death in Brihaspati Kund
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