Health Bulletin 20/ December/ 2024
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The parents of the doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court demanding a fresh investigation into their daughter's tragic death.
Expressing a lack of confidence in the ongoing probe into the incident that led to huge protests, they prayed for a direction for a fresh investigation into the rape and murder of their daughter.
A month after the Khyati Hospital controversy where two PMJAY patients died after a botched angioplasty, another private hospital in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh named Kalra Hospital has come under the spotlight for allegedly conducting unauthorised medical camp and performing free cataract surgeries, resulting in vision loss for eight elderly people mostly in their 60's and 70's.
While the 8 elderly people thought the camp to be legitimate and were relieved of getting free cataract surgeries, the result turned into a nightmare for them after they became blind overnight. The state health department has stated that the hospital took no permission to set up the camp.
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In a major relief to the medicos who pursued their MBBS degrees in Telangana but completed their schooling from outside the State, the Telangana High Court has allowed them for postgraduate (PG) medical counselling within the State as local candidates.
Accordingly, the HC bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Sreenivas struck down Government Order No. 148 and 149, which mandate that the students complete their schooling within Telangana to be considered local residents.
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The Delhi High Court has directed the concerned authorities to reimburse Rs.5,85,523 to a petitioner who was denied a medical reimbursement claim under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) after receiving treatment at a non-empanelled hospital.
A Single Judge Bench comprising Justice Jyoti Singh found that the Petitioner could not find a hospital empanelled under the scheme as she needed emergency treatment after an accident and considering that her life was on the line, she could not be denied the reimbursement under the CGHS scheme.
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Kerala's Health Minister Veena George said on Wednesday that two cases of Monkeypox (Mpox) have been reported in the state.
Two men, who recently returned to Kerala from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), tested positive for the disease, the minister said.
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