Health Bulletin 21/March/2023

Here are the top health stories for the day:

No proposal from NMC, NTA to conduct NEET twice a year: MoS Health

There is no proposal on the part of the National Medical Commission (NMC) and National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) examination twice a year, MoS Health Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha recently.

The clarification came from the Union Minister of State for Health while she was responding to a series of questions related to NEET, raised by MP Shri Ramesh Chand Bind. Referring to the stress and depression suffered by the NEET aspirants who are finding it difficult to clear NEET in a single attempt, Minister Bind had questioned the Union Health Ministry if there is any proposal on the part of the Government to conduct NEET UG Examination twice a year on the pattern of JEE (Mains).

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No proposal from NMC, NTA to conduct NEET twice a year: MoS Health

Along with H3N2 virus, risk of corona also increasing in Delhi, says LNJP Hospital Medical Director

The risk of H3N2 is rising as the virus is fastly spreading across the country. However, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital has not reported a single case of the virus so far, but the risk of COVID-19 has also begun increasing.

Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of Delhi's LNJP Hospital, told ANI, "There is not a single H3N2 patient in LNJP Hospital, but recently two patients of Corona have come who are admitted in the hospital and are undergoing treatment."

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Doctor with no PG qualification posted as medical superintendent at GMC, tribunal quashes appointment

Noting that the newly appointed Medical Superintendent of Government Medical Jammu, Dr Bhutyal lacks any post-graduation qualification in Surgery/Gynaecology/Medicine and other Clinical subjects/ Hospital administration, a Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal has recently quashed his appointment.

In fact, the CAT bench has further reiterated the directions given by the High Court that the State should fill up the posts of Medical Superintendent according to the Rule 7 of 1979 Rules.

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Doctor With No PG Qualification Posted As Medical Superintendent At GMC, Tribunal Quashes Appointment

11 HoDs of grant medical college embezzle Rs 5 crore received as commission from pharma companies, reveals probe

Affiliated to the JJ Group of Hospitals in Mumbai, Grant Medical College's senior doctors are in a fix after an inquiry revealed that heads of 11 departments have misappropriated funds to the tune of Rs 5 crore and used the money on foreign tours and personal expenses.

During a recent state assembly session, Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Sunil Prabhu raised the issue of misappropriation of funds by the department heads and spending them for personal use.

Responding to questions raised in the state assembly on Friday, the state medical education minister Girish Mahajan confirmed the same, and said that they have sought clarification from all the department heads, who are senior doctors, and will take strict action against all those found guilty in the next one month.

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11 HoDs Of Grant Medical College Embezzle Rs 5 Crore Received As Commission From Pharma Companies, Reveals Probe