Health Bulletin 21/November/2025
Here are the top health stories for the day:
NEET PG 2025 Counselling: MCC announces over 28,700 seats
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the final seat matrices for NEET PG 2025 Counselling, detailing available postgraduate medical seats across All India Quota, Central Institutions, Deemed Universities, and DNB seats.
According to the official data, the combined matrices include around 28747 MD, MS, and DNB seats distributed among Government Medical Colleges, Deemed-to-be Universities, and Private Institutions across India.
The government medical colleges across Madhya Pradesh are facing a severe faculty shortage. Bhaskar has reported that only seven out of nineteen government medical colleges have enough faculty to teach the students properly, and the remaining institutes suffer from a severe shortage of medical teachers.
Several of the new and even older colleges are facing this issue, struggling to provide the basic facilities required for the training of future doctors. This situation is reportedly forcing students to often learn online due to absent teachers and inadequate infrastructure.
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MP medical colleges face up to 90% faculty vacancies; students attend classes online: Report
Bengaluru hospital, HoD, gastroenterologist fined Rs 30 lakh for ERCP, ICU complications
India Targets TB Elimination by 2025, RTI Reveals 1.5-fold rise in cases
Despite the central government's goal to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, the number of TB patients in India has increased by 1.5 times over the past five years, according to an RTI reply. The total TB cases reached 26.17 lakh in 2024, up from 18.05 lakh in 2020.
Uttar Pradesh remains the most affected state with over 3.83 lakh cases reported till June 2025, while Lakshadweep recorded just nine cases. Other heavily impacted states include Bihar, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh, reports Daily Excelsior.
TB primarily affects the lungs but can impact other organs as well. Experts attribute the rise partly to increased awareness and better diagnostics, with people seeking early testing for symptoms. The government’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) offers free medicines and nutritional support under the ‘Nikshay Poshan Yojana’ to accelerate recovery. Advanced digital reporting has enhanced patient tracking and treatment adherence. Specialists stress that early diagnosis and consistent treatment are key to curing TB and preventing fatalities, despite the worrying trend of its increasing incidence.
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