Health Bulletin 22/July/2026
Amid the row over the NEET UG 2026 paper leak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said the government acted immediately after the examination leak came to light and promised strict action against those responsible.
Calling the NEET paper leak a "ghor paap" (grave sin), the Prime Minister said all those involved in the case had been arrested, and 13 accused were currently in custody.
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‘NEET Should Be Scrapped’, TVK Demands State Control Over Medical Education
Renewing demands to scrap the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's party, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam, (TVK) has said that the exam should be completely abolished.
Along with this, the party also demanded greater powers for states regarding medical education, emphasising that education should be transferred from the Concurrent List to the State List of the Constitution.
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Allahabad HC Declares Unqualified Allopathic Practice as Quackery, Dismisses Electrohomeopathy Practitioner's Plea
In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court clarified that a person does not become entitled to practice modern medicine (allopathy) based on having a certificate in 'electrohomeopathy'.
"A person, who does not have knowledge of a particular system of medicine but practices in that system is a quack and a mere pretender of medical knowledge or skill or to put it differently, can be maximum termed a charlatan," observed the HC bench of Justices JJ Munir and Indrajeet Shukla.
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AIIMS Delhi, Safdarjung Resident Doctors Write to President Over Sonam Wangchuk's Hospitalisation
The Resident Doctors of Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC), Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS New Delhi have written to President Droupadi Murmu seeking immediate intervention over the continued hospitalisation of activist Sonam Wangchuk.
The Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) alleged that Wangchuk, despite being a competent patient, was reportedly not permitted to avail Leave Against Medical Advice (LAMA).
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