Health Bulletin 25/ January/ 2025
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In yet another shocking incident of violence against medical professionals, several on-duty resident doctors of Kanti Devi Medical College and Hospital (KDMCH) were brutally assaulted by a mob of 100 people. The assailants used sharp weapons, rods, IV stands, bricks, and mops to attack the doctors in the hospital's emergency department.
The brutal attack left the doctors with severe injuries. They were also allegedly subjected to verbal abuse and threats by the assailants. The group, identifying themselves as attendants of the patients, reportedly thrashed the doctor, threatened them with firearms and then robbed their gold chains and rings. It is reported that they even threatened the female doctors who were present during the ruckus.
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Following the recent discovery of an illegal kidney transplant racket at Alkananda Multi-Speciality Hospital in Rangareddy, the alleged role of two doctors in the racket who were brought in from other states to assist with the surgeries on recipients is now under police investigation.
The police authorities have launched an investigation and are in the process of verifying the medical credentials of two doctors, one of whom claims to hold a medical degree from China, while the other claims to have graduated from Ukraine.
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has started its probe against 30 doctors who allegedly took pharma freebies in the form of travel and hospitality expenses from AbbVie Healthcare, Economic Times has reported.
Confirming this, a senior NMC official informed ET that the Commission has started the investigation and will take action in this regard.
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What began as a hope to pursue higher education became a nightmare for a general medicine doctor from Udupi after he reportedly fell victim to an abroad PG admission scam that promised him a seat for a Master of Public Health (MPH) course in the United Kingdom. The doctor reportedly lost Rs 8.5 lakh to a group of fraudsters involved in the scam.
The group initially asked for Rs 18 lakh to secure a seat for him at a prestigious university in the UK. Therefore, they told the doctor to pay an advance of Rs 8.5 lakh. Acting on their instructions, the doctor transferred the money. However, after the payment was made, the fraudsters stopped responding to his calls leading the doctor to realise that he was ultimately scammed.
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