Health Bulletin 27/ December/ 2024

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently upheld Rs 50 lakh compensation slapped against Fortis Hospital doctors for medical negligence while treating a patient suffering from 'Mobile Atlanto Axial Dislocation' or AAD.

However, it exonerated the hospital and its Medical Superintendent after noting that there was no evidence to establish even vicarious liability on the hospital.

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a honey trap racket, arresting three persons for impersonating police officers and allegedly running a gang that targeted men, extorting money by threatening them with rape cases. The racket was exposed after a 60-year-old doctor from Dwarka filed a complaint.

The Crime Branch on Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang of fake policemen who would extort people after setting up honey traps in outer Delhi's Kanjhawala area, police said. Three fake Delhi Police identity cards and a Delhi Police head constable rank uniform were also recovered from the accused.

Noting that there is no provision for EWS seats in the private medical colleges, a Division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday asked the State Government to increase the seats in the private medical colleges to provide reservation to the candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.

Further, the Division bench of the HC comprising Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain also took cognisance of the fact that there is no provision for EWS seats in the private medical colleges under the rules framed in the State. The bench opined that this violated the 103rd amendment providing a separate quota for EWS candidates.

Feeling frustrated over life and possibly distressed over his father's financial issues, a 21-year-old second-year MBBS student of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room on Wednesday moments before going on a trip to Puri with his father.

A suicide note written by the student was recovered by the police which stated, "Nobody was responsible for his death and expressed his frustration over his life." Moreover, before taking the extreme step, the student also sent an audio message to his younger brother advising him to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor by staying in Assam and asking him not to sell the land in their hometown.