Health Bulletin 27/ March/ 2024

Doctors at KIMSHEALTH successfully performed minimally invasive surgery to remove a tumor from the adrenal gland of an 11-month-old child using the Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Method.

The baby girl, a resident of Kollam, was diagnosed to have a tumor on the right adrenal gland, identified through ultrasound by Dr Sanuja Titus Santosh, Senior Consultant, Department of Pediatrics when the baby presented with incessant crying. A CT scan confirmed the tumor in the baby's adrenal gland, situated above the right kidney, positioned close to the large blood vessel and liver.

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RTI filed before NMC, raises questions on preponement of NEET PG 2024

Seeking clarification on the reasons why the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 examination got preponed, an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has been filed before the National Medical Commission (NMC).

Activist Dr. Vivek Pandey filed the RTI application before the Apex Medical Commission after receiving requests from the aspirants who are confused about the rationale behind such a decision to prepone the exam by around 15 days.

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An MBBS student from Agartala Medical College was recently arrested for impersonating a candidate to write the senior teacher (secondary education) Grade-2 exam-2022.

Allegedly, the medico, who is studying as a first-year MBBS student at the medical college appeared in the science subject paper as a dummy candidate.

New PG medical courses, seat increase 2024-25: NMC sends communications to medical colleges on 205 more applications

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued communications on 205 more online applications for starting new PG medical courses and increase of PG seats for the academic year 2024-2025.

Earlier, the apex medical regulator had sent communications in different phases for more such applications through notices dated 11th March 2024, 12th March 2024, 15th March 2024 and 21st March 2024. These communications have been sent through the email IDs (as mentioned in the online applications) to the concerned medical institutes/colleges for information and necessary action within the stipulated timeline.