Health Bulletin 27/November/2025
Here are the top health stories for the day:
Chhattisgarh HC Declares State-Based PG Medical Admission Rules Discriminatory, Unconstitutional
The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed two key provisions - Rule 11 (a) and (b) of the Chhattisgarh Medical Post Graduate Admission Rules, 2025, calling them 'discriminatory and unconstitutional.'
Rule 11(a) gave priority for state quota seats to candidates who completed MBBS within Chhattisgarh, while Rule 11(b) said leftover seats would be filled by those who studied outside the state but are natives of Chhattisgarh.
Satna Medical College MBBS Students Protest, Demand Basic Facilities Citing NMC Guidelines Violation
Highlighting poor and inadequate infrastructure, the medical students of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Satna, staged a protest alleging that the lack of basic facilities is affecting their education.
In a memorandum to the district collector, the students cited violation of NMC guidelines and pointed out serious gaps in essential facilities, which include no transportation to the hospital where they have daily clinical duties, no demonstration rooms for practical teaching, inadequate operation theatres, and poor sanitation on campus.
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Historic: Brazil Approves World's First Single-Dose Dengue Vaccine
Brazil has approved the world’s first single-dose dengue vaccine, marking a historic milestone as dengue cases rise globally amid climate change. The vaccination, known as Butantan-DV, was developed by the Butantan Institute in São Paulo and authorized by Brazil’s health regulatory agency ANVISA for people aged 12 to 59. Unlike the current vaccine TAK-003, which requires two doses three months apart, Butantan-DV’s single dose allows for quicker, easier vaccination efforts.
After eight years of clinical trials involving over 16,000 volunteers, the vaccine showed 91.6% efficacy against severe dengue. Dengue, spread by Aedes mosquitoes and known as “breakbone fever,” caused a record 14.6 million cases worldwide in 2024, with half of the deaths occurring in Brazil. The country has partnered with Chinese company WuXi Biologics to secure around 30 million doses for delivery in late 2026, aiming to combat the disease’s growing threat driven by global warming, reports Folha De S.Paulo.
Allopathy Doctor Prescribes Ayurvedic Medicine; Consumer Court Orders Compensation
Holding an allopathic doctor negligent for prescribing Ayurvedic Medicine, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), South II, recently directed him to pay compensation to the father of a minor patient, who died from fever, stomach pain, and respiratory distress.
"...OP-1 (the doctor) had prescribed Ayurvedic Medicine for which he was not qualified. Hence, we find OP-1 negligent to this extent," the consumer court observed in the order.
The history of the case goes back to 2010 when the complainant's son who was suffering from a low fever and pain in the abdomen, was taken to the treating hospital run by the treating doctor (OP-1) for treatment.
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Allopathy doctor prescribes ayurvedic medicine, consumer court slaps compensation
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