Health Bulletin 28/ October/ 2024
Here are the top health stories for the day:
NMC clarifies removal of respiratory medicine from MBBS CBME curriculum
Amid the ongoing court proceedings before the Bombay High Court, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has once again justified its decision to remove the Respiratory Medicine Department in MBBS Medical Colleges across the Country.
The Apex Medical Education Regulatory Body has given this justification while responding to a letter by the Karnataka Pulmonologists Association, which had requested the Commission to reinstate the Department in the MBBS medical colleges in India.
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HC grants relief to MBBS aspirant who incorrectly selected BDS course during counseling
The Madras High Court recently granted relief to a student, who mistakenly chose the BDS course despite being allotted the MBBS course in the first round of counselling.
Disagreeing with the State's highly technical contention to give capital punishment to the student for a genuine mistake, the HC Division Bench of Justice R Subramaniam and Justice Sunder Mohan upheld the Single-bench order granting relief to the concerned student.
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Kerala medical council to create new directory of doctors
Amid the National Medical Commission's directions to the doctors to register themselves on the National Medical Register (NMR), the State Medical Council in Kerala is reportedly planning to create a directory of modern medicine/ allopathy practitioners mentioning their names, registration numbers, qualifications, and additional qualifications.
KSMC is taking these steps to distinguish between "fake" doctors and qualified doctors practising without registering themselves with the Council of Modern Medicine of the Council.
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Coimbatore private hospital ordered to pay Rs 15 Lakh for medical negligence
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a private hospital to pay Rs 15 lakh in compensation to a woman who experienced severe bladder damage due to medical negligence during a hysterectomy. As a result of the medical error, she had to undergo multiple surgeries within a span of two months.
An official source reported that a woman from Kinathukadavu visited a medical centre due to abdominal pain in April 2019. "She underwent a full body checkup. She was told that it was better to remove her uterus as it was weak. On November 26 , 2019, she went to a private hospital in the city and consulted the chief medical officer. They recommended an immediate surgery, costing Rs40,000. The surgery was performed the same day."
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