Health Bulletin 29/November/2025
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NMC approves 4,201 new PG seats in private medical colleges for NEET PG 2025-26
The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 4201 new postgraduate medical seats in Broad Specialities at the private medical colleges for Academic Year 2025-26.
"In continuation to approval granted for PG Seats in Broad Specialties (BS) to the Govt. Medical Colleges and Deemed to be Pvt. Universities for AY 2025-26, a list of approved new and increase in intake of PG seats of Private Medical Colleges for AY 2025-26 is attached for the information of all stakeholders," MARB mentioned in its notice dated 27.11.2025.
An AIIMS expert has warned of a sharp rise in mental health issues in recent years, with disorders and related disabilities having nearly doubled over the past few decades.
According to Dr Rajesh Sagar, Professor of Psychiatry at AIIMS, "There is certain evidence where it has been shown that the problems over the last 25 years have doubled in terms of disability and burden. In fact, in the study, which was published in 2020 by The Lancet Psychiatry, which we had published, the burden has doubled in that period of time from 1990 to 2017. I would say that, post-COVID, it has increased again. There has been an upsurge with regard to mental health problems", news agency ANI reported.
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AIIMS expert warns of rising mental health disorders in children aged 1-14
Supreme Court seeks response over non-payment of stipend to Gujarta FMGs
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea raising the issue of non-payment of stipend to foreign medical graduates in the State of Gujarat.
Filed by the All India Parents Association Belarus Medical Students, the plea highlighted the issue of disparity in the payment of stipend to Indian Medical Graduates and Foreign Medical Graduates.
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Supreme Court issues notice on Gujarat FMGs' unpaid internship stipends
Rs 100 crore MBBS admission fraud, 2 arrested in Uttar Pradesh
Cyber crime police recently arrested two fraudsters in connection with a Rs 100 crore MBBS admission fraud case, Amar Ujala has reported.
Allegedly, these two accused had opened up a consultancy center and were defrauding people in the name of MBBS admissions. The Police arrested them late Tuesday night in the Kathuta area of Chinhat.
According to DCP Crime Kamlesh Dixit, the action from the police came after different people filed a case against the people of the Consultancy in Vibhutikhand and the Cyber Crime police station a few days ago.
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MBBS fraud: Rs 100 crore pan-India racket busted, two held in Uttar Pradesh
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