Health Bulletin 31/October/2025
Here are the top health stories for the day:
NMC revises NEET UG 2025 seat matrix, cuts 50 seats, total now 1,28,875
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has further updated the MBBS seat matrix for the academic year 2025-26, reflecting a decrease of 50 MBBS seats from its previously released list.
The newly updated seat matrix has been released on the official website of NMC.
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UP NEET UG 2025: Round 3 counselling results postponed
The Directorate General of Medical Education and Training, Uttar Pradesh (UPDGME), has released a notice concerning the seat allotment results of the third round of UP NEET UG counselling for the academic year 2025 for the MBBS and BDS admissions.
Through the notice issued by the UPDGME in this regard, it has been informed to all the candidates participating in Round 3 that the publication of allotment results has been put on hold following the MCC directive. The MCC notice, released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), instructed all state counselling authorities to weed out the joined candidates of AIQ Round-3 before seat processing of Round-3 of state counselling, so that candidates already holding a seat in AIQ are not allotted any seat through state counselling.
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Chennai ESI Hospital fined Rs 10 lakh for patient’s vision loss after cataract surgery
Finding the Ayanavaram-based ESI Hospital guilty of medical negligence while treating a patient with blurred vision in the right eye, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), North Chennai, directed it to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the patient.
After the alleged botched cataract surgery, the patient, a security guard by profession, lost vision in his right eye. In its October 23 order, the district consumer court directed the hospital to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation and Rs 10,000 as legal costs.
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Vision loss after cataract surgery: ESI Hospital Chennai slapped Rs 10 lakh compensation
PGI Chandigarh flags surge in pertussis-like infections in North India
A recent study by PGIMER has revealed a significant rise in respiratory infections among children in North India caused by a lesser-known bacterium called Bordetella holmesii, which mimics whooping cough (pertussis). The research, conducted by Dr Vikas Gautam’s laboratory in collaboration with CSIR–IMTECH, analyzed 935 suspected pertussis cases between 2019 and 2023. It showed that about 37% of infections were due to B. holmesii, surpassing traditional Bordetella pertussis cases.
Bordetella holmesii is a type of bacteria that can cause infections similar to whooping cough. It is a small, slow-growing germ that mainly affects people with weak immune systems. Unlike the usual whooping cough bacteria, Bordetella holmesii does not have some common toxins but can cause breathing problems and other infections. The spike was especially notable in 2023 among children aged five to 10 years. Data indicate a major epidemiological shift with B. pertussis infections declining from 15–20% to 2–5%, while B. holmesii cases climbed markedly. Pertussis remains a serious public health concern in India and Asia, with a resurgence after a temporary dip during the COVID-19 pandemic.
REFERENCE: Shekhar N, Sharma D, Chakraborty S, Kumar R, Rawat R, Kaundal N, et al. Emergence of Bordetella holmesii–Associated Pertussis-Like Illness, Northern India, 2019–2023. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025;31(10):2022-2024. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.241659
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