Health Bulletin 3/November/2022

Here are the top health news for the day:

UP: Tantrik performs rituals on scorpion sting patients inside Govt Hospital

A video, which went viral on social media, showed that instead of allowing a doctor to treat the patients, a Tantrik performed rituals on two patients brought by their attendants at Mahoba district hospital in Uttar Pradesh.

The tantrik performed rituals on two woman patients who were admitted to the hospital's emergency ward after there was no improvement in their condition.

The family members alleged that the doctors were unable to cure the patients and their condition was deteriorating. In order to save them, they had brought the Tantrik to perform rituals to heal them.

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UP: Tantrik Performs Rituals On Scorpion Sting Patients Inside Govt Hospital

9175 NEET PG, 353 MDS seats up for grabs in MCC mop up round counselling

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the seat matrixes for the mop-up round of NEET PG and NEET MDS counselling.

According to the seat matrixes, a total of 9175 MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB seats are up for grabs in the mop-up counselling; whereas for MDS specialities, 353 seats are available for candidates.

The MCC had earlier put a hold on the mop-up round counselling for PG medical admissions as many Postgraduate Diplomate of National Board (PG DNB) institutions have taken offline admission of candidates.

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9175 NEET PG, 353 MDS Seats Up For Grabs In MCC Mop Up Round Counselling

Gambia hasn't found link between child deaths and Maiden syrups

The National drug regulatory body of Gambia has not found any connection between cough syrups from India and deaths of at least 70 children in the country and said some children died without consuming the suspected medicines, a local newspaper has reported.

Considerable monkeypox transmission happens before symptoms: Study

More than 70,000 cases have been recorded globally since the international outbreak of monkeypox in May 2022. The cases are declining it is important to understand the "transmission dynamics" of the virus to help inform policy decisions and future interventions.

Researchers have found in a new study that that there was sufficient evidence that substantial monkeypox transmission occurs before symptoms appear or are detected. Further more than half (53%) of transmission occurred in this pre-symptomatic phase, meaning that many infections cannot be prevented by asking individuals to isolate after they notice their symptoms. Also transmission was detected up to a maximum of four days before the onset of symptoms.

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Monkeypox Transmission Occurs In Pre-Symptomatic Phase In More Than Half Of Cases: BMJ

Infant born without hand, leg: Gynaecologist, Sonologist slapped with Rs 10 lakh compensation

The District Consumer Court Redressal Forum, Odisha has directed a hospital and its gynaecologist as well as its sonologist to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs for allegedly providing a couple with poorly analyzed ultrasound reports which resulted in the birth of a physically-challenged male child.

The case goes back to the year 2021 when a patient- first-time pregnant was under the care of Dr Himanshu Sarangi gynecologist at the C.H.C. Patakura. The doctor advised the patient to get regular checkups and ultrasounds done for safe monitoring of the pregnancy. The patient thereafter went to L&P Hospital for her timely ultrasounds where she got her three ultrasounds done and all three ultrasound reports were seen as normal which showed that there was no complication in the patient's pregnancy and the child in her womb was absolutely healthy without any kind of deformity. As per the advice given by doctors, the patient took her regular medicines and got admitted in Cure Well Hospital on 11th September, 2021 to give birth to her child.

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Infant Born Without Hand, Leg: Gynaecologist, Sonologist Slapped With Rs 10 Lakh Compensation