Health Bulletin 5/May/2023

Here are the top health stories for the day:

Doctor attacked allegedly over number of attendants' entry to ward in Delhi

In another incident of a doctor attack, a junior on-duty doctor at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital was allegedly hit by patient attendants. The incident took place, when attendants who came with the patient in the emergency ward were asked to come one at a time.

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Safdarjung Hospital's doctors perform 200th international live surgery using robotics, 3-D Lap Webcast; create world record

As Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital created a new world record by performing the 200th international live surgery through robotics and 3-D Lap Webcast, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said India is leading the world in providing training in Robotics and 3-D lap using advanced technology.

Taking to Twitter, the Union Health Minister shared the ANI news story of Safdarjung Hospital's doctors performing the 200th international live surgery using robotics and a 3-D Lap Webcast.

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With 200th Live Surgery Using Robotics, 3-D Lap Webcast; Union Health Minister Lauds Safdurjung Hospital Doctors For Creating World Record

40 medical students in Odisha booked for alleged kidnap, assault of local youth

In a shocking incident, around 40 medical students in Odisha have been booked by Baidyanathpur police in Ganjam district on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a local youth.

According to the charges brought against the medical students, they allegedly kidnapped the youth from his residence at Lanjipalli area of the city and later assaulted him in the hostel premises.

After rescuing the concerned youth from the captivity of the accused medical students, police registered a case against them on the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim youth.

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40 Medical Students In Odisha Booked For Alleged Kidnap, Assault Of Local Youth

Researchers reveal how sleep affected by seasons 

How are you sleeping? A new study has found the transition from daylight saving time to standard time, when one hour is gained overnight, was associated with a brief increase in sleep disorders such as difficulty going to sleep or staying asleep, but there was no such association when an hour is lost in the change from standard time to daylight saving time. The study is published in the May 3, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. It also found a small difference in the amount of sleep people get depending on the season.

“Sleep plays an essential role in maintaining good health, mood, cognition, job performance, and social activity, and it is influenced by the circadian rhythm, the internal clock that regulates body processes,” said study author Ron B. Postuma, MD, MSc, of McGill University, in Montreal, Canada, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. “The good news is that the sleep disruptions we observed following the change to standard time were brief and no longer evident two weeks after the shift.”

Reference:

Zolfaghari, S. (2023). Effects of Season and Daylight Savings Time Shifts on Sleep Symptoms: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207342