Health Bulletin 04/ January/ 2025 - Video
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Here are the top health news for the day:
Yet to Receive DoP Intimation to Take Action Against 30 Doctors Accepting Pharma Freebies, says NMC
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to receive the intimation from the Department of Pharmaceutical (DoP) asking it to take action against 30 offending doctors who allegedly took pharma freebies in the form of travel and hospitality expenses from AbbVie Healthcare, a senior NMC official recently informed the Medical Dialogues team.
DoP received a complaint stating that the pharma company AbbVie provided travel tickets and hotel accommodations for extravagant pleasure trips under the guise of conferences (Aesthetics 86 Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress 2024), which took place from February 1 to 3, 2024, and from March 26 to 29, 2024, in Monaco and Paris, respectively, for 30 doctors connected to the medical aesthetics/anti-ageing products (Botox and Juvederm).
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Yet to Receive DoP Intimation to Take Action Against 30 Doctors Accepting Pharma Freebies: NMC
UP Medical College Principal Removed Over Corruption, Harassment Charges
Lucknow: Accused of corruption and harassment of staff, the principal of Rajarshi Dashrath Autonomous State Medical College of Ayodhya has now been removed from the post. Deputy Chief Minister of the State, Brajesh Pathak took this decision to ensure a zero-tolerance policy against corruption, Amar Ujala has reported.
Confirming the action against the principal, the Deputy CM informed that the college's principal Dr. Gyanendra Kumar has been removed from the post. Dr. Kumar has also been attached to the office of the Director General of Medical Education and Training.
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Accused of Corruption, Harassment! UP's Medical College Principal Removed
Will the NEET MDS 2025 Exam Get Postponed? Aspirants ask Amid Delay in application Form Release
New Delhi: Even though the National Eligibility-Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery (NEET-MDS) 2025 is scheduled to take place on 31.01.2025, the application form for the entrance exam has not been released yet.
Amid this, the dentists willing to appear in the NEET MDS 2025 examination have expressed their doubts about whether the entrance test would be postponed.
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Will the NEET MDS 2025 Exam Get Postponed? Aspirants ask Amid Delay in application Form Release
Doctor held for trafficking of Newborns
Lucknow: The Gudamba police recently uncovered a child trafficking racket in the city, arresting a doctor who owns a private clinic and is believed to be the mastermind behind the operation. Along with the doctor, several other gang members were arrested. The group allegedly targeted impoverished families, lured them with money, and sold their newborns to childless couples for large sums of money.
The group allegedly used manipulation, coercion, and abduction to maintain their illicit operations. Initially, the gang lured impoverished families into handing over their children for money and in case they refused, the children were kidnapped.
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