Health Bulletin 16/June/2025 - Video
Overview
Here is the top health news for today:
Who were the 30 doctors? RTI sparks questions in Pharma Freebies case
Months have passed since the Apex Committee for Pharma Marketing Practices (ACPMP) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) reprimanded AbbVie Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. for violating the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) by sponsoring foreign trips worth Rs 1.91 crore for 30 doctors. Meanwhile, despite the issue being referred for further action, the names of the doctors have not been made public or shared with the National Medical Commission (NMC), raising questions about the progress of the case.
The DoP has refused to share the names of those 30 doctors, who were to face action from the National Medical Commission (NMC) for accepting pharma freebies in the form of those trips to Monaco and Paris.
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Who were the 30 doctors? RTI sparks questions over secrecy in Pharma Freebies case
NEET PG 2025: MP Doctors urge Health Minister, NMC to extend Internship deadline
Thousands of postgraduate aspirants in Madhya Pradesh may become ineligible to appear in the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2025 examination due to the delay in publication of their results.
While the internship completion deadline for NEET PG 2025 is 31 July, 2025, due to administrative delays, these students will not be able to complete their 12-month compulsory internship within this time limit.
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NEET PG 2025: Extend Internship Deadline for MP students- Doctors urge Health Minister, NMC
Railways ordered to pay Compensation for doctor's injury
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Ajmer, recently directed Railways to pay compensation of Rs 60,000 to a doctor at JLN Hospital, who was injured when stepping down from the train at Ajmer station, where there was no platform.
During the incident on April 10, 2016, the doctor sustained multiple fractures and had to remain bedridden for six months. However, while responding to the incident, the railways stated that the passenger intentionally stepped down from the coach, where there was no platform.
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Speakers
Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri
BDS, MDS