Health Bulletin 20/ May/ 2025 - Video

Published On 2025-05-20T17:17:11+05:30 | Updated On 20 May 2025 5:17 PM IST

Overview

Here are the top health news for the day:

Faculty ratio dropped from medical college ranking criteria

The proportion of Professors and Associate Professors to the total number of Professors and Associate Professors - ie, the faculty ratio is no longer a criterion for ranking a medical college. Even though it used to be a parameter for the accreditation and rating of medical institutes across the country, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now dropped this requirement in the recently released Draft Framework for Accreditation, ranking of medical colleges.

The Apex Medical Commission had prepared the previous draft framework for rating medical colleges in partnership with the Quality Council of India (QCI). Under this previous framework, which was released in the year 2023, the parameter titled "Programme wise number of recruited Faculty Staff vis-à-vis Regulatory specifications" dealt with the programme-wise Faculty staff requirement, based on the minimum standard requirement (MSR) laid down for UG and PG programmes by NMC.

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Faculty ratio no longer a criterion for ranking medical colleges

NEET UG: HC stays results for 11 Exam Centres in Indore affected by Power Cut

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed publication of the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) exam results at 11 centres in Indore, which had faced a power outage during the UG medical entrance test held on May 4, 2025.

Even though at first the HC bench had stayed the NEET UG results for the entire country, later it modified the order after noting that the problem of power outage was limited to 11 centres only.

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Power Outage Disrupts NEET 2025 in Indore, HC stays results for 11 Exam Centres

82-year-old doctor duped of Rs 1.2 crore in digital arrest fraud

By falsely threatening to arrest him in person and claiming he was being digitally arrested, two scammers posing as fake CBI officials managed to trap the 82-year-old doctor from Tiruvarur district, who ended up losing Rs 1.19 crore.

The cybercrime police arrested the two accused who threatened to visit the doctor in person and arrest him unless he made a transaction of a huge sum. Like this, they extorted money from the doctor by claiming that he was involved in illegal activities and was being "digitally arrested."

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82-year-old doctor loses Rs 1.2 crore to digital arrest fraud

Patna NMCH nurse alleges sexual harassment by health manager

A disturbing incident has recently surfaced from the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), where a video allegedly showing a health manager molesting a nurse has gone viral, leading to widespread outrage and calls for justice.

The accused, identified as a health manager in the Paediatric Department, was seen in the video attempting to molest a 25-year-old nurse inside the hospital premises. According to the news reports, the incident occurred around 1 p.m. in the Nutrition and Rehabilitation Centre of NMCH, allegedly when the nurse was alone in the area.

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Patna NMCH nurse accuses health manager of sexual harassment

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Yakshi Chugh

With a graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University, Yakshi Chugh embarked on a journey to explore the dynamic intersection of media and healthcare. In 2024, she joined Medical Dialogues, driven by a passion to enhance healthcare journalism and deliver insightful, impactful content to readers.