Health Bulletin 4/July/ 2025 - Video

Holding a Delhi-based clinic liable for failed hair transplant surgeries, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), New Delhi, has directed the clinic to pay Rs 6 lakh to a patient. The court noted that the clinic failed to produce any document showing authorisation or license to perform modern scientific hair implantation procedures and it also lacked government approval to engage the concerned doctors for such treatments.

"The procedure conducted amounted to an unfair medical trade practice, carried out without the requisite licenses or specialized expertise, and appeared motivated solely by financial gain," the court said.

The patient/complainant had spent Rs 5 lakh on the hair transplant surgeries. However, the Consumer Court noted that the doctors at the clinic transplanted the hair to cover the bald area and created another bald area by over-harvesting the donor area.

Accordingly, holding the clinic deficient in service, the consumer court directed it to refund Rs 5 lakh to the complainant, pay Rs 1 lakh compensation for mental harassment, and Rs 30,000 as litigation charges within 45 days from the receipt of the order.

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Hair transplant done without requisite licenses, specialists: Delhi Clinic slapped Rs 6 lakh compensation

Demanding accommodation for the medical students in hostels and a rollback of the exam fees hike, the medicos at Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Raipur, staged a protest during a Doctors Day event, which was attended by the Chief Minister and Health Minister of Chhattisgarh.

They have urged the authorities to complete the long-pending hostel construction while citing the safety and health concerns faced by them to live outside campus.

In a video of the event, which went viral on social media platforms, the doctors could be heard raising slogans "Humaari maange poori karo [Fulfill our demands].

Speaking to the media, one of the students highlighted the problems faced by the students due to the lack of hostel accommodation. He informed that after so much preparation to clear the NEET exam, the students have to pay 10,000 to 15,000 for accommodation. Due to this, several students opt to stay in the slum areas and suffer health issues such as typhoid, dysentery, etc.

In a shocking incident, a portion of the roof at a primary health centre (PHC) in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district collapsed on Tuesday, triggering panic among staff and villagers, officials said.

The incident occurred in Jasrapur village of the Khetri subdivision, following which the PHC staff have been forced to work outside the dilapidated building, treating patients in the open.

Officials said the structure had long been declared unsafe, but health services continued there due to lack of an alternative facility.

“The roof collapse occurred with a loud, explosion-like sound. Thankfully, no one was inside the room at the time, which averted a major tragedy,” said Dr Anita, the PHC in-charge, according to news agency PTI.

She said that they have informed higher authorities about the hazardous condition of the building.

Staff and locals said the building is severely damaged and could collapse entirely at any moment. Villagers have demanded that the PHC be shifted immediately to a safer location or that the building be urgently repaired.

Following the dissolution of the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) amid allegations of mismanagement and irregularities in its functioning, several doctors in the capital have urged the Delhi government to conduct online elections for the reconstitution of the Council.

In a letter addressed to the Delhi Health Minister, Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh, the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) highlighted that the recent dissolution of the Delhi Medical Council has left a gap in representation and regulatory oversight. The association stressed the need for reforms but pointed out that past elections lacked transparency, accessibility and participatory voting mechanisms.

FAIMA noted that many resident doctors, postgraduate trainees, and young practitioners working long hours in hospitals, particularly in government setups, struggle to vote in offline elections due to their demanding schedules. This, they said, leads to poor representation of young doctors in the council.