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Health Bulletin 03/ March/ 2025 - Video

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Overview

Here are the top health news for the day:

Govt Doctors seeking Voluntary retirement in alarming numbers, Orissa HC issues recommendations

While dismissing a petition filed by a Professor of Physiology seeking early retirement, the Orissa High Court recently highlighted a "troubling pattern" of doctors across the country seeking voluntary retirement in an "alarming number".

Terming it a growing public health crisis, the HC bench comprising Justice S.K. Panigrahi held that if the situation continued, it would weaken the foundation of the healthcare system, leaving the patients without access to treatment.

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Doctors fearing postponement of NEET PG 2025 amid NEET PG 2024 counselling delays

Pointing out that the counselling for the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2024 exam has still not been concluded, doctors have expressed their concern over the NEET PG 2025 exam being conducted on the scheduled date.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the National Board of Examinations (NBE) further reduced the qualifying percentile for PG medical admissions 2024-2025 academic year to the 5th percentile for all categories. Thereafter the States across the country started announcing dates for the stray vacancy round.

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MBBS student, wife held for kidnapping, murdering 70-year-old in extortion bid

In a shocking turn of events, a fourth-year MBBS student and his wife have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a 70-year-old retired man in a desperate attempt to extort money for medical college fees. Facing financial constraints and fearing an inability to complete his studies, the student, along with his wife, hatched a plan to blackmail the elderly man. However, when their scheme failed, they allegedly strangled him to death.

To destroy the evidence, the accused couple took the help of their two relatives and allegedly dismembered the elderly man's body into several pieces, packed the remains in plastic bags and dumped it in a canal in Saharanpur’s Badgaon area. The chilling crime came to light after police found the dismembered remains of the man on February 20, two weeks after he went missing.

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Phagwara Civil Hospital struggles with staff shortage
Despite the Punjab Government’s claims of providing high-quality medical infrastructure and free laboratory tests and medicines at Civil Hospitals, the reality at the 140-bedded Civil Hospital in Phagwara tells a different story.
Medical dialogues had previously reported that in response to the ongoing shortage of doctors and medical equipment at the Civil Hospital Phagwara, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has requested a report from the Civil Surgeon to address these persistent deficiencies. This has reportedly been affecting the hospital's patient care facility for several months.

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Speakers

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.
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