Health Bulletin 07/ December/ 2024 - Video

Holding a Surat-based doctor guilty of providing negligent treatment leading to a patient's death and misrepresenting his qualifications, the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC) has suspended the medical registration of the said doctor for six months.

According to recent media reports, the Council found out that the accused doctor misrepresented his degrees and claimed to possess an MD degree in modern medicine despite possessing only an MBBS degree.

Through a recent notice, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has invited applications for the Establishment of a New Medical college or institution intending to offer MBBS courses and increase the number of UG seats in an established Medical college or Institution for the Academic year (AY)2025-2026.

With this, the NMC has notified the "MARB Guidelines for assessment of medical college and institutions 2024”. The guidelines specify the procedure for applying for MBBS and PG medical courses, assessment, applications and evaluation of the applications along with guidelines for identifying fake patients and the code of conduct for the assessors.

Tragically, just minutes after giving birth to a baby girl, a 28-year-old woman died at Capital Hospital in Meerut when a malfunction in the lift's belt caused it to crash and her neck became trapped in the lift's gates, causing severe head and neck injuries.

Angered and devastated over her death, the family members vandalised the hospital property when doctors and staff fled the spot during the accident, as per TOI news report.

In an unfortunate incident, a 30-year-old tuberculosis patient admitted to the Government Medical College allegedly ended his life after jumping from the window of his room on the fourth floor on Friday, police said.

According to hospital authorities, Subhash, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, died by suicide because of shock, however, his father alleged negligence by the hospital staff.