Health Bulletin 08/October/2025 - Video
Overview
Here are the top health stories of the day:
NEET PG 2025 Data Leak: Students allege data reportedly sold for Rs 3,599
Even as the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) remains engaged in the ongoing Supreme Court proceedings concerning the NEET PG 2025 transparency plea, it is now facing fresh concerns after several aspirants alleged that their personal data may have been leaked.
Some of the candidates have claimed that they are receiving calls and messages from admission counsellors offering secure MD or MS seats for sale.
Taking to social media platforms like X, students have started to question how private entities obtained their data to solicit admissions beyond the regular admission process and centralised counselling, conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and the NBEMS.
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'Our data's on sale for Rs 3,599'- NEET PG 2025 students allege massive privacy breach
Supreme Court seeks Centre and States’ response on NEET PG Transgender Reservation
While hearing the plea filed by two transgender persons seeking reservation in the NEET PG exam as per the 2014 NALSA judgment, the Supreme Court has asked the States, which are yet to file an affidavit, to file it and inform the Court when they are going to implement the horizontal reservation for transgender persons.
In the 2014 NALSA judgment, the Apex Court had directed that transgender persons should be treated as socially and educationally backward classes and extend all kinds of reservation in educational institutes.
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NEET PG reservation for transgender persons: Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre, States
Supreme Court Defers Hearing in RG Kar Hospital Doctor Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its hearing in the suo-motu case involving the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, rescheduling it for November.
The convict Sanjay Roy was sentenced to "life term imprisonment till death" in connection with the case on January 20. The brutal incident triggered nationwide outrage and prolonged protests in West Bengal.
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Jaipur SMS Hospital Fire: Superintendent and Trauma Centre In-Charge Removed
Following a devastating fire at the Trauma Centre of Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur on Sunday night, the Rajasthan government has taken swift action to address the tragedy and ensure accountability. The fire claimed the lives of eight patients and left five others critically injured. In response, the government has removed the Superintendent of SMS Hospital and the In-Charge of Trauma Centre from their posts.
Medical Dialogues had previously reported that eight patients were killed and five remain critical after a massive fire broke out late Sunday night in the ICU of the Trauma Centre at Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur. In response, the Rajasthan government has ordered a probe into the incident, while relatives of the deceased patients have alleged negligence and a lack of firefighting equipment.
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Jaipur SMS Hospital Fire: Superintendent, Trauma Centre In-Charge removed
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