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Health Bulletin 11/ February/ 2025 - Video

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Overview

Here are the top health news for the day:

Student's Death after injection: Telangana Medical Council issues notice to Nursing Home, Doctors

The Telangana Medical Council has taken suo moto cognisance of case wherein a minor patient died within seconds after being given an injection at a Thorrur-based nursing home.

Taking note of the incident, after it was reported in a local daily, the Council has directed the Medical Superintendent/Medical Director of the Nursing Home, and two doctors associated with the Nursing Home to submit a detailed explanation along with investigations advised to the patient.

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Doctors' Associations Intensify Stir Over SDM Barmer Misconduct
The doctors in Rajasthan have now given a call for OPD suspension, followed by a complete shutdown of services if no action is taken by the authorities against Barmer Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), who was recently accused of misbehaving with an on-duty doctor in a government hospital.

While the All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors' Association (ARISDA) has given a call for the suspension of OPD services tomorrow, the Rajasthan chapter of the United Doctors' Front (UDF) has given an ultimatum of 5 days to the Government, following which it will go for a complete shutdown of services.

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NEET UG 2025: NTA unveils new tie-breaking rule, Check details
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has introduced a new tie-breaking rule for the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2025. Introduced last year, ties between candidates with identical scores were resolved using a seven-step criterion. However, if a tie persists after applying these existing methods, the NTA will now consult an independent expert committee to determine the merit order through a random process.

The changes are particularly crucial given the increasing competition among medical aspirants, where even a fraction of a mark can determine college admission.

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Activists protest at Lakhimpur Medical College Hospital over shortage of specialist doctors

Demanding better medical facilities and specialist doctors, activists from the Asomiya Yuva Manch (AYM) staged a protest on Saturday in front of Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital (LMCH). The protesters carried banners and shouted slogans against the Assam government, blaming it for failing to improve the hospital's condition and its medical infrastructure.

According to AYM General Secretary Anupam Saikia, LMCH, which opened its doors to medical aspirants, doctors and the public in 2022 lacks specialists in critical areas like neurology, cardiology, neurosurgery, urology, and nephrology. He also pointed out that the hospital does not have enough CT scan machines, forcing patients to travel long distances to Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh or Gauhati Medical College for treatment.

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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.
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