Health Bulletin 13/January/2026 - Video
Overview
Here are the top health stories for the day:
170 Doctors in MP Mark Fake Attendance, Including 5 from 200 km Away
Following the launch of a State government application to track doctors' locations, around 170 bonded doctors from 48 districts in Madhya Pradesh were found marking fake attendance on the Sarthak app despite not reporting for duty at their hospitals.
Of these, five doctors from Betul district were found to have marked their attendance while they were actually 150–200 kilometres away. This came to light during an investigation by the Directorate of Health.
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MP: 170 doctors found marking fake attendance, 5 from 200 km away
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Declaring AYUSH Doctors as Registered Medical Practitioners
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Union Ministries of Law, Health and AYUSH on a PIL seeking recognition of AYUSH doctors as "Registered Medical Practitioners" under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
The plea also urged the Centre to constitute an expert committee to review and update the Act’s schedule, arguing that its blanket ban on advertisements for certain diseases unfairly restricts AYUSH practitioners from disseminating truthful, scientific medical information. The petition contended that the decades-old law is outdated, disproportionately curtails the right to information, and fails to reflect present-day medical and scientific developments.
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Doctors' Body Urges President's Intervention After NMC Revokes Vaishno Devi MBBS Permissions
The National Medical Commission's recent decision to withdraw permission for the MBBS course at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Katra is facing backlash.
Members of the Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) are now seeking President Droupadi Murmu's immediate intervention to reverse the Apex Medical Commission's "arbitrary, unjust and deeply troubling" decision.
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Doctors absent for over a year to be dismissed: AP Minister Satya Kumar Yadav
Doctors who remain absent from duty for more than a year without informing authorities will be terminated from government service, Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has warned.
The minister made it clear that strict action would be taken against doctors who fail to report to work even after an appointment or transfer. He said such doctors will be referred to the Directorate of Medical Education and will face disciplinary proceedings following an explanation.
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Strict action against doctors absent for over a year: AP Minister Satya Kumar Yadav
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