Health Bulletin 13/November/2025 - Video
Overview
Here are the top health stories for the day:
NBE Issues NEET PG 2025 Advisory for Candidates and Accredited Hospitals
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released two important advisories, one for candidates allotted NBEMS seats through the NEET PG All India Quota (AIQ) Counselling for the academic year 2025 and another for NBE-accredited hospitals participating in the admission process conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
According to the notice issued by the NBEMS in this regard, the online Centralised Merit-Based Counselling for the AIQ seats for the 2025 session has been notified by the MCC, DGHS (MoHFW). Therefore, all the NBEMS-accredited hospitals and the candidates are advised to carefully go through the counselling schedule, information bulletin, counselling scheme, and other notices published by MCC and comply accordingly.
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NEET PG Counselling 2025: NBE issues advisory for candidates, accredited hospitals
Al Falah Medical College Comes Under NMC Scanner Over Red Fort Blast Links
Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences and Research has now come under the National Medical Commission (NMC) scanner after an assistant professor of the institute was found to be the alleged accused in the Red Fort car blast case.
Speaking to Medical Dialogues, a senior NMC official said that the Commission is monitoring the investigation, and further action will be taken based on the findings of the probe.
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Kamineni Hospital Telangana Fined Rs 1 Crore for Administering Double Anaesthesia to Caesarean Patient
Holding Narketpally-based Kamineni Hospital liable for medical negligence leading to the death of a patient during childbirth, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Nalgonda, has directed it to pay Rs 1 crore compensation to the deceased's family.
Noting that the patient was administered anaesthesia twice, resulting in an overdose, the District Consumer Court held that the treating doctors and the hospital failed to exercise adequate care during and after surgery, leading to the death of the patient back in 2018.
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India Records 21% Drop in Tuberculosis Cases, Surpassing Global Decline: WHO Report
India has achieved a significant milestone in its fight against tuberculosis (TB), recording a 21% decline in TB incidence from 237 cases per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024, nearly double the global decline of 12%, according to the World Health Organization's Global TB Report 2025. This steep reduction highlights India's sustained focus on technology-powered case detection, wider access to treatment, and robust community involvement.
Key progress indicators include a rise in treatment coverage to 92% in 2024 from 53% in 2015, a treatment success rate of 90% under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, and a decline in mortality from 28 to 21 deaths per lakh population over the same period. India diagnosed 26.18 lakh TB patients in 2024, with "missing" cases plunging from 15 lakh in 2015 to under one lakh. The government's initiatives include expanded screening of over 19 crore vulnerable individuals, large-scale deployment of AI-enabled diagnostic tools, enhanced nutritional support through Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana, and tailored care for high-risk patients, positioning India to sustain its rapid progress towards a TB-free future.
REFERENCE: Global tuberculosis report 2025. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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