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Health Bulletin 14/ December/ 2024 - Video

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Here are the top health news for the day:

Maharashtra Medical Council to take strict action against doctors over misleading ads, misuse of social media
The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has decided to take strict action against doctors for misleading advertisements and misuse of social media by registered medical practitioners.

The medical council is to start taking action against doctors after receiving complaints from patients in this regard. The Council has received seven such complaints against registered medical practitioners.

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HC slams State for arbitrary action, says doctors deserve rightful pay

Upholding a single judge bench's order of granting assistant professors their due pay scales in accordance with the Punjab Medical Education (Group-A) Service Rules of 2016, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that doctors deserve respect and their rightful pay under the law.

Before dismissing an appeal filed by Assistant Professors, the HC Division bench of Justices Anupinder Singh Grewal and Lapita Banerji also slammed the State Government for its capricious and irrational action, The Tribune has reported.

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Court grants bail to ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh
The Sealdah court in Kolkata on Friday granted bail to Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, the former officer-in-charge of Tala police station, in connection with the rape and murder case of a woman trainee doctor on August 9.

While Mondal was accused of alleged delay in filing of FIR in the rape and murder of the on-duty doctor at R G Kar Hospital on August 9, Sandip Ghosh was accused of tampering with evidence in the case.

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Allahabad HC orders State to upgrade medical facilities for children with disabilities

In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to develop appropriate educational and medical facilities, along with other support systems, across all districts of the state to ensure the holistic development of children with disabilities.

The order was passed by Justice Ajay Bhanot, followed a petition filed by Shivani, a teacher at a government school in Etah, who sought a transfer to a school in Noida or Ghaziabad on humanitarian grounds.

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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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