Health Bulletin 20/August/2025 - Video

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), NBE has released the NEET PG 2025 results.

According to NBE, a total of 242493 candidates were scheduled to appear in the PG medical entrance examination. 230114 candidates appeared in the examination. 128116 candidates have qualified.

A man posing as a doctor has been arrested for allegedly duping patients and their families at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH).

The accused, a resident of Vivekananda Pally in Shalugara under Bhaktinagar Police Station limits, had reportedly been impersonating as a medical professional for an extended period, targeting vulnerable families who had come to the hospital seeking treatment.

The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) has temporarily suspended the National Eligibility and Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) counselling for the academic year 2025 for MBBS and BDS courses "till further orders".

The decision comes just two days before the scheduled release of the round 1 seat allotment results, leaving reportedly over 11,000 medical aspirants in West Bengal in uncertainty.

Quashing the criminal proceedings against a doctor under Section 304 A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Kerala High Court recently observed that a medical practitioner would only be liable under this section if he had committed a rash or negligent act that resulted in the patient's death.

"The law is thus well laid down that a medical practitioner can be prosecuted for medical negligence only if the procedure/treatment adopted by him is contrary to the general and approved practice. Moreover, for attracting the offence under Section 304A, the doctor should have committed a rash or negligent act," observed the HC bench comprising Justice V.G. Arun.