Health Bulletin 29/ April/ 2025 - Video
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Here are the top health news for the day:
Noting that a posting was not issued within the two-year bond period, the Madras High Court bench recently granted relief to a doctor, whose Post Graduate Degree Certificate was retained by Madras Medical College due to the incomplete bond service liability.
The HC bench comprising Justice N Mala directed the Dean of Madras Medical College to return the Post Graduate Degree Certificate in MD General Medicine to the petitioner within four weeks.
In a shocking and tragic incident, an Alwar-based 25-year-old Foreign Medical Graduate died with severe burn injuries. While it is still unclear how the doctor got the injuries, the Rajasthan police have registered a murder case against a man from Rewari.
The doctor, who completed her medical degree from the Philippines and was preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE), was supposed to be in Delhi for her education. However, she was mysteriously found in Haryana's Hisar with severe burn injuries.
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Demands for a single-shift NEET PG 2025 are escalating further, as doctors push for "One Nation, One Shift" to ensure fairness and transparency.
Pointing out that the NEET UG entrance examination is held for 25 lakh students, who appear in one exam in a single shift, RTI activist Dr. Vivek Pandey has questioned why the same is not possible for the NEET Postgraduate exam as well.
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In a major move to address the shortage of medical specialists in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government has announced a stipend hike for doctors, ranging from 50% to 170%. Senior residents and tutor specialists will now receive Rs 1 lakh per month, up from the earlier Rs 60,000– Rs 65,000, while super specialists’ stipends have been raised to Rs 1.30 lakh.
The decision aims to make government service more appealing to skilled medical professionals and fill the 376 vacant specialist posts across the state's medical colleges. The government also announced that doctors on study leave would continue to draw full pay, further incentivising retention and career growth.
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