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Health Bulletin 30/ May/ 2024 - Video

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Here are the top health news for the day:

Pune hospital's action against doctors who 'switched' teen driver's blood sample

In the latest twist in the Porsche car crash in Pune, B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital dean Dr Vinayak Kale has been sent on compulsory leave due to allegations of not treating the situation with the necessary seriousness and failing to make appropriate decisions in his capacity as dean.

This came hours after Dr Kale disclosed that he selected Dr **, the head of the Forensic Medicine Department as the medical superintendent based on a suggestion from Maharashtra's medical education minister, Hasan Mushrif.

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Porsche Crash Case: Sassoon Hospital Dean Sent On Compulsory Leave, 2 Doctors Arrested For Swapping Blood Sample Suspended


SIMS Hapur medicos on strike alleging inadequate stipend, harassment: NMC takes cognizance, directs college to furnish details

Taking note of the grievances of the students of Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Hapur regarding inadequate stipend and alleged harassment, the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked the concerned medical college to furnish details in this regard within 2 days.
The Apex Medical Commission has sought the details of the stipend paid to the Interns and PG students, month-wise for the year 2023 and 2024 along with documentary evidence. Further, the Commission has also sought the roster of all PG students for the last 3 months.
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Getting a tattoo puts you at higher risk of cancer, claims study

Nowadays, tattoos have become a popular form of self-expression, with many individuals sporting one or more designs on their skin. However, a new study suggests that this trend might come with a significant health risk. Conducted by a team from Sweden, the research indicates that people with tattoos could be at a 21 percent higher risk of developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
The study analyzed data from 11,905 individuals, out of which 2,938 had lymphoma between the ages of 20 and 60. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire about their lifestyle factors. In the control group of 4,193 people, 21 percent were tattooed (289 individuals), while in the lymphoma-free group, 18 percent were tattooed (735 individuals).
Reference: Christel Nielsen, Mats Jerkeman, Anna Saxne Jöud,
Tattoos as a risk factor for malignant lymphoma: a population-based case–control study, eClinicalMedicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102649.


Bonds executed prior to July 22, 2022 illegal! Karnataka HC waives compulsory rural service bond for 447 MBBS doctors

In a recent order, the Karnataka High Court granted relief to 447 MBBS medicos by waiving their compulsory rural service for one year, as sought under the 2012 amendment of Rule 11 of Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules 2006. The HC bench comprising Justice M Nagaprasanna granted this relief after noting that the State Government failed to notify the amended rule in the official Gazette for 10 years after it was finalised.
However, clarifying that the relief was only limited to the petitioners, the bench further held that the concerned law is valid and MBBS students pursuing their education in government medical colleges or government quota seats in private medical institutes cannot escape from rural service bond.
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Roshni Dhar

Roshni Dhar, a Mass com graduate with a soft corner for health happenings, joined Medical Dialogues as a news anchor in 2021. Inspired by her mother who is a gynaecologist, she likes to keep herself and the world updated on the occurring in the medical field. She covers various aspects of health news for MDTV at Medical Dialogues. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
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