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NHRC takes cognizance of patient’s death at Kanpur Medical College

Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the death of a patient due to a lack of proper treatment at Kanpur Dehat Medical College, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, seeking a detailed report within two weeks. The […]

Quack booked after 45-year-old patient dies

Indore: A man posing as a doctor has been booked by Indore police following the death of a 45-year-old patient at an unauthorised clinic. An investigation has revealed that the quack possessed neither a medical degree nor valid registration with any state or national medical council. The accused had reportedly been running a clinic under […]

Intermittent Fasting Under 8 Hours May Raise Heart Death Risk by 135 Percent: Study Finds

China: A new study published in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews has raised safety concerns over very short time-restricted eating patterns. The research, led by Victor W. Zhong and colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, found that consuming all meals within an eight-hour window was associated with a significantly […]

Supreme Court Notice to Centre, NMC on Doctors’ Inhumane Duty Hours Plea

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh today, i.e., on 22.08.2025, issued notice to the Union Government and the National Medical Commission (NMC) on the plea filed by doctors’ body challenging the ‘inhuman’ working hours of resident doctors. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the doctors under the United Doctors’ […]

5 Doctors suspended over irregularities in Rajasthan Health Scheme

A shocking fraud and alleged irregularities in the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS), the state’s flagship programme, has led to the suspension of nine individuals, two Ayurveda doctors, three allopathy doctors and four government employees for allegedly misusing a beneficiary’s health card to claim fake medical treatments and benefits worth around Rs 26 lakh. In […]

Health Bulletin 23/August/2025

Here are the top health stories of the day: NHRC takes cognizance of patient’s death at Kanpur Medical College Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the death of a patient due to a lack of proper treatment at Kanpur Dehat Medical College, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the […]

Madras HC upholds appointment of differently-abled Siddha doctor under SC quota

Madurai: Upholding an order passed by a single judge granting relief to a differently-abled Siddha practitioner belonging to a Scheduled Caste community by directing the government to appoint him to the post of Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha), the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dimissed the appeal stating that it found no infirmity in […]

DME Chhattisgarh notifies revised NEET MDS 2025 Stray Vacancy Counselling Schedule, 64 Seats available

Chhattisgarh- The Director of Medical Education (DME), Chhattisgarh, has revised the Chhattisgarh State Quota National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Postgraduate Master of Dental Surgery MDS Stray Vacancy Round Counselling tentative revised schedule for the academic year 2025. The schedule has been released on the official website of DME Chhattisgarh.  Also Read: Chhattisgarh MBBS, BDS Admissions: Round 1 allotment list […]