Health Bulletin 28/ September/ 2024

Here are top health stories for the day:

Expert evidence crucial in determining Medical Negligence in Gangrene-Related Thumb Amputation: Court

Observing that expert opinion plays a vital role in determining negligence, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently exonerated an Odisha-based hospital accused of medical negligence while providing treatment to a patient suffering from a snake bite injury.
During her treatment at the hospital, the patient developed gangrene on her right thumb, which was amputated consequently. Even though the patient alleged negligence by the hospital, the Apex Consumer Court noted that there was no expert opinion that was brought on record.

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NEET PG pattern change: NBE submits response to Supreme Court, next hearing set for Sept 30
After the Supreme Court’s direction last week, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) submitted its response before the Apex Court regarding the allegations of discrepancies and last-minute changes in the National Eligibility-and-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) Examination 2024.

However, the Apex Court bench took note of the fact that there was no appearance on behalf of the Central Government. Therefore, the bench comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra has asked any of the ASGs to assist the Court.

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HC grants relief to PwD MBBS aspirant for unintentional error in Application Form
Granting relief to a disabled MBBS aspirant, who had inadvertently selected the ‘no’ option in the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) column of the online application form, the Bombay High Court has directed a Government Medical College in Maharashtra to admit him.
Due to the error in the application form, the candidate, who suffers from a locomotor disability to the extent of 40%, was not examined for his disability status.
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PGI Chandigarh forms committee to probe allegations against 2 Urology Professors
The Postgraduate Medical Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has set up high-level committees to probe grievances filed against two different faculty members of the Urology Department of the institute.

The Director of PGIMER, Dr Vivek Lal received these two complaints in just three months. One of these two complaints was filed by a woman patient hailing from Punjab and the other one was filed by the senior residents of the Department.

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Duty doctor attacked by patient’s attendant at Jaipur hospital, sparks outrage
In a case of alleged violence against a medical professional, an on-duty resident doctor at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur was allegedly assaulted by family members who were unhappy with the treatment given to their patient admitted to the trauma centre.

The chaos erupted on Wednesday morning when the family members of a patient at the trauma centre confronted the doctor stating that they were dissatisfied with how the resident doctor had treated their patient. During this violent altercation, the doctor was injured.

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