Doctors

Considering the pressure on doctors due to massive surge in COVID cases, the UP government has decided to deploy fourth and fifth-year MBBS students at hospitals. The decision came after the state government announced the cancelation of MBBS exams amid rising cases of infections. Reportedly, the private labs and hospitals will also be used as COVID facilities to increase the medical infrastructure in the state.

An eight-member Russian medical team performed a two-hour long open heart surgery without fearing when the hospital was under fire. Over 120 people were evacuated including the heart patient, with no injuries reported. The 1907-built, only hospital with cardiology department in Blagoveshchensk city, caught fire after a short circuit. The hospital officials blew the smoke out of the operation theatre with an emergency electricity cable.

Supreme Court's bench lead by Justice Ashok Bhushan on December 15 suggested Attorney General Tushar Mehta of granting a break to doctors working on COVID-19 duties. The bench had expressed their concern about doctors' mental health as they were working for at least eight months. Moreover, the bench opined that long schedule for doctors would be "painful". Abiding the direction, the Attorney General has promised the Apex of offering breaks.… read-more

Madras High Court on October 7 cancelled admission of 65 doctors in Postgraduate and diploma courses from May 2017. The court also imposed Rs 30 lakh fine on six colleges of Puducherry. Justice Venkatesh said this will give strong message to the rules-violating medical institutions that use the delayed counselling loophole to fill self-financing seats. Earlier, the Medical Council of India in 2018 had asked the colleges to cancel admissions… read-more