Health Bulletin 05

Even though the matter was listed for a hearing later, the Apex Court bench agreed to hear the issue on September 4 after an urgent application was filed, citing that the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) counselling is set to commence on or after September 5. Questioning the intent of the petitioners, the top court bench adjourned the matter to next week for further hearing. For more details, check out the full story on the link mentioned below: Supreme Court Questions NEET PG Plea: Lack of Transparency or Low Marks? Doctors Demand Strict Implementation of AIIMS 12-Hour Day, 48-hour week Duty Roster Demanding implementation of the recent order of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) regarding a 12-hour/day and 48-hour/week duty roster for residents, a doctors' body has written to the Director of the institute. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in the OM dated 21.08.2025, AIIMS announced that the resident doctors would get one weekly holiday by rotation, and their duty hours would not normally exceed 12 hours per day. Further, the institute had mentioned that the junior residents should ordinarily work for 48 hours per week and not more than 12 hours at a stretch, subject to the condition that the working hours would be flexible, keeping in view the workload and availability of doctors for clinical work. For more details, check out the full story on the link mentioned below: Doctors Demand Strict Implementation of AIIMS 12-Hour Day, 48-hour week Duty Roster Manipal Hospitals Baner Performs Vagus Nerve Stimulation Surgery on 9-year-old boy Doctors at Manipal Hospitals Baner have successfully performed Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Surgery on 9-year-old boy from Bengaluru. For the last five years, boy had been suffering from drug resistant multi focal epilepsy. The child's speech, movement, and cognitive brain function were all affected by the daily recurrent seizures that he had despite taking several medications. He had developed epileptic encephalopathy and had regression of milestones. This child underwent Video EEG monitoring at our hospital to define multifocality of seizures. Dr Mudassar Epileptologist and neurologist confirmed the continuous electrical discharges from both sides of brain suggesting diagnosis of epileptic encephalopathy. The case was extensively discussed in comprehensive epilepsy surgery meet and final decision was taken for VNS after discussing Pros and cons with the parents. For more details, check out the full story on the link mentioned below: Manipal Hospitals Baner Successfully Performs Vagus Nerve Stimulation Surgery on 9-year-old boy UP Cancels 64 MBBS Admissions over fake Freedom Fighter Quota Certificates Authorities have uncovered widespread misuse of the two per cent freedom fighter quota in MBBS admissions in Uttar Pradesh. Out of the 88 reserved seats, 79 were allotted, and 71 students reportedly took admission in medical colleges under this quota. The two per cent freedom fighter quota reserves 88 MBBS seats out of 4,442 in Uttar Pradesh’s medical colleges as a recognition of the sacrifices made by freedom fighters and their families.