Health Bulletin 17/ February/ 2025

Here are the top health news for the day:NBE collected Rs 75 crore from NEET PG 2024 fees, reveals RTIThe National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS/NBE) has collected Rs 75 crore as exam fees for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2024, revealed response to a Right to Information (RTI) application.Dr. Aman Kaushik, an RTI activist filed the application to the NBEMS and sought the details of the total examination fee amount collected from all the candidates who applied for the PG medical entrance exam test i.e. NEET PG 2024 this year.For more information, click on the link below:RTI reveals NBE Collected Rs 75 Crore as NEET PG 2024 Exam Fees, doctors question lack of centresJharkhand HC Directs reimbursement for mental health treatmentEmphasizing that the treatment of mental health needs to be treated on a par with physical healthcare, the Jharkhand High Court recently held that one cannot be denied reimbursement for expenses incurred to get mental health treatment.The HC bench comprising Justice Ananda Sen ruled that excluding psychiatric treatment from medical reimbursement schemes violated the Mental Healthcare Act, of 2017 and therefore, no reimbursement policy could capriciously exclude psychiatric care.For more information, click on the link below:Medical reimbursement for mental health treatment cannot be denied: HCAIIMS appoints Anaesthesiology professor as officer-in-charge of security servicesThe All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has appointed Dr Shailendra Kumar, an additional professor of anesthesiology as the officer in charge of security services. This move aims to streamline coordination between the security department and patients, faculty and students at the institute.The officer in-charge (OIC) of security will ensure that the needs of patients, staff and students are considered in a more holistic manner while planning deployment of security guards.For more information, click on the link below:AIIMS appoints Anaesthesiology Professor as officer-in-charge of security servicesSrinivasan Medical College gets 6 new seats for MD, MS admissions in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu (TN Health) has released the Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Samayapuram seat matrix for admission to Postgraduate (PG) Degree/Diploma Courses for the 2024-25 session.Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital is a state-private medical college and is located in Samayapuram, Tamil Nadu. The college has recently added 2 PG Degree/Diploma courses 2024-25 session in Government and Management quota.For more information, click on the link below:MD, MS admissions in Tamil Nadu: 6 New Seats Added Srinivasan Medical College PG Seat Matrix