Delhi HC refuses bail to Ophthalmologist accused of ISIS LinksThe Delhi High Court bench recently denied granting bail to an ophthalmologist, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly being associated with the terrorist group ISIS.Even though the counsel for the doctor repeatedly urged the Court to consider the bail plea, considering that he is a qualified ophthalmologist from MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, the HC bench observed that the accused could not be given a clean chit just because he had an MD degree.For more information, click on the link below:’MD Degree No Clean Chit’: Delhi HC Rejects Bail of Doctor Accused of ISIS Links88 Ragging Complaints from PG Medicos at Private Medical Colleges in Last 2 Years: NMC reveals in RTI response
In the last two years, the National Medical Commission (NMC) received 88 ragging complaints from postgraduate medical students in private medical colleges across India.The Apex Medical Commission revealed this data in response to an RTI application filed by the National President of the United Doctors’ Front (UDF), Dr Lakshya Mittal.For more information, click on the link below:88 Ragging Complaints from PG Medicos at Private Medical Colleges in Last 2 Years: NMC in RTI responseDeath of 30-year-old at Delhi’s Moolchand Hospital Sparks Allegations of Medical Negligence
A 30-year-old man died at Moolchand Hospital in Lajpat Nagar on Thursday while undergoing treatment, prompting his family to file a complaint with the Delhi Police, accusing the hospital of medical negligence.The police have confirmed receipt of the complaint but stated that no FIR has been registered yet as they await the postmortem report from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).For more information, click on the link below:Death of 30-year-old at Moolchand Hospital Sparks Allegations of Medical NegligenceMUHS Report reveals Faculty Crunch: 10 GMCs functioning with less than 50 percent teaching staffHighlighting major concerns regarding the quality of medical education in Maharashtra, a recent inspection report by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, revealed an acute shortage of teaching faculty in the government medical colleges across the State.As per the MUHS inspection report, not a single government medical college and hospital in Maharashtra has 100% of its teaching posts filled. In fact, ten GMCs in the State are reportedly functioning with less than half the sanctioned teaching staff, TOI has reported.For more information, click on the link below:MUHS Report reveals Acute Faculty Shortage in GMCs- 10 functioning with less than 50 percent teaching staff