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Kolkata: The wife of the prime suspect, Sandip Ghosh in the RG Kar rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor case approached the Calcutta High Court seeking reconsideration of the West Bengal Medical Council’s decision of cancelling Sandip’s registration as a medical practitioner. In response, the Calcutta High Court has instructed the council to review the appeal submitted by her.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that after failing to respond to a show cause notice issued to the former principal of RG Kar Medical College Sandip Ghosh, the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) cancelled his medical registration following allegations of his involvement in financial irregularities at the state-run hospital during his tenure.
The show cause notice was issued to Ghosh on September 7 seeking a satisfactory reply. The council had earlier warned him that failure to respond would lead to cancellation of his registration from the council. However, he failed to respond to the notice for over a week.
The vacation bench, led by Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) on Tuesday was hearing a plea moved by Sansip Ghosh’s wife Sangeeta Ghosh. Her counsel argued that an order issued on September 19, 2024, led to the removal of Sandip’s name from the West Bengal Medical Council’s register of registered medical practitioners.
Furthermore, it claimed that a representation was submitted by Ghosh’s wife via email on September 23, 2024, questioning the cancellation of Ghosh’s medical registration but it was overlooked by the Council.
Also read- West Bengal Medical Council cancels Dr Sandip Ghosh’s registration
While hearing the case, the court noted that Sandip failed to respond to a show cause notice issued to him, even after 13 days, leading to the council’s decision to remove his name from the register of registered medical practitioners.
In response, her counsel stated that he was unable to respond to a show-cause notice issued by the council due to his custody status and he is also currently in custody.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) served a show-cause notice to Ghosh when was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for his alleged involvement in financial irregularities at the state-run hospital when he was in charge of its affairs. Ghosh was asked to reply satisfactorily or else his registration would be cancelled by the State Medical Council
Considering that Sandip Ghosh was not in a position to file an explanation as called for during his period of detention, the court directed the West Bengal Medical Council to consider the representation of his wife by giving a proper hearing to her and then consider the case. The court also directed Sangeeta Ghosh and her counsel to consider the legality of the September 19 notice and decide the same in accordance with the law.
“The said exercise be completed by 22nd November 2024,” noted the bench as reported by Millennium Post.
Also read- Delay in cancellation of Sandip Ghosh’s registration: NMC writes to State Medical Council
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Hyderabad: In a significant move to prevent medical malpractices, Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) conducted inspections across various clinics in Parigi, Vikarabad, Moinabad, and Tandur on Saturday. During the inspection, 25 quacks posing as doctors were charged with criminal complaints.
Dr Srinivas, vice-chairman of the TGMC, reported that six quacks were identified in Parigi town of Vikarabad district. The inspection revealed that these doctors were operating without an MBBS certificate and had only completed their intermediate education. The inspection also uncovered that these quacks operated between 8 and 10 beds in in-house pharmacies and scanning centres.
Srinivas further mentioned that several quacks had locked their clinic and fled from the scene upon seeing the inspection team. Alarmingly these clinics do not follow proper biomedical waste disposal procedures which poses a significant health risk.
Also Read: Quack arrested for operating clinic in Thane
Cases have been filed under Sections 34 and 54 of the National Medical Council Act, which stipulates that violations can result in a one-year jail term and fines up to ₹5 lakh.
Srinivas also mentioned that the TGMC would recommend the DMHO to seize the clinics operated by these quacks. He urged the public to seek treatment only from qualified doctors and those from AYUSH medical streams.
Also Read: Quack practising for 20 years arrested in Vadodara
Medical dialogues had earlier reported a similar case where a 40-year-old lab technician-turned-quack was arrested by the Special Operations Team of Malkajgiri on Tuesday for running an unauthorized clinic and diagnostic centre in Uppal under the name “Manikanta Poly Clinic & Diagnostic Centre.” According to Nandyala Narasimha Reddy, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of the Special Operations Team (SOT) at Rachakonda Commissionerate, the raid exposed a range of illegal activities at the facility. During the operation, authorities confiscated a substantial quantity of medicines and prescription books.
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New Haven: Modifi Biosciences, Inc., has announced that the company has been acquired by Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada.
“In founding Modifi Biosciences, we sought to radically change the oncology treatment paradigm for cancer patients with glioblastoma and other tumors,” said Ranjit S. Bindra, MD, PhD, Modifi Biosciences Co-founder, Harvey and Kate Cushing, Professor of Therapeutic Radiology at Yale School of Medicine, and Scientific Director of the Yale Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital. “We are honored to have Merck recognize the potential of our science, and as an oncology company, they are perfectly positioned to advance our innovations through clinical trials and commercialization.”
Under the terms of the agreement Merck, through a subsidiary, has acquired all outstanding shares of Modifi Biosciences for $30 million upfront. Modifi Biosciences shareholders are also eligible to receive potential milestone payments totaling up to $1.3 billion.
Modifi Biosciences, a Yale University spinout company formed in 2021, has developed a novel class of small molecules that target cancer cells lacking expression of a key DNA repair protein called O6-methylguanine methyl transferase (MGMT). Modifi Biosciences’ research has been validated through its initial work published by the academic founders in Science in 2022, and subsequent compelling pre-clinical data across a number of tumor models including patient-derived xenograft models of gliomas and other cancers with intrinsic DNA repair defects.
“DNA repair defects are a frequent hallmark of tumor cells and a major cause of resistance to cancer therapy,” said Dr. David Weinstock, vice president, discovery oncology, Merck Research Laboratories. “The talented Modifi Biosciences team has developed an innovative approach that we believe has potential for treating some of the most refractory cancer types.”
“We designed our small molecules to have the ability to uniquely overcome clinical resistance mechanisms that have been known for decades but until now have been non-actionable. Additionally, we created the molecules in a manner which allows them to be rapidly progressed from bench-to-bedside,” said Seth Herzon, PhD, Modifi Biosciences co-founder and the Milton Harris ’29 PhD Professor of Chemistry in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutic Radiology at the Yale School of Medicine.
Read also: Merck’s KEYTRUDA Gains European Approval for Two New Gynecologic Cancer Treatments
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Jagtial: The body of a 29-year-old private doctor, who went missing was discovered on Monday morning in the SRSP flood flow canal near Vittampeta in Metpalli Mandal.
The deceased identified as Dr Uday Kumar went missing the previous day in the SRSP flood flow canal. As per the recent media reports by Telangana today, Police, who launched a search operation for the missing doctor, found his body some distance away from the spot in the morning.
The missing doctor Uday Kumar is a resident of Hanamkonda and was currently employed at Yashoda Hospital in Metpalli. On Sunday he along with his friends Dr Prashanth Kumar and Dr Ashok Reddy, the owner of the hospital Atmakuri Raju and another person Lingala Likith Reddy joined a party. They went to Metla Chittapur of Metpalli Mandal to have this party.
After this gathering when they were returning both Uday Kumar Reddy and Prasanth Kumar stopped at a spot. They then went down to the Canal to have a bath. While crossing the canal they found themselves in distress due to the strong current caused by heavy water flow. Due to the heavy flow both the doctors were washed away.
However, Prashant Kumar had saved himself by reaching the bank after some distance but Uday Kumar went missing.
Dr Uday Kumar’s disappearance has led local authorities to initiate an investigation. Tragically his body was found the next morning, located some distance downstream.
Also Read:Bengaluru: Three medical students feared washed away in lake, search on
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Chhattisgarh- The Director of Medical Education (DME), Chhattisgarh has released a notice regarding the registration process for admission to the Bachelor of Dental Medicine (BDS) course for the academic year 2024. The notice regarding the new registration has been released as per admission rules to fill the vacant seats in Private Dental colleges in Chhattisgarh.
As per the notice, applications are invited from all the eligible candidates for new registration. Therefore, the new registration and choice filling is being taken for the vacant seats of dental colleges for the next phase of counselling. After which the merit list of newly registered candidates will be released. In the allotment, first of all, the previously registered candidates will be allotted, after which the vacant seats will be allotted to the newly registered candidates and both the allotment lists will be published. Thereafter, the process of scrutiny and admission will be done as per the timetable of the stray vacancy round.
On this, DME Chhattisgarh has released the timetable of the registration process for admission to the BDS course for the academic year 2024. As per the timetable, today i.e. 31 October 2024 is the last date for registration, fee submission and choice filling and locking process therefore, candidates are requested to register themselves before the time ends. Below is the timetable for the new registration-
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Starting date for online application. |
October 30, 2024, 12:00 Noon. |
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Online application last date. |
31 October 2024, 11:59 PM. |
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Online Application Fee (Non-Refundable). |
1 For Unreserved Category (UR) and Other Backward Class (OBC) Category Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only). 2 For Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) category Rs. 500/- (Rs. Five Hundred only). |
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Choice Filling and Locking. |
October 30, 2024, 12:00 Noon to October 31, 2024, 11:59 PM. |
To view the notice, click on the link below
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