Health Bulletin 11/ March/ 2024

Here are the top health news for the day:

NEET UG 2024 registration deadline extended

The deadline for NEET 2024 application submissions has been extended till March 16, 2024, till 10:50 PM. The application fee will have to be deposited by 11.50 pm on the same date.

As per the National Testing Agency (NTA) public notice, while announcing the extension of NEET 2024 registration last date, NTA has said, “Candidates should note that this is a one-time opportunity, so they are advised to use it carefully as no further chance will be given for applying for NEET (UG) – 2024. Please make a note of this and fill out the online Application Form accordingly”.

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NEET 2024 Application Deadline Extended Till March 16

“Addict” doctor roams naked inside Maharashtra Hospital, video is viral

A disturbing incident has come to light in a viral video circulating on social media where a 45-year-old doctor at a government-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district could be seen roaming inside the hospital corridors completely naked.
The video footage captured the doctor’s peculiar behaviour as he wandered unclothed through the corridor of Bidkin Rural Government Hospital, waving a cloth before entering the washroom whose door remained open.
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Hospital registrations can only be cancelled under PC PNDT act in public interest: SC

Delivering an interpretation of the powers vested in the appropriate authorities under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) PC PNDT Act, 1994, the Supreme Court of India recently clarified that the authorities can only suspend/cancel the registration of hospital/clinic under Section 20(3) of the Act when such an action is believed to be necessary in the public interest.

“…in our view, the power of sub­section (3) of Section 20 of PC&PNDT Act is notwithstanding the power of sub­sections (1) & (2) of Section 20. The said power can only be exercised when the appropriate authority forms an opinion that it is necessary or expedient in public interest to do so. It is incumbent upon the appropriate authority to form its opinion based on reasons expedient or necessary to exercise the power of suspension,” opined the top court bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and K.V. Vishwanathan.

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WHO warns of growing resistance to GSK’s HIV drug

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said resistance to GSK’s HIV drug dolutegravir has exceeded levels observed during its trials, citing observational and survey data received from a few countries.
Resistance ranged from 3.9% to 8.6% and reached 19.6% among people who have received and transitioned to a dolutegravir-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen to combat high HIV viral loads.

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