Health Bulletin 17/February/2024
Here are the top health stories for the day:
Ganga Ram Hospital cleared by Medical Council, questions Consumer Court’s compensation demand
Defending itself against the recent order by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which ordered it to pay compensation for medical negligence while treating a patient who underwent splenectomy, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has now issued a Press Release regarding the matter.
The hospital claimed in the release that no negligence was found on its part or the part of its doctors by the Delhi Medical Council and the erstwhile Medical Council of India. Therefore, referring to the State Commission order dated 09.02.2024, the Council termed it to be “surprising” and mentioned that the order is being studied in detail for further course of action.
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MP Doctor’s outburst towards guard in Chhatarpur caught on video
In Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, a heated altercation between a doctor and a home guard, who was assisting an accident victim, escalated quickly and was captured on video, sparking widespread outrage on social media. The incident occurred when the home guard, in his duty to ensure proper care for the injured, requested a CT scan and X-ray for the patient from Dr.Arunendra Shukla.
The situation took a turn for the worse when the doctor reacted negatively after the home guard mentioned the district collector’s name, leading Dr. Shukla to angrily toss aside the documents and refuse to continue his work.
Pharmacist gets life sentence for Triple Murder in 2014
In a significant legal decision nearly a decade after a tragic incident, Sneha Swakhyar Samal, a 52-year-old pharmacist, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of three individuals. This verdict was delivered by Justice Debasis Rout of the first additional sessions court in Bhubaneswar.
The victims of this heinous crime were orthopaedic surgeon Atulya Chandra Meher, aged 55, his caretaker Prasant Behera, aged 42, and Behera’s son Minu, aged 14. The attack, which occurred on October 14, 2014, at Dr. Meher’s residence in Khandagiri, also left Prasant’s wife, Runu, aged 35, and their other 6-year-old son severely injured.
New Utah research suggests menopause might be postponed forever
At birth, ovaries in girls can contain about a million tiny structures called primordial follicles, each of which contains an egg cell. As girls grow and experience adulthood, most of these follicles will die while only one follicle will survive each month to ovulate a mature egg. When the loss of primordial follicles is nearly complete, and only hundreds remain, women experience menopause, a time when menstrual cycles have ceased for 12 months.
Johnson J, Lawley SD, Emerson JW, Oktay KH. Modeling delay of age at natural menopause with planned tissue cryopreservation and autologous transplantation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jan 4:S0002-9378(24)00003-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.12.037. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38184290.
