Health Bulletin 19/ April/ 2025 - Video

The Madras High Court recently denied relief to a group of doctors, who were termed ineligible for the post of Assistant Surgeons for not having the required registration with the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC).

Relying on judicial precedent and noting that the candidates had registered with the medical Council after the deadline, the HC bench comprising Justice C.V. Karthikeyan observed, "The reasons stated therein would directly apply to these cases also wherein the Registration by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council/third respondent was after the crucial date on 15.07.2023."

Newsweek and Statista, in their "World's Best Hospitals 2025" report, have recognised AIIMS, New Delhi, as the 97th best hospital in the world. Back in 2023, AIIMS earned the 122nd rank in the same report. Its position was further improved in 2024, when AIIMS ranked 113th in the list. Now the institute has moved up 16 spots as it has earned the 97th rank in the list.

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has announced plans to recruit 60 doctors on a contractual basis to address the critical shortage of doctors at Urban Health and Wellness Centres (UHWC) across the city. However, councillors have urged that the appointments be made on a permanent basis rather than temporary contracts.

The Urban Health and Wellness Centres, inaugurated two years ago by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin under the Union Government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, were intended to enhance primary healthcare delivery in urban areas. Each centre was envisioned to have a full-time doctor, a nurse, and support staff to serve local communities. However, many centres in areas such as Manali, Madhavaram, KK Nagar, and Kodungaiyur still function without doctors, leaving patients to rely on overcrowded primary health centres and government hospitals.

House surgeons and resident doctors at the private medical colleges in Telangana have alleged that most of the institutes do not pay any stipends to them.

Further, several colleges take stipend amounts from the students and show transfer of amounts to students using illicit means, Deccan Chronicle has reported.