Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra, a senior ophthalmologist with the Indian Army, was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) in a ceremony in London. He is the only Indian and the first Armed Forces medical officer to receive the honour this year, following his earlier FRCS Ed award.
Police in Kozhikode arrested a 22‑year‑old man on September 11 for allegedly attempting to film a hospital toilet. The detention came after a woman lodged a complaint about the incident in ward 203 of Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.
A 22-year-old pregnant woman from Shahjahanpur died after an operation was performed by a doctor alleged to be under the influence of alcohol, prompting police to file a culpable homicide case against two physicians. The newborn boy is receiving treatment while authorities continue the investigation.
The Supreme Court of India refused to hear a public interest litigation challenging the government’s HPV vaccination drive for adolescent girls. The bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, noted that any compensation for vaccination errors would follow existing rules and allowed the petitioner to withdraw the case.
The Madhya Pradesh government announced a 50% increase in the monthly stipend for MBBS interns, raising it from ₹14,337 to ₹21,505, after three days of protests by interns across the state. The move also prompted an administrative probe into the police’s use of water cannons and lathi charge during earlier demonstrations.
Medical interns in Jammu and Kashmir ended their strike after the health minister assured that their stipend concerns would be addressed within a month. The decision followed a meeting with officials where a committee was tasked to review the stipend structure.
