By News18,Sahas Mahapatra

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Social media is increasingly filled with doctors sharing health advice, but not all claims go unchallenged. A recent clash between Dr. Rakshita Singh Bangar, an MBBS doctor and social media influencer, and Dr. Rahul Chawla, a neurologist at AIIMS, is drawing widespread attention.
Singh had criticised private hospitals for charging her relative a high fee for an “emergency C-section”, calling it unfair. However, Chawla disagreed and questioned her credibility, pointing out that she promotes health “supplements online for profit, allegedly violates patient privacy, and bypasses Medical Council rules.”
Dr. Rahul Chawla, an All India Rank 1 holder, warned that such actions mislead the public and undermine trust in the medical system, urging authorities to act against influencers spreading unverified health advice.
AIIMS Neurologist Questions Influencer’s Credibility
Taking to his Instagram, Dr Rahul Chawla shared, “Maximum private hospitals, ‘loot rahe hain,’ and most doctors do caesarian sections unnecessarily, claims an unethical cringe content creator who happens to be an MBBS graduate, who charges more money per video to promote a bogus health supplement than what a super specialist doctor earns in a month. One lakh rupees for a delivery in a good private hospital is too much for her.”
“In her viral video, the social media influencer with 2.5 million followers, who has been making cringe videos shooting inside hospital premises, called out private hospitals as looters and the doctors for doing caesarean sections unnecessarily. As if the lakhs she already earns illegally selling unregulated supplements are not enough. Regarding caesarean sections and unnecessary surgeries: yes, it may happen, nobody denies it. But it is not “most doctors” — it is a few rotten eggs. On the other hand, most content creators in this space are themselves earning via illegal means and scamming their followers every single day,” the neurologist added.
Dr. Rahul Chawla emphasised that while doctors dedicate years to saving lives, some influencers profit from promoting health products, spreading misleading content, and violating patient privacy. He noted the irony of people assuming doctors earn lakhs from supplement ads, yet criticising hospitals for life-saving emergency surgery fees.

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Influencer Deletes Viral Video After Backlash
Surprisingly, after Dr. Rakshita Singh Bangar’s video went viral and faced backlash, she chose to delete the clip in which she had criticized private hospitals.
How Did The Internet React?
Soon after Dr. Rahul Chawla’s video went viral, social media users praised him for speaking out against influencers who mislead their followers.
Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “Some med creators don’t realise the harm their ill-researched content cause and it’s the entire doctor community that ends up bearing the consequences. For what? Most of their audience doesn’t even know whether these creators have the credibility to say such things.”
Another shared, “Most of her followers are school going NEET aspirants whom she can easily mislead. Many times our residents also have called out her, she shows herself as if whole hospital relies only on her.”
“She has deleted the video meaning she knew she has overstepped,” a comment read.
An individual stated, “Content creators these days that too medical students or interns act as if they are post DM and just compromising on everything out there including patient consent, identity and ethics. It’s so sad to see this state.”
One more added, “Calling doctors ‘looters’ while promoting paid supplements and products is pure hypocrisy. As per NMC guidelines, doctors are not supposed to endorse or advertise commercial products.”