Health Bulletin 21/ December/ 2024
Here are the top health news for the day:
The National Institute of Siddha (NIS) has set a Guinness World Record for providing Varmam therapy to 567 individuals simultaneously.
The event held at the NIS campus in Tambaram, Chennai, highlights the growing recognition of Siddha medicine and its non-invasive, drug-free therapeutic methods, particularly through the practice of Varmam therapy. The Union State Minister of Ayush (Independent Charge) Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav appreciated the efforts of NIS in a written message.
Observing that precious medical seats should not be wasted, the Supreme Court has extended the deadline for National Eligibility-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) admissions till December 30 as a “last chance”.
The Apex Court bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan granted the extension after taking into account the number of medical seats remaining vacant despite 5 rounds of counselling.
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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted conditional permission to the West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors, an umbrella group of senior medical professionals, to hold a sit-in demonstration in central Kolkata.
The protest is organized in response to the bail granted to two individuals accused of tampering with evidence in the brutal rape and murder case of a woman postgraduate doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in August.
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has extended the deadline for the medical college faculties to submit their willingness to become an assessor of the Apex Medical Commission by 15 more days.
While earlier the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the Commission had set the deadline till 18.12.2024, now issuing a new notification on 19.12.2024, NMC has extended the deadline by 15 more days (from 19.12.2024).
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