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Here are the top health stories for the day: NMC extends deadline for public input on National Exit Test regulations 2023 The National Medical Commission (NMC) has extended the deadline for submitting feedback on the NMC National Exit Test Regulations, 2023 by 10 days. Earlier the Apex Medical Commission had asked the stakeholders to submit […]
New Delhi: After the recent suggestion from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to reconsider the implementation of the National Exit Test (NExT) exam, a parliamentary committee has recommended to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to thoroughly examine the implications of NExT exam, which will serve as a common qualifying final-year MBBS exam, a […]
New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations 2023, (MSMER 2023). Issuing the FAQs, the NMC discussed the format of the annual disclosure report, areas of evaluation and submission of information to the NMC for assessment. The […]
India: A recent study published in Consortium Psychiatricum showed that patients reported moderate or even low satisfaction with sessions of a telepsychiatry service, however, the doctor’s attitude to the online service was positive. Researchers from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, working in collaboration with their colleges from Era’s Lucknow Medical College & […]
Maternal stressful life events during pregnancy may increase risk of childhood asthma and wheeze suggests a new study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Studies have linked prenatal maternal psychosocial stress to childhood wheeze/asthma but have rarely investigated factors that may mitigate risks. A study was done to investigate associations between prenatal […]
Delhi: The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has announced the conduction of the 5th National NICPR-ECHO online certificate course on Cervical Cancer Screening for Pathologists. The course will be from 17th January 2024 – 1st March 2024, twice a week, 2.30 – 4.30 PM. The candidates need to register for the course. The registration […]
New Jersey: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve Merck’s drug for chronic cough, the company said on Wednesday, marking the second rejection in less than two years. The health regulator concluded the company’s application for the drug, gefapixant, did not meet substantial evidence of effectiveness for treating refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic […]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first test that uses DNA in assessing whether certain individuals may have an elevated risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD). As part of a clinical evaluation, the AutoGenomics, Inc. AvertD test is intended to be used prior to first exposure to oral opioid pain medications […]
Here are the top medical news of the day: Eating meals early could reduce cardiovascular risk Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world according to the Global Burden of Disease study, with 18.6 million annual deaths in 2019, of which around 7.9 are attributable to diet. This means that diet plays […]
Researchers have found in a new study that Bestatin may be a promising drug for treatment and prevention of periodontitis. The findings of the new study have been published in the Journal of Periodontology. Chronic periodontitis (CP), the most prevalent dysbiotic bacteria-driven chronic inflammatory disease, is an underestimated global health problem in itself, and due […]