Health Bulletin 02/August/2023

Here are the top health stories for the day:

Comparing Timeliness and Reliability of Medical Information: Google vs. ChatGPT

An interdisciplinary study led by University of California, Riverside, computer scientists found that both internet information gathering services have strengths and weaknesses for people seeking information about Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. The team included clinical scientists from the University of Alabama and Florida International University.

Google provides the most current information, but query results are skewed by service and product providers seeking customers, the researchers found. ChatGPT, meanwhile, provides more objective information, but it can be outdated and lacks the sources of its information in its narrative responses.

Reference : Hristidis V, Ruggiano N, Brown EL, Ganta SRR, Stewart S,ChatGPT vs Google for Queries Related to Dementia and Other Cognitive Decline: Comparison of Results,J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e48966,DOI: 10.2196/48966

Disciplinary action will be taken against doctors if they don't prescribe generic medicines: Health Minister in Parliament

Every physician should prescribe drugs with generic names legibly and preferably in capital letters and any violation of these rules may result in disciplinary action against the doctor by the appropriate State Medical Councils or the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC), the MoS Health Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar stated before the Parliament.

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Disciplinary Action Will Be Taken Against Doctors If They Don't Prescribe Generic Medicines: Health Minister In Parliament 

Nagaland tells govt doctors to stop private practice

Taking note of the fact that a large number of government doctors are involved in private practice, the Nagaland government on Tuesday directed government doctors who receive non-practising allowances to cease their private practice within a month.

Announcing at a press conference here, Commissioner and Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department, Y Kikheto Sema said the decision was taken following a series of meetings of the department at various levels with the Nagaland Medical Council and also the directive of the Lokayukta issued to the department in March.

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Nagaland Directs Govt Doctors To Stop Private Practice Within One Month 

NMC releases final regulations on MBBS curriculum

The Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now published the final Competency-Based Medical Education Regulations 2023.

The draft CBME Regulations 2023 were published on June 23, 2023 and NMC UG Board had invited comments regarding the same as well. Now, publishing the final regulations, NMC informed that these regulations will be effective from i.e. August 01, 2023.

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NMC Releases Final Regulations On MBBS Curriculum