Health Bulletin 09/ March/ 2024

Amid the demands of the aspirants to postpone the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) MDS 2024 exam, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has now confirmed that there will be no change in the schedule of the exam and it will be conducted on 18th March 2024, as announced earlier.

However, based on the directions issued by the Union Health Ministry, NBE has extended the deadline for completion of the BDS internship to 30th June 2024.

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Aiming to combat the issue of ghost faculty in medical colleges and to streamline the attendance of medical students and faculty, the National Medical Commission (NMC) is soon going to launch a portal. According to NMC officials, the new portal will have a biometric attendance system and the doctors will have to punch once in every 24 hours while entering or leaving the hospital.

The portal will be launched in a couple of days and the idea behind the portal is to know the presence of the doctors in colleges.

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Discovering an illegal abortion racket that has been operating in the city for the last three years, the owner of the private hospital in Nelamangala has been booked for allegedly conducting 74 illegal abortions without the necessary authorization.

As of now, the doctor is on the run. The charges have been labelled against the hospital following allegations of performing illegal abortions since 2021 till date without obtaining a license under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act in violation of subsection (b) of section 4 of the Medical Abortion Act, 1971.

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While work is important, some jobs require sitting for long periods, which can be harmful to health. A recent study looked at this issue and found that sitting too much at work can lead to serious health problems. For example, Andrew Allcroft, a 71-year-old accountant, experienced chest pains due to sitting too long at his desk.

The study followed many people over 12 years and found that those who sat a lot at work had a higher risk of dying from any cause and a higher risk of heart disease. Doctors say sitting too much can raise blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels, and make it harder to control weight.

Reference: Wayne Gao, Mattia Sanna, Yea-Hung Chen, et alMin-Kuang Tsai, Chi-Pang Wen, Occupational Sitting Time, Leisure Physical Activity, and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality, JAMA Netw Open., doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50680