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Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda and Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister, Odisha, distributed cobranded cards of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana, in Cuttack yesterday.
The Ayushman Vaya Vandana Yojana was also launched during the event. Shri Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs; Shri Mukesh Mahaling, Minister, Health and Family Welfare, Odisha and Members of Parliament and Legislative Assembly of Odisha were also present on the occasion.
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a circular regarding the inclusion of Char Dham Yatra Medical Duty under the District Residency Programme (DRP) for Postgraduate (PG) students.
As per the circular, district during the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand in the coming months, there will be a heavy footfall of tourists and pilgrims, and thus increasing the demand for healthcare in these areas. Unlike other places, the health needs will be under different circumstances. People will be exposed to high-altitude-related medical complications.
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Observing that the reservation for MBBS admission under the sports quota was horizontal and that the seats under the quota would have to be distributed among all social communities, the Andhra Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea by a candidate belonging to the Open Category who sought admission to the MBBS course through the sports quota.
Unable to secure a sports quota seat, the petitioner had challenged the allocation of seats under this quota, arguing that it was a separate category of reservation immune from consideration of social status.
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The use of the shortcut phrase “Repeat All” by doctors on patient prescriptions, instead of writing down each medicine name specifically, has stirred controversy, with concerns emerging over the potential misuse of certain allopathic drugs. Shockingly, it has been found that doctors used this method even on five years old prescriptions.
Government doctors often resort to writing “Repeat All” on prescriptions during hectic outpatient hours, using it as a time-saving measure. However, this practice is not particularly followed by everyone in the medical fraternity.
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