Health Bulletin 23/November/2023

Here are the top health stories of the day:

Mumbai doctor does lung transplant in Chennai despite accident in Pune

In an awe-inspiring display of dedication, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Sanjeev Jadhav, from Navi Mumbai's Apollo Hospitals, braved the time constraints and traffic to perform a life-saving lung transplant. Despite a serious accident, Dr Jadhav and his medical team went on to perform surgery on the critical patient saving his life.

According to a recent report by PTI, an ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital near Pune met with an accident on its way to the city airport, but quick action by Dr Jadhav and his medical team saved the life of a patient in Chennai, where the lung transplant surgery was successfully performed hours later.

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Heroic: Cardiothoracic Surgeon Performs Lung Transplant In Chennai Despite Ambulance Accident In Pune

Major Relief: NMC revises eligibility criteria for NEET UG

In a major relief to medical aspirants, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now announced that candidates who have studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology along with English even as additional subjects after passing Class 12th from duly recognized boards by the concerned Govt., shall be allowed to appear in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) examination and they will also be eligible for grant of Eligibility Certificate.

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Major Relief: NMC Revises Eligibility Criteria For NEET UG

FMGs have to avail Academic Mobility Programme within 3 months deadline- NMC issues detailed clarification for all FMGs

The Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) from Ukraine who are willing to continue their studies from different countries (except India), will have to avail the benefits of the Academic Mobility Program within the next three months, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has clarified.

Issuing a Public Notice on 22.11.2023, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) and the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of NMC referred to the Academic Mobility Programme scheme dated 15th September 2022, through which the FMGs returning from war-torn Ukraine were given a one-time measure to complete their remaining medical course from different countries.

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FMGs Have To Avail Academic Mobility Programme Within 3 Months Deadline- NMC Issues Detailed Clarification For All FMGs

Nutrients Journal faces backlash as 1100 Physicians, HCPs call for boycott

More than 1100 experts have decided to boycott the medical journal Nutrients and its publisher MDPI, according to a letter from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). The boycott comes in light of the journal continuing to publish research and studies where animal experiments are used, even human alternatives are available.

“As a community of scientists and health care professionals, we have lost confidence in Nutrients and MDPI. We will not publish in Nutrients or other MDPI journals nor serve as reviewers until Nutrients implements a policy of publishing only studies using human participants or human data for nutrition research,” notes the letter sent to the editors of the journal, according to a press release.

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Nutrients Journal Faces Backlash As 1100 Physicians, HCPs Call For Boycott