Health Bulletin 26/May/2022

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Practitioners Of Modern Medicine To Now Use Prefix Med Dr: NMC Guidelines

Roche develops monkey pox PCR tests      

Roche and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol have developed three unique LightMix Modular Virus kits in response to recent monkeypox virus concerns. Multiple clusters of the monkeypox virus have been reported within the past two weeks in several European countries and North America, which are regions where the virus is not normally found.

No likes, follows, paid ratings: NMC new ethics guidelines spell out to doctors on use of social media       

Taking a stand against the various social media websites, as well as apps that list and rate doctors and where doctors can get a higher " reach" by paying for "likes", "followers" and even "ratings", the National Medical Commission (NMC), in its recently issued guidelines have called for a complete stop to these unethical practices.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) recently released the draft of Registered Medical Practitioner Professional Conduct Regulations, 2022 in the public domain, inviting comments on the same from the various stakeholders. Given the rise of the use of internet media in particular social media, for the first time, the NMC has introduced a section within the ethics guidelines called CONDUCT OF RMPs ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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No Likes, Follows, Paid Ratings: Here Is What NMC New Ethics Guidelines Spell Out To Doctors On Use Of Social Media