Health Bulletin 30/May/2022

Here are the top health stories for the day:       

NEET PG: SC seeks response from Centre on MCC modified OBC reservation criteria          

Seeking to know the Union Health Ministry's stand on a plea challenging the Medical Counselling Committee's decision of modifying the OBC reservation criteria for the Institutional Preference seats in Central Institutes, the Supreme Court has directed the Additional Solicitor General to file an affidavit in this regard within four weeks.

The candidates contended that the game rules were changed after the counselling for PG courses started, especially before the candidates were asked to fill their choices on 13.01.2022.

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NEET PG: SC Seeks response from Centre on MCC Modified OBC Reservation Criteria 

Medical students of China varsities seek practicals in India     

Seeking practicals in India, 300-odd Indian medical students who had enrolled in Chinese universities protested at Delhi's Jantar Mantar road on Sunday.

The student urges the government to accommodate them in Indian medical colleges for practicals. The protest was attended by the students and parents from Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

'Heal by India' Initiative: Centre developing online repository of healthcare professionals     

To project India as a global source in the health sector, the Centre is developing an online repository of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists, that also mentions the country where they wish to render their services.

The portal, being developed by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) as part of the government's 'Heal by India' initiative, is likely to be launched on August 15, official sources told PTI.

'Heal by India' initiative: Centre developing online repository of healthcare professionals 

That Vitamin D pill you pop may not play a role in preventing diabetes, says study        

As per a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Vitamin D supplement doesn't have a role to play in preventing diabetes (Type 2) in high-risk adults.

The findings published in BMJ are based on 1,256 Japanese adults with impaired glucose tolerance recruited from three hospitals in Japan between June 2013 and August 2019.