Health Bulletin 31/October/2023

Here are the top health stories for the day:

NMC Advice: Doctors should carefully document patient's case history, examination findings

Observing that proper documentation is the best defence of a treating physician in medical negligence cases, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has advised the doctors to ensure that the case history of a patient or the examination findings are carefully documented.

The Apex Medical Commission further emphasised the fact that there should not be a mismatch between the clinical notes made by the treating physician and the progress notes made by the attending nurse.

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NMC Advice: Doctors Should Carefully Document Patient's Case History, Examination Findings

NPPA fixes retail price of 29 formulations

Through a recent notice, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, has fixed the retail price of 29 formulations including those used to treat high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, certain types of inflammation associated with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, muscle pain, bone pain, and joint pain, also dietary supplements and antacids.

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NPPA Fixes Retail Price Of 29 Formulations, Details

ICMR data leak reveals personal info of 81.5 cr Indians: Report

In a massive data breach, details of over 81.5 crore citizens with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are on sale on the dark web, which contains crucial information such as Aadhaar and passport details, along with names, phone numbers, and addresses, according to the reports.

Given the severity of the matter, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expected to probe the incident after the ICMR files a complaint.

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India's Biggest Data Breach, ICMR Data Leak Exposes Personal Data Of 81.5 Crore Indian To Dark Web

Youths should balance hard work with healthy diet, lifestyle: Doctors

Youths should learn to balance hard work with a healthy diet, proper sleep and timely exercise, doctors said while cautioning that overwork is leading to early onset of lifestyle diseases.

Some of the medical experts also said that 70-hour-week regimen would be “far too ambitious,” and urged team leaders at workplaces to divide work in an optimised manner among team members and “not try to extract too much work from an individual”, which often leads to physical or psychological burnout among employees.

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Youths Should Balance Hard Work With Healthy Diet, Lifestyle: Doctors