Health Bulletin 7/June/2022

Here are the top health stories for the day:           

 NEET PG candidate loses seat during upgrade from MD Gynecology to MD Pediatrics, HC issues notice to NMC

The Gujarat High Court has sought to know stand of the National Medical Commission (NMC) on a plea by a NEET-PG 2021 candidate who lost her Postgraduate medical seat during the process of upgrading from MD Gynaecology to MD Paediatrics.

Although the medico had vacated her seat in Gynaecology in order to pursue Paediatrics at Rajkot Medical College, she did not receive the admission letter as she was marked as "unreported" on the day of admission, by the Central Admission Committee.

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NEET PG Candidate Loses Seat During Upgrade From MD Gynaecology To MD Paediatrics, HC Issues Notice To NMC 

Type 1 diabetes rising among kids: Study 

The apex research body, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued guidelines for the management of type 1 diabetes in India.

This is the first time that the research body has released guidelines for type 1 diabetes. Earlier, guidelines were released for type 2 diabetes.

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Management Of Type 1 Diabetes: ICMR Releases Guidelines 

Neither Charak Shapath nor Hippocratic oath in new NMC regulation    

 Amid the ongoing controversy regarding the centuries-old Hippocratic Oath and Charak Shapath, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has clarified in the new Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Misconduct) Regulations 2022 that the medical professionals in the country need to take the Declaration of Geneva 2017 called 'The Physician's Pledge'.

Earlier, the suggestion from NMC, the apex medical body, to replace the Hippocratic Oath with the Charak Shapath had faced severe criticism from a major section of the medical fraternity. However, now junking both, the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of NMC has decided to stick to the Geneva Declaration of 2017 by including the Physician's Pledge in the recently released Draft Regulations.

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No Charak Shapath, No Hippocratic Oath: NMC Proposes New Physician's Pledge

Can candidates granted seats in previous rounds of NEET PG state counseling appear in mop-up? SC      

While considering a petition that challenged the rule of barring candidates, who had been allocated seats previously, to appear in the Mop-up counselling of NEET PG State Quota seats, the Supreme Court bench has recently issued notice.

The matter concerned the the May 23, 2022 order of Himachal Pradesh High Court, which had set aside a notice issued by Shimla based Indira Gandhi Medical College that had barred such candidates to participate in further rounds of counselling including Mop Up round.

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Can Candidates Granted Seats In Previous Rounds Of NEET PG State Counselling Appear In Mop-Up? Supreme Court Issues Notice 

Delhi: Kidney racket case clips used to lure targets   

The Kidney racket suspects used "motivational videos" to lure victims into selling their vital organs. It was portrayed that it would give them instant relief from all financial problems.

Police said three members of the gang held so far had also sold their kidneys earlier. "When the victims asked about the survival rate, the three would point to themselves and assure them nothing would go wrong," a source said, adding that the accused sometimes used to pose as members of a health organisation.