Health Bulletin 9/July/2022

Here are the Top Health stories for the day:

Medical students taught gender politics with both sexes separated by curtain in classroom

Controversy erupted as the male and female medical students of Thrissur Medical College Hospital were separated by a curtain in the classroom during a lecture. A photograph featuring the medicos separated by a curtain in between during a class of 'Gender Politics', has been doing the rounds on social media, inviting widespread criticism with many immediately pointing out that such a setup was especially regressive coming from future doctors.

Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad, Student Federation of India (SFI), the students wing of the ruling CPI(M), and others have strongly criticised the classes.

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Curtain Divides Male And Female Medical Students During Session On LGBTQIA, College Faces Flak

Zydus launches oral solution for type 2 diabetes

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd., a discovery-driven global lifesciences company has launched the molecule Sitagliptin in India under the brand names Sitaglyn and Siglyn to address Type 2 diabetes in India.

"Sitaglyn and Siglyn will add on to a comprehensive solution for the management of Type 2 diabetes by providing access to quality care to the patients at an affordable cost, approximately 60% lesser than the originator. Sitaglyn and Siglyn offer an oral solution to the patients providing ease of convenience and better compliance," the company stated in its recent release.

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Zydus Lifesciences Unveils Anti-Diabetic Drug Molecule Sitagliptin In India

New research finds hunger is associated with increased anger, irritability 

New scientific research has discovered that feeling hungry really can make us "hangry", with emotions such as anger and irritability strongly linked with hunger. Published in the journal PLOS ONE, the study is the first to investigate how hunger affects people's emotions on a day-to-day level.

Hangry, a portmanteau of hungry and angry, is now used in everyday language but the phenomenon has not been widely explored by science outside of laboratory environments.

Reference:

Swami V, Hochstöger S, Kargl E, Stieger S (2022) Hangry in the field: An experience sampling study on the impact of hunger on anger, irritability, and affect. PLoS ONE 17(7): e0269629. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269629

HC Questions Continuation of Ad-Hoc Appointment for DME, Issues Notice

Frowning upon the continuation of Dr Ramesh Reddy, who had been employed on ad-hoc basis, in the charge of Director of medical Education, the Telangana HIgh Court recently issued notice to the State Medical Education Department.

The HC bench comprising of Justice K Lakshman has listed the matter for further hearing after two weeks, reports Telangana Today.

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HC Questions Continuation Of Ad-Hoc Appointment For DME, Issues Notice

Sponsored Seats Cannot Be Classified As General Category: HC Denies Relief to DM Pediatrics Critical Care Aspirant

Drawing a line between the Sponsored candidates and General Candidates, the Andhra Pradesh High Court recently denied relief to a candidate who had sought admission against a vacant sponsored seat at PGIMER, Chandigarh.

Noting that the petitioner did not fulfil the conditions for sponsored seat, the HC bench comprising of Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice D.V.S.S Somayajulu noted, "Therefore, it is clear that the candidates who apply for the sponsored seats are a distinct category of applicants who have to fulfil certain eligibility criteria for being treated as a sponsored candidate and also have to assume certain responsibilities after the completion of the training. Admittedly, the petitioner does not fit into this clause. Thus the petitioner and the candidates for sponsored seats cannot be treated as 'equals' for the petitioner to allege inequality or a violation of constitutional rights."

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Sponsored Seats Cannot Be Classified As General Category: HC Denies Relief To DM Pediatrics Critical Care Aspirant