Health Bulletin 18/October/2022

Here are the top health news for the day:

Centre okays lowering cut-off marks by 25 percentile for admission to 2022-23 PG medical courses

 In a move bringing significant relief to MBBS doctors seeking PG medical admissions this year, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has approved lowering the cut-off marks for NEET PG 2022. The reduction in cut-off marks is by 25 percentile across all categories.

According to the health ministry notice issued to this effect, going by the reduction of cut-off marks by 25 percentile across all categories, the revised qualifying percentile/cutoff for general category candidates would be 25 percentile, for people with disabilities in the general category (PWD-general) it would be 20 percentile, and 15 percentile for both the SC/ST/OBC and people with disabilities in the SC/ST/OBC category

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NEET PG 2022 Cutoff Lowered By 25 Percentile

MBBS in Hindi: MP CM suggests doctors write "Shri Hari" on prescription, Medicines names in Hindi

Amid the major initiative of introducing medical education in Hindi, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan suggested on Saturday that doctors may write 'Shri Hari' on the top of prescription slips and then write the list of medicines etc in Hindi.

The Chief Minister made these remarks while addressing a programme on the eve of Union minister Amit Shah launching the Madhya Pradesh government's ambitious project to impart medical education in Hindi, adds PTI.

On the occasion, the CM pointed out that many students drop out of medical colleges as they don't know English. He said, "Even the poorest person in a village feels, even after selling assets, children should be educated in English medium schools."

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MBBS In Hindi: MP CM Suggests Doctors Write "Shri Hari" On Prescription, Medicines Names In Hindi

Consumption of diets rich in meat, oil, sugar, salt, and coffee linked to dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea is the leading cause of school absences for adolescent girls, but very few girls seek treatment for the same.

Researchers have conducted analysis of relevant studies and found that diet may be a key contributor, specifically diets high in meat, oil, sugar, salt, and coffee, which have been shown to cause inflammation.

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Consumption Of Diets Rich In Meat, Oil, Sugar, Salt, And Coffee Linked To Dysmenorrhea