Health Bulletin 1/July/2022
Overview
Here are the top health stories for the day:
Doctors' Day is observed in the honour of noted doctor and former West Bengal chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, whose birth and death anniversaries fall on July 1.
The theme for this year's celebration of National Doctors' Day in India is "Family Doctors on the Front Line." The theme highlights the contribution of doctors who care for the whole family or a community.
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PM Modi Wishes Doctors On Doctors' Day Through Heartwarming Video
NMC invites applications for new MD, MS, DM, MCh courses or increase in Intake
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has invited applications from concerned authorities and various stakeholders across the country seeking permission for new PG medical broad and Super Speciality i.e. MD, MS, DM, MCh courses or increase in their respective seats for the academic year 2023-24.
The notification to this effect issued under the authority of Dr BN Gangadhar, President of Medical Assessment and Rating Board, calls for the applications for starting of New postgraduate-Broad and Super-speciality courses / Increase of MD/ MS, DM / MCh seats for the academic year 2023-24.
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NMC Invites Applications For New MD, MS, DM, MCh Courses Or Increase In Intake
JB Chemicals acquires 4 pediatric brands from Dr Reddys
J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (JB Pharma) has recently announced that the Board of Directors of the company has approved the acquisition of portfolio of brands, for use and exploitation within India, from Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited.
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals limited has entered into an agreement with Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. to acquire four of its brands "Z&D", "Pedicloryl", "Pecef" and "Ezinapi" for the India market.
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JB Chemicals Acquires 4 Pediatric Brands From Dr Reddys
UP govt to take action against doctors who prescribe branded medicine instead of generic
In an attempt to encourage use of generic drugs, the Uttar Pradesh Health Department has recently directed all its doctors to prescribe only generic medicine and no branded ones for the patients.
As per the new directions issued by the Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Tuesday, the doctors have now been told not to write the brand of medicine on the prescription and write down the salt or the chemical composition of the medicine instead, adds India Today.
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Two Covid jabs 'equally' protect people in all body-mass groups: Lancet study
According to a new study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, vaccines have helped in significantly lowering the number of cases of severe coronavirus and hospitalisation and deaths due to the infection among everyone regardless of their body size.
"It is interesting to see slightly less effectiveness of vaccine in underweight people, who may otherwise be low on immunity due to under-nutrition. India has a high number of such underweight people prone to other infections like TB as well," says Dr Anoop Misra, chairman, Fortis C-DOC, reports TOI.
Reference
Carmen Piernas, Martina Patone et al. Associations of BMI with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness, and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination in England: a population-based cohort study. The Lancet- Diabetes &Endocrinology, June 2022. 8587 (22) 00158-9
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