Overview
Here are the Top health stories of the day
Percentage or Percentile for NEET PG? Delhi HC to Hear Matter On March 28
The Delhi High Court after considering the argument of percentage versus percentile, listed the plea seeking relaxation in the NEET-PG cut-off for further hearing on March 28.
Filing the plea, the petitioners sought a reduction in the NEET-PG percentile prescribed by Medical Council of India as they contended that lowering the percentage does not lower the merit.
For more details, check out the full story on the link below:
Percentage Or Percentile For NEET PG? Petition In Delhi High Court
Taking note of the fact that Chennai based Madha Dental College and Hospital had tampered with the attendance register of two students and didn't allow them to complete their courses since 2018, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the college to pay Rs 3 crore as penalty to Dr. MGR University within eight weeks.
Further, the college is also facing an inquiry and withdrawal of approval after the HC bench comprising of Justice Krishnan Ramasamy directed the concerned authorities in this regard.
For more details, check out the full story on the link below:
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), through its recently issued drug safety alert for the month of March, has revealed that beta-lactam antimicrobials class of drugs, Cephalosporins are linked with Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) named Fixed Drug Eruption.
This came after preliminary analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) from the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) database.
For more details, check out the full story on the link below:
Drug Safety Alert: IPC Flags Adverse Reactions Linked To Cephalosporin