Health Bulletin 26/ April/ 2024 - Video
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Overview
Here are the top health news for the day:
There is nothing called multivitamin deficiency: Leading diabetologist slams Haleon's centrum advertisement
Eminent diabetologist Padmashri Dr V Mohan recently took to social media platform X to rebuke a multivitamin advertisement, asserting that "there's nothing called multivitamin deficiency."
The Chennai-based doctor and scientist, who is also the chairman of Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, criticized the ad's claim that "8 in 10 Indians may be multivitamin deficient," deeming it misleading.
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NBE launches Credential Verification online portal
To submit the requests for verification of credentials issued by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the NBEMS has introduced a Credential Verification Online Portal (CVOP). The portal can be accessed through the official website of NBEMS under the “Digital Services” tab.
This portal allows the organisations (Employer/ Public Authority/ Credential Verification Agency) to submit the credential verification requests to NBEMS online as well as the agency to track their submitted requests.
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NEET 2024 Applications: NTA gives one-time opportunity to upload correct photograph, warns of withholding admit card
Observing that the photos uploaded by some candidates during the registration for the NEET-UG 2024 examination are not as per the prescribed standards format or required specifications, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has given one-time opportunity to candidates to upload the correct photograph.
Through the notice, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has given strict instructions to the candidates to update their correct photograph during the photo update window in the next few days to avoid withholding of the issuance of admit card.
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No approvals if failed to submit Self-Assessment forms, Compliance reports by April 30th: NMC warns medical colleges
Noting that some of the medical colleges have not submitted the requisite documents within the prescribed timeline, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has warned that the Compliance report and the Self Assessment Forms (SAF) for both MBBS and PG courses shall not be processed for the Academic Year 2024-2025 if they are received after 30th April 2024.
The Apex Medical Commission has warned all the medical colleges across the country that applications for UG and PG medical courses shall be liable to be disapproved without any further communication if the documents are received after 30.04.2024.
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Speakers
Roshni Dhar, a Mass com graduate with a soft corner for health happenings, joined Medical Dialogues as a news anchor in 2021. Inspired by her mother who is a gynaecologist, she likes to keep herself and the world updated on the occurring in the medical field. She covers various aspects of health news for MDTV at Medical Dialogues. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
