Entries by aaron

Doctors Demand Withdrawal of Maharashtra Medical Council order permitting CCMP-Trained Homeopaths to Practice Allopathy

Doctors Demand Withdrawal of Maharashtra Medical Council Notification allowing CCMP-Trained Homeopaths to Practice Allopathy Strongly opposing the Maharashtra Medical Council’s decision to allow CCMP-trained homeopathic practitioners to practice modern allopathic medicine and register with the council, senior resident doctors in Maharashtra have urged the council to immediately withdraw the notification. They asserted that such a […]

Who’s Exempt from Basic Course in Medical Education? NMC notifies new rules for medical faculty

Who’s Exempt from Basic Course in Medical Education? NMC notifies new rules for medical faculty The National Medical Commission (NMC) has offered an exemption from undergoing the mandatory Basic Course in Medical Education (BCME) to the faculty serving in super-speciality departments or in broad speciality subjects not included in the undergraduate curriculum, and the faculty […]

Why caffeine might hold the key to preventing sudden infant death syndrome?

After decades of stalled national progress in reducing the rate of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), a category of infant mortality that includes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), researchers at Rutgers Health have proposed an unexpected solution: Caffeine might protect babies by preventing dangerous drops in oxygen that may trigger deaths. The hypothesis, published in […]

Smart contact lens keeps an eye on your eyes-even when they’re closed: Study

A new kind of smart contact lens is poised to revolutionize how we monitor eye health. Designed to work even when the eyes are closed, this stretchable lens combines pressure and movement sensing in one compact, wireless system. It offers a noninvasive, high-resolution way to track key ocular signals like intraocular pressure (IOP) and eye […]

NMC Allows 30 percent faculty posts in 5 depts to be filled by Medical MSc, PhD degree holders

NMC Allows Appointing Medical MSc, PhD degree holders as 30 percent faculty in 5 depts The National Medical Commission (NMC) Medical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations have allowed medical MSc, PhD degree holders to be appointed as faculty in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Microbiology departments. This follows a 2020 change that reduced non-medical faculty […]

Amidst NMC inspection bribery scandal, demand for restructuring NMC intensifies

Amidst controversy over NMC inspection bribery scandal, demand for restructuring NMC escalates Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the corruption case involving inspection-related malpractice in the medical education sector in India, the institutions have urged the Prime Minister of India (PMO) to ensure the strengthening of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for autonomous, transparent, and accountable […]

Delayed Puberty in Boys Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Study

A new study study presented at a joint meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and the European Society of Endocrinology, boys who experience delayed puberty are 2.5 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes in early adulthood. This increased risk is independent of weight and socioeconomic status, highlighting pubertal timing as a […]

High HDL-C Linked to Increased Risk of Low Muscle Mass in Older Men: Study Reveals

China: A recent study conducted in China has shed light on a surprising link between high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)—often termed “good cholesterol”—and a greater risk of low muscle mass in older adults, especially men. The research, published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, was led by Dr. Weixiao Zhang from the Department of Nuclear […]

New credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots: Study

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests by eliminating the immune cells relied upon to sound the alarm. While more than 90% of the 2 billion TB cases worldwide are latent-symptom-free and not contagious-the weakening of the immune system […]