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Doctors to be penalised for not prescribing generic drugs, says new NMC regulation
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe NMC regulations notified on August 2, stated that India's out-of-pocket spending on medications accounts for a major proportion of public spending on healthcare.
NMC gives chance to persecuted minorities from Pak to practice medicine; invites applications
• 3 years agoThe last date for the submission of the applications is 5 September. The applicants have been advised to strictly follow the instructions given for filling up the online application through a link provided on the NMC website
NMC advises Indian students not to pursue medical degrees in Pakistan
• 3 years agoPublic notice issued by NMC came days after UGC and AICTE through a joint advisory urged Indian students not to enrol themselves in any college or educational institution in Pakistan, failing which they will not be eligible to find a job or pursue higher education in this country
UGC issues notice warning students against universities in China, says online degrees invalid
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoThis caution announcement comes at a time when several Indian students haven’t attended classes in-person since the pandemic struck in 2020
UGC urges students to exercise caution before studying in China, says no recognition for online degrees
Fp Staff • 3 years agoOn Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, where the latter raised the issue of the return of Indian students to China
NEET UG 2022: NMC removes upper-age limit for candidates; health minister Mansukh Mandaviya hails move
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoThe Commission has removed the fixed upper age limit for appearing in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET UG) examination
How Ukraine war lights up systemic flaws in India’s medical setup
Arup Ghosh • 3 years agoNot only is there a severe scarcity of medical seats in India, but also a frightening paucity of qualified medical personnel. India has an estimated shortage of 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses
Change in fee criteria for private medical colleges brings cheer for NEET aspirants; check details here
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoThe benefit of this fee structure would be made available first to candidates who had obtained government quota seats
Explained: What the Hippocratic Oath is and proposal of replacing it with Charak Shapath
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe Hippocratic oath, administered to medical students when they transition from pre-clinical to clinical subjects, is an ethical code undertaken by physicians across the world and is believed to have been written by Greek physician Hippocrates
IMA seeks removal of one-week provision for posting of medical interns in Ayush medicine
• 4 years agoThe IMA warned that a week’s training in Indian systems of medicine as an elective will pave way for a ‘half-baked mixopath, which is disastrous for the country’