Supreme Court orders removal of two-finger test from study material in medical colleges https://ift.tt/8stHhKL

The bench said a decade-old decision of the top court had held the invasive "two-finger test" as a violation of a woman's dignity and privacy. It issued a slew of directions to the Centre and state government authorities and asked the DGPs and health secretaries of the states to ensure that the "two-finger test" is not conducted.

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Govt seeks nod from national panel to begin session at 5 med colleges in 2023 https://ift.tt/8stHhKL

The NMC teams will inspect the colleges to give permission for their functioning and for starting the new academic session from 2023-24, said a senior medical education department official.

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Scientists identify ultra-potent antibody that can offset all Omicron variants https://ift.tt/8stHhKL

Named 'S2X324', its neutralising potency was largely unaffected by any of the Omicron variants tested, said the study published in the journal Science. The scientists suggested that combining this antibody with others in a cocktail might reduce the chances of the virus becoming antibody-treatment resistant.

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Anaemia among teenagers on rise, more boys getting affected, says NFHS report https://ift.tt/UQLHdVm

States like Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand showed an alarming increase. The number of anaemic boys in Rajasthan rose by 12%, from 22.1% in the previous NFHS report to 34% in the latest one, and the number of teenage anaemic girls went up from 49.1% to 59.4%.

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Tamil Nadu: Govt yet to publish order on internship fee waiver for foreign medical grads https://ift.tt/UQLHdVm

Some of the 600-odd medicos awaiting internship had completed their course in 2019, and had cleared the exam. Since the validity of the exam is only two years, they have to reappear if they don't land an internship within the two years.

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India registers 1,326 new COVID-19 cases, active cases decline to 17,912 https://ift.tt/UQLHdVm

1,723 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 1.08 per cent and the daily positivity rate is reported to be 1.59 per cent.

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Weekly Covid cases dip below 10k for 1st time in over 6 months https://ift.tt/UQLHdVm

The reported rise of the XBB subvariant is yet to reflect in Covid numbers in the country as the tally of fresh cases continued to dip in the Diwali week, with the total likely to fall below 10,000 for the first time in more than six months.

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