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    • 'Legible medical prescription a fundamental right of patients, integral to health', says Punjab & Haryana High Court

      The High Court has urged the National Medical Commission to include the importance of clear handwriting in prescriptions as part of medical education.

    • MBBS students in foreign varsities without eligibility certificates granted 3-day application window

      In December 2023, NMC informed that 972 students had proceeded abroad to pursue MBBS without obtaining an eligibility certificate and gave 10 days to all such students to submit their applications in the eligibility portal of NMC

    • NMC forms panel to look into questions on live broadcast of surgeries

      The petitioners have claimed advertisements and sponsorships were the main motivations for conducting such procedures.

    • Weak drug regulation may undermine move to make doctors prescribe only generics

      Doctors fear the NMC circular would result in patients getting Non-Standard Quality drugs that would not help them get better

    • NMC allows doctors to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives; bars endorsing drugs or getting gifts

      It also specified that use of alcohol or other intoxicants during duty or off duty which can affect professional practice will be considered as misconduct.

    • New board in place for assessment and rating of medical institutions

      The ministry has also announced the establishment of National Council for Clinical Establishments for registering and overseeing both public and private clinical facilities.

    • MC Explains: Why foreign medical grads aren’t allowed registration in India

    • Doctors will have to enrol in national register; to get unique identification number

    • Private medical colleges, stung by NMC’s formula for 50% seats, threaten to take legal route

    • No upper age limit for medical entrance exams, clarifies medical education regulator

    • Health Ministry, NMC look for ways to enable Ukraine-return medical students complete their courses

    • 157 new medical colleges approved since 2014: MoHFW to RTI query

    • "National Medical Commission will bring great transparency," says PM Modi

    • States for more say in body replacing Medical Council of India

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