The Vellore-based Christian Medical College's (CMC) decision to suspend new admissions for 2017-18 on the ground that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) marks alone could not be the criteria to get admitted has evoked contrasting reactions.


Vellore CMC decision to stop admission evokes contrasting reaction


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Building health systems against disease burden caused by climate change, improving access of generic medicines for all and intensifying efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) are the major areas of discussion at the 70th Session of Regional Committee for WHO's South East Asia Region that began here on Wednesday.


WHO meet begins in Maldives; health burden due to climate change on agenda


The World Health Organisation (WHO) needs to pump in over $800 million to eliminate measles from five developing economies of South East Asia (SEA) -- Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Timor Leste -- by 2020, the global health body said on Wednesday.


$800mn needed to eliminate measles from South East Asia by 2020: WHO


A fake dentist was arrested by West Bengal Police's CID in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday.


Fake dentist arrested in Bengal


At least 20 people who survived or witnessed the Grenfell Tower fire have since attempted suicide, media reports said.


'Twenty suicide attempts since London fire'


As many as 36 newborns died in a government hospital here in Madhya Pradesh in August, the hospital authorities said on Monday.


36 newborns die in MP hospital


The tonnes of garbage at the 'over-saturated' Ghazipur dump-yard which collapsed on Friday claiming two lives is estimated to be just one percent of the entire landfill, a senior municipal engineer said.


Area which collapsed was just 1% of Ghazipur landfill dump


The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said 49 infants have died in a Farrukhabad hospital in the past 30 days.


49 infants die in UP hospital, DM transferred


Kafeel Khan, the head of the encephalitis wing in BRD hospital in Gorakhpur and one of the key accused in the deaths of over 60 children, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday while trying to flee the country.


UP police arrest key accused doctor in Gorakhpur tragedy


Non-bailable warrants (NBW) were on Friday issued by a court in Gorakhpur against Kafeel Khan and six others in connection with the death of over 60 children at the local BRD Medical College last month, police said.


Warrants against seven over Gorakhpur deaths


Drug maker Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday said a US district court issued a judgment in its favour as it ruled that the proposed generic version of Suboxone sublingual film does not infringe US patent as asserted by Indivior.


US court verdict on patent case favourable to us: Dr. Reddy's


At least three persons, including a woman, were killed when a huge part of a landfill in east Delhi's Ghazipur collapsed on Friday afternoon, police said.


Three killed in Delhi's Ghazipur landfill collapse


A conference organised by the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) here will dwell on concerns over deterioration of doctor-patient relationship and awareness on patients' rights among other medico-legal aspects, organisers said on Friday.


Doctor-patient relationship in focus at international meet


Vegetarian diets are low on protein and need protein supplementation, while non-vegetarians have a fairly good protein intake for a not-so-active lifestyle. Experts suggest people must keep a check on protein intake for better growth.


How to keep check on protein intake


The Akshaya Patra Foundation on Thursday inaugurated a high-tech kitchen in Narsingi in Telangana to provide midday meals to over 35,000 children in the state.


Akshaya Foundation sets up midday meal kitchen in Telangana


Health Ministers from South-East Asian countries will attend WHO's 70th Regional Committee Session to discuss climate change and improving access to essential medicines for all, an official said on Thursday.


WHO meet: South Asian Health Ministers to discuss medicine for all


The Odisha government has urged the Centre to set up a national institute for sickle cell disorder in Odisha, an official said on Thursday.


Odisha seeks national institute for sickle cell disorder


Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday said that to widen the role of anganwadis, the government is now shifting the emphasis to convert anganwadis into centres of pre-school education.


'Government to convert anganwadis into pre-school education centres'


A court in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur on Thursday sent suspended BRD Medical college Principal and his wife to 14-day judicial custody in connection with 60 children's deaths within seven days.


BRD College Principal, wife sent to 14-day judicial custody


More than 800 children have died in two hospitals in Jharkhand this year, with most deaths blamed on encephalitis, officials and sources said.


Over 800 children die in Jharkhand hospitals


Large-scale misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms in India coupled with poor waste management is leading to multi-drug resistant bacteria, a new study by the CSE said on Thursday.

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