Someone sent me this Reddit discussion thread where a student, who could not get through the medical entrance test twice, decided that with the low marks that he got a third time, he was going to opt for Bachelors in Ayurvedic Medicine (BAMS) as a career choice.

In India,

More children are meeting doctors with symptoms of mumps. #Indian academy of #peadiatrics recommends vaccination and notification of cases
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A lot of people have been sharing a recently published study on adverse events associated with Covaxin [Indian made Covid vaccine from Bharat Biotech] which was published in the journal, Drug Safety by a team from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

I read through

Fresh COVID wave in Singapore: FLiRT variants account for two-thirds of cases; peak expected in June
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#redalert in #Delhi city records hottest day so far'
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Our research work on importance of doing 1 hour value in oral glucose tolerance test to diagnose earlier stages of diabetes validated. RSSDI endorses the IDF Position statement endorsing the importance of 1 hr value in OGTT.

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The Times Of India RSSDI (official) #OGTT

India has a tough transplant law
-most loop holes have been plugged. It sometimes is slow to implement but sooner or later it catches up. But fail to understand how some of our colleagues can get lured & take things for granted and stake their career in the process - Saddened

#radiotherapy is often an underestimated therapy, says American radiation oncologist Dr Minesh Mehta, deputy director and chief of radiation oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, who was invited to #chennai for a #CME by Apollo Proton Cancer Centre | #WinningOverCancer. Read on
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How to look at same data in 3 diff ways
As tot. population-Hindu up by ~70 cr, Muslim by 14 cr
As share of population-Hindu down by 7 %age points, Muslim up by 4 %age points
Not controversial enough for elections?
PM-EAC uses rate of change- Hindu down by 8%, Muslim up by 43%👏👏

I want to be at a place where my parents don’t see the price tag when they go to a shop,says Poongodhai, daughter of an auto-driver, who came first among GCC schools scoring 578 in the class XII board exams.

Speaking in fluent English, Poongodhai of Perambur GCC school said she

#lancet editorial #Indian elections #2024 #data #Transparency

9 lemons from TN temple that devotees believe can cure infertility sold for Rs 2.3 lakh TOIChennai Bosco Dominique reports

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It's important to have a low salt diet. But #saltsubstitute is not for all. Dr Rajan Ravichandran #sapiensfoundation tells u why. FSSAI must bring in some guidelines TOIChennai Kamini Mathai

#summer2024 Directorate of Public Health & Preventive Medicine advisory to prevent #heatstrokes and #deaths due to #heatrelatedailments #hydrate , #avoiddirectsun #beware Selva TOIChennai The Times Of India

#2.4 mn Indians with diabetes above 40 yrs r blind. 21mn have impaired vision. Periodic screening for early intervention must. Risks higher in #lowsocioeconomic gps. Policy intervention required. Source The Lancet Global Health, Dr.V.Mohan #sankaranethralaya AravindEyeFdtn LVPEI #NHS

Fake #ai messages are a growing public health menace. Many docs like Dr.V.Mohan have pointed out how they are dangerously misreading. Indian Medical Association (HQs.) Indian Medical Association IMA TNSB #tndga National Medical Commission and #statemedcouncils Ind J Med Ethics Directorate of Public Health & Preventive Medicine Selva