Here are the top health stories for the day:NEET PG 2025 Cut-Off Fixed at -40: Doctors Warn of Merit DilutionDoctors have expressed their concerns over the recent decision of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to reduce the qualifying cut-off for the NEET PG 2025 admissions.Doctors have pointed out that due to this decision, even those who scored -40 marks in the exam will be eligible to take admission in the highly sought-after clinical specialities, which, according to doctors, will compromise merit.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:Can a -40 score make a specialist? Doctors slam NEET PG 2025 cutoff reduction, warn of merit compromise18,000 PG Seats Vacant: MCC Round 3 Dates Awaited After NBE Lowers CutoffWith over 18,000 PG medical seats across the country remaining vacant and aspirants eagerly waiting for the Round 3 counselling session, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) recently revised the qualifying percentiles for NEET PG 2025 admissions.NBE in a notice dated 13.01.2026, reduced the minimum qualifying percentile cut-off for counselling of the third round of National Eligibility-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2025-2026 for various categories of candidates.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:18,000 seats vacant! MCC round 3 counselling dates awaited as NBE lowers NEET PG cutoffNEET PG 2025: MCC Notifies NRI Nationality Conversion Window for Round 3 CandidatesThe Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a detailed notice inviting applications from candidates seeking conversion of nationality from Indian to NRI for Round 3 of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test Postgraduate, NEET PG Counselling for the academic year 2025-26.As per the official notice issued by the MCC in this regard, candidates claiming NRI status in accordance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in W.P. (C) No. 689/2017 – Consortium of Deemed Universities in Karnataka (CODEUNIK) & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors., dated August 22, 2017, must submit supporting documents to MCC within the stipulated timeline.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:NEET PG 2025: MCC notifies on NRI nationality conversion window for round 3 candidates, check detailsNo Rs 15,000 rejoining fee for PG medicos after maternity leave: KNRUHS issues guidelinesPostgraduate medical students in Telangana who undergo maternity leave during their residency will no longer have to pay a rejoining fee, the Kaloji Narayana University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) has clarified.Writing to the Heads of all medical and dental institutes affiliated with KNRUHS, the Registrar of the University clarified that all women PG medical students will now be eligible for a maternity leave period and the period of study for the PG medical course shall be extended equal to the leave period.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:No Rs 15k rejoining fee for PG medicos after maternity leave: KNRUHS issues guidelines