Here are the top health stories for the day:Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Reduced NEET Cutoff for BAMS Admissions 2025Denying a plea by Ayurvedic colleges seeking a reduction in the NEET UG qualifying cut-off in order to fill up the vacant seats, the Supreme Court refused to grant any interim relief in this regard.”We have perused the affidavit on vacant seats as well as NCIMS opinion on reduction of cutoff. We are of the opinion that the academic year 2025-26 would now come to an end. We are not inclined to pass any interim order,” the Apex Court bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe ordered.The Apex Court’s order was issued after the National Commission of Indian System of Medicine expressed its opinion that reducing the cutoff will result in lowering the standard of education.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Reduced NEET Cutoff for BAMS 202580 percent Biometric Attendance Made Mandatory for MDS Exams, DCI OrdersThe Dental Council of India (DCI) has issued a public circular directing all universities and dental colleges across the country to strictly ensure a minimum of 80 percent biometric attendance for all postgraduate dental students before permitting them to appear in examinations.The directive, issued on January 19, 2026, follows a review by the Grievance Sub-Committee of the DCI during its meeting held on November 24, 2025. The committee examined multiple complaints received through emails regarding the non-attendance of PG students in dental colleges located in Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:80% Biometric Attendance Made Mandatory for MDS Exams, DCI OrdersPhysiotherapists Can Use ‘Dr’ Prefix; Title Not Exclusive to Medical Professionals: Kerala HCThe Kerala High Court recently dismissed the pleas seeking a ban on Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapy Professionals to proclaim themselves as the first health care provider and use ‘Dr’ prefix.”As rightly contended by the respondents, the NMC Act does not contain any provision for conferring the title Doctor on qualified medical professionals,” the bench noted.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:Physiotherapists Can Use ‘Dr’ Prefix; Title Not Exclusive to Medical Professionals: Kerala HCConsumer Court Clears Hospital, Doctors in COVID-19 Hypoxemia Case; sets aside Rs 5 lakh compensationObserving that a medical practitioner or hospital would be liable only where their conduct fell below the standards of a reasonably competent practitioner in their field, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab, exonerated a Ludhiana-based hospital and its doctors from charges of medical negligence while treating a patient admitted with Hypoxemia and COVID-19 infection.Even though earlier, the District Consumer Court had directed them to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the patient’s family, the State Consumer Court set aside the order and held, “…we are of the opinion that a medical practitioner or hospital would be liable only where their conduct fell below the standards of a reasonably competent practitioner in their field. As such, we are of the considered opinion that no negligence can be attributed to the said doctors as well as the hospital as the doctors have performed their duties with reasonable skill and knowledge. Accordingly, we find force in the contentions raised by the appellants/OPs No.1 to 3 and the impugned order of the District Commission is liable to be set aside.”For more details, check out the full story on the link below:Consumer Court Clears Hospital, Doctors in COVID-19 Hypoxemia Case