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NMC’s Draft Regulation Discriminates Against Foreign Medical Graduates To meet the challenges posed by Covid, health infrastructure is required to be augmented rapidly. Some estimates suggest that there are about 100, 000 foreign medical graduates (FMGs) in the country. Representational image Dr. Reena Nayyar, Shikhar Ranjan 2021-05-06T11:28:27+05:30 NMC’s Draft Regulation Discriminates Against Foreign Medical Graduates outlookindia.com 2021-05-06T11:31:18+05:30 The National Medical Commission (NMC) came to be constituted by the Central Government on Septe...

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March 10, 2021, by NCI Staff The coronavirus pandemic initially led to sharp decreases in the use of cancer screening tests, such as low-dose CT scans for lung cancer. Credit: Used with permission from the University of Cincinnati In January, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited a community health clinic near the White House to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on access to preventive care, including cancer screening. At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. Biden learned, the coronavirus pandemic initially led to sharp decreases in the use of recommended cancer screening tests, which could mean th...

A single dose of Pfizer and BioNtech's COVID-19 vaccine cuts the number of asymptomatic infections and could significantly reduce the risk of transmission of the virus, results of a UK study found on Friday. Researchers analysed results from thousands of COVID-19 tests carried out each week as part of hospital screenings of healthcare staff in Cambridge, eastern England. "Our findings show a dramatic reduction in the rate of positive screening tests among asymptomatic healthcare workers after a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine," said Nick Jones, an infectious disease...