Tag: his-medical
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New laws to ease doctor shortage see long delays, criticism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new Missouri law offered a first-of-its-kind solution to the physician shortage plaguing thousands of U.S. communities: Medical school graduates could start treating patients immediately, without wading through years of traditional residency programs.
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Liberia’s last Ebola contacts finish quarantine
More than 160 people deemed at risk of catching Ebola in Liberia finished their mandatory surveillance period on Friday, taking the worst affected country a step closer to ending the epidemic. Liberia was the first of West Africa's three most badly hit countries to be declared Ebola-free, once in May and again in September, but…