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Australian Study Finds Risky Driving Puts P-Platers At High Danger Of Crash
Australia"s largest study of young drivers has shown that risky driving habits are putting young drivers at a significantly increased risk of crashing, irrespective of their perceptions about road safety. The study surveyed 20,000 young drivers and examined their crashes reported to police. Young drivers involved in the study who said they undertook risky driving were 50% more likely to crash.
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Canadians Watch U.S. Reform Effort Closely
American health care reform has become a "hot topic north of the border," the Washington Times reports. "If Mr. Obama succeeds, the U.S. could draw even more Canadian doctors and nurses to the U.S., exacerbating a shortage of medical professionals, said Dr. Brian Day, a Canadian health care critic and former head of the Canadian Medical Association. If Mr. Obama fails, perhaps Canada could open its system to "medical tourism" from the U.S., Dr. Day said." Under the Canadian system, everyone is insured and has "access to basic health care without ever seeing a doctor or hospital bill." But 70% of Canadians also have "some form of supplemental health insurance," in part because of long wait times for tests and treatments under the government plan. For Canadian citizens who become ill in the U.S., it is often cheaper to "ride on a private Lear jet back to Canada" than to be treated in a U.S. hospital.
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Quest Diagnostics Introduces First Comprehensive Laboratory Test To Analyze KRAS, NRAS, And BRAF Gene Mutations In Reflex Testing Service
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world"s leading cancer diagnostics company, today launched the EGFR Pathway test (KRAS with reflex to NRAS, BRAF), the first laboratory-developed test from a national commercial reference laboratory for comprehensively identifying, in a single reflex test offering, genetic mutations in the KRAS, NRAS and BRAFL genes. The test is designed to aid the identification of the roughly half of all metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients who, because of certain mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway, are believed to be unresponsive to anti-EGFR cancer therapies for mCRC. While some commercial laboratory tests for predicting anti-EGFR response analyze certain mutations of the KRAS and BRAF genes, such as codons 12 and 13 of KRAS, the Quest Diagnostics test detects mutations in codons 12, 13 and 61 of both the KRAS and NRAS genes and mutations in exons 11, 12, and 15 of the BRAF gene, in a sequential reflex manner.
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Budget Bravely Battles Medical Workforce Training And Education Issues

The Australian Medical Students" Association (AMSA) is pleased that a significant proportion of the limited health funding and new initiatives announced in yesterday"s Federal Budget have been directed towards medical training places in an effort to save Australia"s struggling healthcare system. AMSA President Tiffany Fulde said, "This budget aims to increase training places, particularly in areas of need and to improve educational infrastructure and facilities. AMSA has been very vocal on the need to invest in medical education, and is pleased that the Government is making steps in this direction. Nevertheless, continued funding will be required into the future to ensure Australia can provide the training and quality education for the increasing number of medical students." Most significantly, $500 million will be used to address the increase of preņ€vocational training places in response to increasing healthņ€related, and in particular, medical undergraduate student numbers in recent years. The shortages in General Practice have been addressed with a $148 million investment to increase the number of training places by 35% over the next five years. Increased training places in other areas of workforce deficit such as pathology and diagnostic imaging are also provided. Training places aren"t the only area of increase, with the allocation of $175.6 million towards infrastructure and the construction of simulated learning facilities which will result in improved learning and educational opportunities. AMSA is pleased that the Government has responded to AMSA"s call to streamline re utilisation with the introduction of a National Health Workforce Agency. This Agency will coordinate and organise the expanding workforce and will assist in ensuring the success of these initiatives. AMSA also welcomes initiatives to address the shortage of medical professionals in rural and indigenous areas. The allocation of $32.2 million towards the establishment of the first medical school in the Northern Territory is a novel initiative that will work towards increasing the number of indigenous doctors. AMSA supports efforts to close the gap in indigenous health, however, urges caution to ensure that all students receive adequate res and training especially in the context of the recent rapid increase in medical students, and the drain this has put on the health sector. Additionally, AMSA supports the adjustment of the HECS Reimbursement Scheme to give young doctors more credit towards their HECS bill according to the remoteness of the location, which will help entice doctors to areas of need. AMSA hopes this incentive will be available to all students wishing to serve remote communities. AMSA commends the Government"s attempts to address the issues facing medical students and the future health workforce. Tiffany Fulde said, "This budget is only the beginning in terms of the funding and changes required to ensure sustainable, quality healthcare for all Australians. Despite the recession, we must continue to improve medical training and education for an increasing number of medical students." Australian Medical Students" Association


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