Plan to Grade GPs Received a Lukewarm Response by BMA
According to the Royal College of GPs they plan to introduce a system in which the GPs would be graded by a Michelin-style rating system // . They are asking the government to vote in favor for the new scheme of grading but ministers and the British Medical Association were not very keen. According to this the surgeries were to be inspected by doctors, nurses and patients once in three ye...Majority Of The Flu Vaccine Supply Received
The state Department of Public Health reported that most of the flu shot supply had been delivered by the manufacturer. // According to the department, 94% of the state's total order has been received, while the rest will be delivered by November 24. Over 1.7 million vaccines will be stocked that includes privately purchased flu vaccine. The federal Centers for Disease Contro...Yale Scientist Received Medical Science Prize From Keio University
Thomas A. Steitz received the 11th Keio Medical Science Award from Keio University in Tokyo. Mr. Steitz, a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry// at Yale, received the award in a ceremony and commemorative symposium conducted by the University on November 1 2006. The award, made to researchers in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the fields of medi...