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World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day

7 - International Days
4th February-World Cancer Day is an initiative of Union for International Cancer Control, a major torchbearer working towards initiatives to integrate cancer control into the world's health and development agenda. At the crux of this is the faith that diagnosis, treatment, and care should be available for all, irrespective of their bearings. On this day, we at QMed celebrate this initiative by bringing your attention, as health workers, to a range of articles on the topic - available in PubMed
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LitCovid by the NLM – track the COVID-19 literature

LitCovid by the NLM – track the COVID-19 literature

2 - Do you know
LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to a huge and every growing list of  relevant articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily and are further categorized by different research topics and geographic locations for improved access. The categorization ranges from transmission and diagnosis to forecasting. The data can be downloaded too - as bibliographic records of articles and even the text and data. A treasure for anyone doing research on Covid Thanks to Pamela Sieving for sharing…
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Leprosy Eradication Day

Leprosy Eradication Day

7 - International Days
World over, the 30th of January is celebrated as Leprosy Eradication Day. Multi Drug Therapy or MDT is the watchword for treatment of Leprosy - also known as Hansen's disease.     In 1991, the World Health Organization established a wishful protocol to eliminate Hansen's Disease by the year 2000. Not all nations were able to achieve this.     There is great scope, however, for treatment and eradication. Sources reveal >200,000 cases worldwide, every year. MDT is a very important tool to keep a check on this disease, particularly if supplemented by early detection.   We hope that health professionals…
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