U.S. says Canadian exam not equal; ruling may limit visas

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Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan has ruled that Canada's physician accreditation examination, the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, is not equal to the US's Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX). As a result, Canadian doctors will be denied easy access to temporary visas to work in the US. The decision disappointed many who hoped that Canadian doctors could fill the US gap in primary care, especially in rural areas. Fifty percent of Canadian medical school graduates practice family or primary care medicine.

Standards, Tests, problems and exercises, Medicine, Examinations, Educational tests, Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States

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When rights can be wrong

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A particular group of people, such as those with learning difficulties, may appear to have a right to be treated the same as others. However, situations can arise where their rights can conflict with those of others, and it can be hard to make a clear judgement about whose rights should prevail. Some observers favour a rule-based ethical system which uses a set formula for balancing people's rights, while others believe that each case should be determined on its own merits.

Column, Ethical aspects, Human rights

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Equal rights for parasites

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Parasites, although considered unwanted invaders because of their ability to cause morbidity and mortality, are still beneficial in creating harmony in the biosphere. Such beneficial effects are evident in terms of food chains and in the complex interrelationships between parasites and their hosts or among the parasites themselves as observed in ecotones, biomes, ecosystems or landscapes. Parasites are therefore not to be excluded from protection against extinction.

Analysis, Parasites, Parasitism

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