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New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare postponed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (<keyword id="6361994" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="NEET" source="Orion">NEET</keyword> PG) Examination on Saturday, which was scheduled to be held on Sunday, and said that a fresh date will be announced at the earliest. The NEET-PG exams were scheduled to be held on June 23. "Taking into consideration, the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive examinations, the Ministry of Health has decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of the processes of the NEET-PG Entrance Examination, conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students," the ministry statement read. "It has accordingly been decided, as a precautionary measure, to postpone the NEET-PG Entrance Examination, scheduled to be held on 23rd June, 2024. The fresh date of this examination will be notified at the earliest," the ministry added. "The Ministry of Health sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to the students. This decision has been taken in the best interests of the students and to maintain the sanctity of the examination process," the health ministry said. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) was fully prepared to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Post-Graduate (PG) 2024. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Dr Rakesh Sharma, OSD to President and Member, Governing Body, NBEMS said, "All eyes of the nation are on NBEMS for the conduct of NEET PG 2024 and we will not let down the hope of the nation. We will conduct the test through a computer-based test (CBT) mode throughout the country." On Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for successfully delivering and maintaining transparency, he said, "NBEMS has robust SOPs for conducting exams because of which NBEMS has been successfully delivering the exams year after year. These SOPs are stringently followed. NBEMS has worked very hard on maintaining the secrecy of the question paper and there is no chance that there will be any leakage of the question paper." He further said that NBEMS is supported by medical colleges, faculty, MoHFW, Flying Squads, Deans and Principals, Vice-chancellor and other agencies, "NBEMS has support from various medical colleges, faculty, MoHFW and other agencies. NBEMS has already briefed the chief secretaries and DGP of all states for safe and secure conduct of the exam." The <keyword id="581232" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Testing-Agency" source="Orion">National Testing Agency</keyword> (<keyword id="654916" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NTA" source="Orion">NTA</keyword>), which conducted the NEET-UG exams, is facing criticism over alleged irregularities in the exams. This resulted in several protests across the country, with protestors and political parties demanding to disband the NTA. An unprecedented 67 candidates achieved a perfect score of 720 marks out of 720, which added to the concerns. The <keyword id="19932587" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ministry-of-education" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="ministry of education" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="ministry of education">Ministry of Education</keyword> said it has constituted a high-level committee of experts to make recommendations on reforms in the mechanism of the examination process, improvements in data security protocols and the functioning of the NTA. The 7-member committee, led by ISRO former chairman Dr K. Radhakrishnan, will submit its report to the ministry in the next two months. "In order to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency (NTA), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education constituted a High-Level Committee of Experts to make recommendations on Reform in mechanism of examination process improvement in data security protocols and the structure and functioning of National Testing Agency," the ministry said.

Centre postpones NEET-PG exam, fresh date to be announced soon

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks" appears to make a definitive judgment about Natalia's age.</li><li>A TruDiagnostic DNA blood test shows that her biological age is close to 22.</li></ul>Natalia Grace's true age is much lower than her legal one — at least, according to the results of a DNA test she took while filming Max documentary "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks."In 2010, Michael and Kristine Barnett adopted Natalia, who they were told was a 6-year-old Ukrainian orphan. However, they came to believe that she was, in fact, an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/docuseries-examines-complex-case-of-ukraine-orphan-may-be-adult-2023-5">adult con artist</a>, not unlike the 2009 horror movie "Orphan." The couple successfully petitioned a court to change her birth year from 2003 to 1989.In 2013, following the successful petition, the Barnetts left Natalia, who has a rare form of dwarfism known as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/spondyloepiphyseal-dysplasia-congenita">spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia</a>, alone in an Indiana apartment and moved to Canada. While she was legally an adult, her disability status meant that she was still classified as a dependent, and the then-divorced couple faced neglect charges in 2019. Michael was acquitted in October 2022, and charges against Kristine were dismissed in March 2023.In "Natalia Speaks," the second season of the documentary series currently available to stream on Max, Natalia Grace tells her side of the story. She disputes the Barnetts' claim that she was an adult masquerading as a child — and receives the results of a DNA test on-screen that appear to prove she's telling the truth.<h2>Natalia Grace took a DNA test to find out her age in 'Natalia Speaks'</h2>In season two, episode one of "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," Natalia and her most recent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/natalia-speaks-ending-explained-natalia-grace-new-parents-antwon-cynthia-mans-2024-1?mrfhud=true">adoptive father, Antwon Mans,</a> consult the genetics testing company TruDiagnostic to help determine <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/natalia-grace-dna-test-age-parents-abuse-allegations-shocking-accusations-2024-1">Natalia's biological age.</a>Dr. Halland Chen, an age specialist at TruDiagnostic, says in an interview in the series that by using a blood sample and examining their DNA, the company can determine someone's biological age. According to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/epigenetics-aging-what-bodys-hands-time-tell-us#:~:text=biological%20age%20means%20the%20true%20age%20that%20our%20cells%2C%20tissues%2C%20and%20organ%20systems%20appear%20to%20be%2C%20based%20on%20biochemistry.">National Institute on Aging, biological age</a> is the "true age that our cells, tissues, and organ systems appear to be, based on biochemistry." However, as Business Insider previously reported, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-biological-age-is-reverse-aging-possible-2023-2">biological age</a> is not a straightforward way of measuring how old a person is. Some medical professionals do not embrace biological age as a measurement because, they say, there isn't a standard way for cells to age.TruDiagnostic's assessment indicated that Natalia's biological age was close to 22. At the time, Natalia suspected she was about 20 years old. Her legal age, however, would have been close to 33, given that the Barnetts changed her legal birth year from 2003 to 1989."This one little piece of paper throws every single lie that the Barnetts have said right into the trash with a match," Natalia says after receiving the results.<div type="image" title="natalia grace sits at a table with her head in her hands looking at several papers. antwon mans sits next to her with a hand on her back" height="1582" width="2109" msid="106777357" hostid="261" sizebytes="61726"></div>Testimony from another medical professional in the documentary also appeared to validate Natalia's claim of her age. Natalia's childhood dentist, Dr. Timothy Gossweiler, said that when he saw Natalia in 2011, Kristine Barnett asked him to estimate Natalia's age based on her teeth.Gossweiler displays Natalia's 2011 x-ray, highlighting that she still had 12 remaining baby teeth at the time. According to Gossweiler, that would have placed Natalia's age at the time somewhere between six and nine years old."This is way too many baby teeth to be an adult," Gossweiler said. "It's indisputable. You can't fake teeth coming in like this."In an email to Business Insider, Katherine Barnett said she and her then-husband "did not incite the reaging of Natalia, the local police department detective, Detective Clouse did." She also said that "Natalia was found by many parties, forensic evidence, and state law enforcement outside of myself and Michael to be an adult."<h2>DNA tests like the one Natalia Grace took are more of a health measurement than a method of determining how old you are</h2>Natalia Grace used TruDiagnostic testing in an attempt to calculate her true age. But these tests are more commonly used as a kind of health measurement.Chronological age is how old you are according to your birth date. Biological age is ostensibly a measure of how fast you're aging according to your cells, tissues, and organ systems.In theory, the older your biological age, the more likely you are to develop age-related diseases such as cancer or dementia.Research shows your <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395616304022">cells can age prematurely</a>. Depression, lack of sleep, stress, violence, and poverty are all linked to accelerated cell aging, according to a systematic review.Some longevity researchers believe there are ways to "reverse" our biological age. For example, Steve Horvath, who invented a way to measure biological age, says <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-scientifically-reduce-body-age-2023-8">he reversed his biological age by 4 years</a> by eating less sugar and more vegetables, quitting smoking, and exercising more. Harvard biologist David Sinclair previously told Business Insider in March 2023 that while his chronological age at the time was 54, his <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-researcher-harvard-david-sinclair-53-biological-age-decade-younger-2023-3">biological age was 44</a>. Sinclair believes his carefully crafted lifestyle keeps his cells young.So while Natalia's DNA results — and her former dentist's testimony — do suggest that she was actually a child at the time the Barnetts left her in Indiana, it's not quite a way to pinpoint her precise chronological age based on her date of birth.

Natalia Grace's adoptive parents accused her of being an adult. She says a DNA test confirmed her real age — here's what the results actually mean.

The Central Universities Common <keyword id="7783571" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="entrance-test-result-2019">Entrance Test result 2019</keyword> is expected to be declared today i.e. 21 June 2019. The <keyword id="7420789" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="CUCET-2019">CUCET 2019</keyword> result will be available on the official website cucetexam.in. Alternatively, the result will also be updated on curaj.nic.in. The answer key for the preliminary test was released last month. The CUCET 2019 was conducted by the Central University of Rajasthan on 25 May and 26 May 2019. The result can also be accessed on the websites of the participating universities of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kashmir, Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi (Bihar), Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, South Bihar and Dr B R Ambedkar School of Economics. Here’s how you can check the CUCET 2019 result: <ul><li>Visit the official website cucetexam.in</li><li>Click on the link that says “CUCET Result 2019” </li><li>On the login page, register with your credentials.</li><li>The 2019 CUCET Result will be displayed. You can download it for future reference.</li></ul>

CUCET result 2019: The results declared today, check score @cucetexam.in, curaj.nic.in

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Some baby boomers are gifting wealth early to help their children buy homes and build families.</li><li>Financial planners said boomers need to ensure their own personal financial stability first.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomers-not-waiting-pass-inheritance-wealth-transfer-millennials-need-it-2024-7">Baby boomers</a> are expected to pass down trillions of dollars of assets in the coming decades, but not all of them want to wait until after they die to do it.So, how do you know if you're in a position to be able to start passing down your wealth?Several boomers previously told Business Insider that they've been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomer-dad-explains-why-gifts-genx-millennial-kids-early-inheritance-2024-7">gifting cash to their adult kids</a> well before they expect to die, as they believe the money is most useful now when they are building families and buying homes.Financial planners say it can be a good idea to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kansas-dad-gave-daughter-money-wedding-bought-home-down-payment-2024-6">pass down wealth</a> early if — and only if — you are in a financial position to be able to do it and still ensure your needs are met."I love parents that have these big hearts for their children, but they also have to be smart in making decisions for the children," Michelle Griffith, a senior wealth advisor at Citi Personal Wealth Management, told BI.Griffith said there are several reasons someone may want to transfer their wealth early. For the very wealthy, that may be to avoid a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/estate-tax-homes-real-estate-wealthy-trusts-2023-5">large estate tax</a>. But even <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/millionaire-age-millennials-inheriting-wealth-older-boomers-living-longer-2024-6">average baby boomers</a>, who have a net worth of around $1 million, are getting in on early wealth transfers."They want to share, and they want to witness wealth transfer while they're alive and healthy," she said, adding that the main reason her clients want to share their wealth with their kids is "just because it makes them happy."Griffith said <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/investing/financial-plan">financial planning</a> is especially important for parents who are thinking about sharing their wealth. In part, that's because many parents have a hard time saying "no" if their child needs help, so it's best to work gifting into your financial plan from the start.<h2 id="2f0d9dca-58ef-47e4-9e1b-337bcfcd9dff">Do your finances pass a 'stress test'?</h2>Griffith said the first thing someone should do before transferring wealth is to look at their retirement resources and do something she calls a "stress test.""A stress test is taking a look at the portfolio and modeling it in volatile markets, looking at the impact and actually the end results of their normal distribution to meet their needs," she said. "Then adding in what I consider to be a goal distribution, something that is not paramount to living, but something that they really, really want to do."That includes considering what the portfolio might look like when the markets are most volatile and declining."If the portfolio can survive that and you still see that there are positive results at end of life, well now we can start to model in some type of a reasonable schedule to share some of the wealth," she said.With this strategy, Griffith said a parent can back into the number that they feel they are able to give to their kids. Although a parent might want to do the full tax-free gift amount ($18,000 for one person in 2024, $36,000 for a couple), that might not be the right amount based on the resources they have when accounting for potential downturns."Stress testing the portfolio is a way for them to make an informed decision," she said, "not just with the heart, but also using the head so that they're also smart with it."Griffith said a wealth advisor can help complete a stress test using specific software that looks at various simulations of what could happen to a person's finances. For baby boomers who have a relationship with Citi and are in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://fortune.com/recommends/investing/baby-boomers-average-net-worth/">average net worth range</a> for their generation, around $970,000 to $1.2 million in 2019, she said financial planning is provided without extra cost.One thing Griffith emphasized that is key for people to think about before gifting their wealth is end-of-life care. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nursing-home-private-room-monthly-median-price-by-state-2019-3">Nursing homes and assisted living facilities</a> can easily cost $100,000 per year. As people are living longer than ever, some baby boomers could find themselves living in a care facility for not just for three or four years but up to a decade or more."That is one way to really start to deplete a portfolio," she said, adding that when stress testing, it's also important to model in what happens if someone's health declines and they need long-term care.Griffith said some of her favorite meetings with her clients are when someone comes in and says I want to gift this amount to my kids, or I want to help my kid make this large purchase."They're excited to do it and so am I to be able to help," she said. "But again, we want to make sure that it's a smart choice, it's an affordable choice, and not just in the time period that they're asking. You got to look beyond that as well."Have a news tip or a story to share about passing down wealth? Contact this reporter at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:kvlamis@businessinsider.com">kvlamis@businessinsider.com</a>.

Boomers who want to transfer wealth to their adult kids should make sure their finances can pass a stress test

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Luke Davies took a DNA test and the result didn't seem consistent with having white English parents.</li><li>His mother revealed his biological dad was a man she had slept with on vacation. </li></ul>A man who grew up identifying as white did an at-home <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/guides/health/ancestrydna-vs-23andme">DNA test</a> that ultimately led him to discover his biological father was multiracial, setting him on a journey to find him.Luke Davies, 30, from the town of Rochdale, England, did the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/dna-tests-what-to-know-2019-1">DNA test</a> in 2019, and its results suggested he wasn't related to the man he'd grown up calling "dad." He shared the story of his search for his birth father in the BBC documentary "A Stranger in My Family."He told Business Insider he had felt "out of place" in his "own body and life" before doing the test, and he said in the documentary that he thought it was because he is gay. But he still felt different after he came out to his parents, so he decided to take a DNA test to learn about his heritage.Such tests work by comparing variants in the subject's DNA to the frequencies of different variants in populations from around the world. Davies' ancestors on both his parents' side were from near Manchester, as far as he knew, and he grew up identifying as white British. The test, however, produced a result of 22.5% West African, 32.5% Iberian, 23.4% English, 9.4% Scandinavian, with the remaining 12.2% labelled as "three more ethnicities."<h2>Davies' mother had an affair with a Portuguese man while on vacation</h2>When Davies asked his mother, Liz Davies, about his results, she revealed that she had had a fling with a bartender while on vacation in Albufeira, Portugal, 30 years earlier, during the early days of her relationship with the man Davies had thought was his biological father. No one questioned the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/woman-found-out-dad-isnt-biological-father-family-argument-2022-12">paternity</a> of her obviously darker-skinned son after he was born, so she didn't bring it up, she said.Luke Davies was determined to find the man, but his mother knew nothing more about him other than his name — Carlos — and the fact that he had worked at the bar.Davies did have one other lead, though. In addition to estimating ancestry, commercial DNA tests can be compared with others in a given company's database to match family members. Davies' result suggested he had a relative, Renato Pereira, who lived in Portugal.But Pereira didn't know anyone in his family named Carlos who was the right age to be Davies' father. So, Davies enlisted the help of a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/interior-designer-said-tracked-down-distant-relative-antique-photo-album-2021-9">genealogist</a>, Laura House, who figured out that Pereira was specifically Davies' half cousin. This meant that Pereira and Davies shared a grandfather — who must have been Carlos' father.Pereira told Davies that neither of his grandfathers had mentioned having a child named Carlos. But one of them, João Oliveira, had been part of the Portuguese Navy and had gone to fight against the independence movement in Guinea-Bissau, in West Africa, when he was about 17. They assumed that that was when Davies' father was conceived.<h2>Davies visited the place he was conceived and tracked down his father</h2>Finding himself at a dead end in investigating his DNA test matches, Davies went to visit Albufeira. He went with a friend of his mother's who had been on vacation with her when Davies was conceived, hoping she could identify the bar where Carlos had worked.She did, and House tracked Carlos down using the bar's old employee records. He agreed to a paternity test to see whether he was in fact Davies' father. It came back positive, and the two agreed to meet.The two had an emotional reunion in London. Carlos immediately accepted Davies when he came out to him and later introduced him to his other two sons.Carlos also told Davies that he hadn't known Oliveira, who had left Guinea-Bissau after the war. He said his mother had never told him about the nature of her relationship with his father, or his own identity.<h2>Davies gained another family and got closer to the one he already had</h2>Davies has come to terms with his multiracial identity, and has incorporated his birth grandfather's surname, Oliveira, into his surname to honor his heritage. Davies said that his relationship with his birth father and brothers "has gone from strength to strength."However, the test results "caused quite a lot of pain for the first year or so" in his immediate family, because he had to tell the father who raised him about his mom's infidelity. But the documentary forced them to confront the situation, and now he would consider them to be the closest they've ever been."Now that I've been able to piece together the past that I belong to, and build connections with family I've never known in the process, I feel healed and changed in ways that are hard to explain," he said. "I'm most excited to share the rest of my life with my blended family, and to step into the next chapter of my life feeling secure in who I am."BI has previously reported on others who have learned they have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/home-dna-tests-different-race-discovery-paternity-shock-lies-2022-09">different racial identities than they expected</a> thanks to DNA tests. But these tests can expose many other secrets, as was the case for a couple who discovered they were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/colorado-couple-finds-out-they-are-related-after-dna-test">cousins</a>, and two men who were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/two-canadian-men-switched-at-birth-1955-dna-test-2023-8">switched at birth</a>. One man even learned that his father had been a wanted murderer who had <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/home-dna-test-reveals-murderer-father-escaped-criminal-2023-10">killed his own parents</a> before escaping prison and fleeing the US for Australia.

A man raised by 2 white parents did an at-home DNA test — with surprising results. He learned his father was Black Portuguese and now identifies as multiracial.

NEW DELHI: The <keyword id="581232" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Testing-Agency">National Testing Agency</keyword> has released the <keyword id="178605" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joint-Entrance-Examination">Joint Entrance Examination</keyword> (JEE) Main II (April 2019) results and NTA Score on Monday, i.e., April 29, 2019. The JEE (Main) April 2019 result has been declared at the JEE official website https://jeemain.nic.in around 09:00 pm. The candidates, who appeared for the JEE (Main) April 2019 examination, can check their results through candidate login by visiting the official website (link is given below). According to the official "Information Bulletin" the result was to be declared on or before April 30, 2019 but it has been declared a day earlier than the scheduled date. <a href="https://jeemain.nic.in/jeemainresult/root/authcandwithdob.aspx" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Click here to check JEE Main April 2019 score </a> Earlier, the <keyword id="4468795" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="JEE-Main-Result">JEE Main result</keyword> declaration news was doing the rounds today at the social media since morning. The TOI contacted the NTA officials and they confirmed the news that the JEE Main April 2019 results would be declared today. When asked about the result declaration time, the official said, "It will be declared toward late evening". Result can be checked via the official login. This time, the candidates can also get to see their All India Rank (AIR) in the result. The AIR has also been announced for all the candidates who appeared for the exam in January and April. Candidates who appeared for both the exam have been allocated on the basis of best of the two percentile score. How NTA Scores calculated NTA scores were calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate. The calculated NTA scores for all the shifts/sessions were merged and then results are declared. The four NTA scores for each of the candidates in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) – January 2019 as well as for the April 2019 will be merged for compilation of result and preparation of overall Merit List /Ranking. For the candidates who appeared in both the attempts, best of the two NTA scores (total) will be considered for further processing.

JEE Main Result April 2019 declared @ jeemain.nic.in; check direct link here

State Bank of India(<keyword id="13222" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="SBI">SBI</keyword>) is likely to announce the results for clerk prelims examination anytime this week, according to media reports. The students can check their results at the bank’s official website sbi.co.in The candidates who successfully clear the prelims examination can appear for the SBI Clerk Main exam, which is scheduled on 10 August 2019. The online exam for SBI Clerk Prelims was held from 22 June to 23 June 2019. The bank is likely to shortlist large chunk of candidates through the Prelims exam, nearly 10 times the total vacancies. The total number of vacancies is 8,653. How to check score: <ul><li>Visit the bank’s official website sbi.co.in </li><li>On the website, go to ‘Clerk Preliminary Exam Result 2019’ tab to check result. </li><li>Login with your roll number and other required credentials. </li><li>You can download the result for future reference. </li></ul>SBI Clerk Mains exam 2019: Soon after the result for Prelims examination, the bank will roll out admit cards to the candidates qualified to appear for Main exam. The admit cards are expected to be released by the end of July. The Main exam will include four sections — General/Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability and Computer Knowledge.

SBI Clerk Prelims result 2019: Bank likely to announce results tomorrow, check score @sbi.co.in

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kara Bettis started feeling sick on December 13 and decided to get a COVID-19 test.</li><li>She struggled to get an appointment at several CVS stores before getting one at a clinic she found online.</li></ul>I caught COVID-19 on the early side of the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/omicron-fueled-covid-wave-crashes-into-new-york-days-before-christmas-2021-12-20/">latest surge</a> that's slammed New York and other cities around the country. After somehow avoiding the virus for nearly two years — as far as I know — I tested positive on December 15. <h2>Generally, my risk has been low </h2>I work from home and abide by <a href="https://www.boston.gov/news/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-boston#covid-19-updates">Boston's indoor mask mandate</a> when running errands and going to the gym. I received both Pfizer vaccine doses this past spring but hadn't been able to find a booster-shot appointment in December. On Saturday, December 11, I'd attended a spin class where all participants were required to show their vaccination card and masks were recommended. Around half of the class participants wore masks. <h2>That following Monday, I woke up with a slight cough and some congestion</h2>By mid-morning, I felt some body aches and chills, but that only lasted an hour or two. Overall, I was exhausted and annoyed to be sick for the third time in four weeks as a generally fit and healthy adult. I continued to work over the next two days while lethargic, congested, and coughing. I canceled all in-person meetings, although I didn't even consider that I had COVID-19 until I got an email from the studio notifying me of possible exposure.<h2>As soon as I received the email, I suspected that I'd caught the virus </h2>Although <a href="https://www.prevention.com/health/a38580337/how-to-know-what-strain-of-covid-you-have/">tests don't indicate</a> the variant, I now believe based on <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/12/20/omicron-is-now-the-dominant-covid-19-variant-in-massachusetts">Massachusetts rates</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/well/live/omicron-variant-symptoms-covid.html">early research</a> on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-symptoms-cough-runny-nose-mild-us-europe-cdc-2021-12">symptoms</a> that I likely had Omicron.I called the local community health center where I normally take free COVID-19 PCR tests. Over the past 10 months, they could usually offer next-day appointments. On December 15, they were booked for the next seven days. <h2>I searched for online appointments at the 5 or so CVS pharmacies closest to me. All were booked for several days. </h2><div type="image" title="Take-home COVID-19 tests Bettis had" height="3024" width="4032" msid="88466098" hostid="261"></div>Some friends had purchased take-home rapid tests at their local pharmacy, but other Bostonians have <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/12/20/rapid-covid-test-boston/">described</a> the self-test rapid kit availability as dire. Although I had a few rapid tests on hand left over from an international work trip, I decided I didn't trust self-testing enough to rely on it before a weekend full of holiday plans. <h2>So I turned to the city's <a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-health-commission/covid-19-testing-sites">online list</a> of COVID-19 testing sites and found one 2 miles away that took walk-ins </h2><div type="image" title="A clinic in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston on December 22" height="3024" width="4032" msid="88466101" hostid="261"></div>When I showed up mid-morning, the clinic had already been open for 20 minutes. The line circled half the block. But the holidays were coming up and I was symptomatic, so I didn't have much of a choice since the clinic was only open for four hours that day.I felt bad for the children and the elderly woman that had to stand in line in 40-degree weather. I tried not to cough. Finally, I got to the front of the line after waiting more than an hour. (As of December 22, patients at the same location waited closer to two hours.)<h2>After I stepped inside the clinic, I registered and sat another 10 minutes in a waiting room</h2>When it was my turn, I was privately administered a rapid test and told I would receive my results on an app the same day. Four hours later, I received my positive result. I've been quarantining since then, passing the time by working, reading, and catching up on movies.<h2>Thankfully, it was a mild case that I mostly recovered from after 4 days</h2>During the week of my quarantine, <keyword id="12054533" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="boston" source="Orion">Boston</keyword> and its surrounding area was averaging around 600 new cases a day — a significant increase from two weeks ago. It's a large number given that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/suffolk-massachusetts-covid-cases.html">76% of all residents over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated</a> in the county.And over the past week, I've heard of at least a dozen friends around the country who also had tested positive or were suspected positive. Experts say that Omicron could be our most <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/17/1065083105/u-s-omicron-wave-could-be-the-worst-yet-projections-find-and-its-coming-fast">aggressive surge yet</a>.<h2>While it's not great news that many areas like Boston are experiencing a sudden surge in cases, it is good news that some testing sites are stepping up to the task — or trying to </h2>While lines have only increased at walk-in testing sites, Boston Public Libraries <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/12/20/rapid-covid-test-boston/">announced</a> on December 20 that they were handing out free take-home tests at branches around the city, and some of the <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/13/metro/state-will-start-distributing-2-million-free-covid-19-rapid-home-tests-hardest-hit-communities-baker-says/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link">hardest hit communities</a> are receiving take-home tests.I'm grateful to be out of quarantine a couple days before the holiday, although my family gathering will be a lot smaller than expected. While many families might need to postpone gatherings, we can remain hopeful that the delay is worth it to keep everyone healthy. This surge won't last forever.

I got COVID-19 a week before Christmas. Testing sites were slammed — here's how I managed to land an appointment.

<ul><li>The Health Ministry has proposed to drop NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination) for admission to MD and MS courses. </li><li>The admission will be based on the scores in the MBBS final examination and National Exit Test (NEXT). </li><li>The candidates wanting to enroll in PG courses in AIIMS will still have to go through the mandatory entrance exam. </li><li>NEET Super Speciality exam will also be mandatory to study Master of Surgery (Mch). </li></ul>MBBS pass outs might not have to go through an entrance exam to pursue post-graduate courses, if a proposal by Health Ministry goes through. It wants to drop NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination) for admission into MD (Doctor of Medicine) and MS (Master of Science) courses. If the draft National Medical Commission (NMC) bill goes through, students can be admitted based on score in the MBBS final examination and National Exit Test (NEXT), PTI<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/education/health-ministry-bill-proposes-to-axe-neet-pg/article28430886.ece"> reported</a>. They will also not be required to go through a separate examination to secure a licence to practice medicine, according to the proposed draft. The draft excludes All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from the given criteria. The candidates wanting to enroll in PG courses in AIIMS will still have to go through the mandatory entrance exam. In addition to this, the NEET Super Speciality exam will also be mandatory to study Master of Surgery (Mch). The draft NMC Bill was tabled in the Parliament in 2017. It focussed at introducing a ‘bridge course’ that will enable medical practitioners of alternative medicine to pursue allopathy. However, it faced criticism from medical professionals and health associations in India. The bill was later revised with several amendments including aggressive punishments for unauthorised practice of medicine — a year long imprisonment or a fine of up to ₹500,000. However, to address the shortage of medical professionals, the government has <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/education/4800-mbbs-seats-reserved-for-economically-weaker-students-5826733/">allocated 26% more seats</a> for MBBS aspirants in the last two years — reserving nearly 5,000 seats for economically weaker sections. Overall, nearly 80,000 students take admission in MBBS courses every year in 480 institutes across the country. Of this, 150,000 take the entrance examination to enroll in PG courses. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/you-no-longer-need-to-know-chinese-languages-if-you-want-to-study-medicine-in-china/articleshow/69249827.cms">You no longer need to know Chinese languages if you want to study medicine in China</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/upsc-proposes-to-drop-csat-aptitude-test-from-the-civil-services-exams/articleshow/70143460.cms">UPSC proposes to drop aptitude test from the civil services exams</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/worlds-smallest-mri-scanned-and-it-did-not-capture-the-human-body-this-time/articleshow/70051460.cms">World’s smallest MRI scanned — and it did not capture the human body this time</a>

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