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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/daily-pulse/pace-travel-circadian-rhythm-astronauts</loc>
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<image:caption>An unusual window into human sleep: NASA astronaut Victor Glover during the Artemis II mission, April 6, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Nasa’s Artemis Research for Crew Health and Readiness study allowed researchers to examine how sleep and activity changed across training, deep-space flight and recovery on Earth.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T07:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What Space Travel Teaches us About Sleep and Circadian Rhythms</news:title>
<news:keywords>NASA, SLEEP, circadian rhythm in space,  astronauts sleep, space travel, astronaut health, spaceflight</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/doda-hospital-burqa-row-nurses-protest</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/yccub8m3/burqa-doda-medical-college.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>​She said that removing the veil could interfere with their religious matters and beliefs.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T05:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Burqa Row at Doda Hospital: Nurses Protest, Inquiry Panel Set Up</news:title>
<news:keywords>nurses, gynaecology, Doda Medical College, Burqa Row, Jammu Kashmir, hospital protest</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/leg-pain-sign-of-peripheral-artery-disease</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/5yg2sjys/leg-pain.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Pain in your legs when you walk may seem like a normal part of getting older but it can be a warning sign.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/2pvic6qx/pexels_gustavo_fring_5888064.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Lower-income populations, Indigenous communities and people living in rural areas experience a disproportionate burden of PAD.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T03:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Leg Pain Can Warn of a Serious Condition: Why Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Needs More Attention</news:title>
<news:keywords>peripheral artery disease, Warning Signs, PAD, diagnosis, Therapy, colonial health systems, effective ways to reduce cardiovascular and limb complications</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/what-your-eyes-could-reveal-about-your-heart-health</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/39a2snq0/eye.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>OCT uses light to produce detailed cross-sectional images of structures at the back of the eye.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/0z42z7o7/pexels_kseniachernaya_5765829.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Retinal imaging is non-invasive and is already widely used in eye-care settings.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T23:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What Your Eyes Could Reveal About Your Heart Health</news:title>
<news:keywords>heart health, eyes, retinal imaging heart health, oculomics, optical coherence tomography, trial fibrillation eye scan, cardiovascular risk biomarkers, macular ganglion cell layer</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/mental-health-of-politicians-is-a-critical-issue</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/logq00ps/politician.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>The first empirical test of how symptoms of mental ill-health impact decision-making in office.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/lo2fx3wq/pexels_polina_zimmerman_3958401.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Far from reinforcing an outdated response to political stress that demands greater personal toughness from our political leaders.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Medbound Times</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T19:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Mental Health of Politicians Is a Critical Issue—We Should All Care</news:title>
<news:keywords>Politicians, mental health, mental health of politicians, political psychology, parliamentary workplace culture, politician well-being, public leadership stress, political decision-making</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/dr-abhishek-ranjan-aiims-cpr-training-bihar</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/xqzni71v/Dr-Ranjan-Bihar.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dr. Ranjan believes that people from his village and other villages of Bihar should be able to have access to better healthcare services like those in tier 1 cities.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/ad8zjwxq/Dr-Ranjan-CPR-training.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>The campaign began at Motihari police station because Dr. Ranjan thought that training policemen to perform CPR is very crucial.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dr. Abhishek Ranjan Quits AIIMS Job to Teach CPR Across Bihar</news:title>
<news:keywords>AIIMS, Bihar, Dr. Abhishek Ranjan, CPR, CPR training, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Emergency</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/spicy-food-pregnancy-early-labor</loc>
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<image:caption>Anne Hathaway says her doctor told her to avoid spicy foods.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Eating spicy food during normal pregnancy does not mean that a woman is going to go into preterm labor.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Anne Hathaway Skips ‘Hot Ones’ During Pregnancy Over Early Labor Concerns: Can Spicy Food Really Trigger Labor?</news:title>
<news:keywords>pregnancy, labor, Anne Hathaway, preterm labor, labor , healthcare, Pregnancy medical advice  , Hot Ones</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/doctors-demand-end-to-24-hour-shifts</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/9szgaqsf/physician-resting.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Saravanan allegedly prompted the nurses on duty to wake the doctor up in the duty room.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/j3scp5l3/strike.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>The association urged to abolish the “inhumane, slow-killing 24-hours duty” for government hospital doctors.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Medbound Times</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tamil Nadu Doctors Demand End to 24 Hour Shifts, Threaten Strike After Viral Video Sparks Outrage </news:title>
<news:keywords>doctors, doctors strike, Government doctors 24 hours duty , Tamil Nadu doctors association , Service doctors and post graduates association , Tamil Nadu medical officers associations , Eral Government Hospital, Hospital Midnight Inspection , Doctor shift system Tamil Nadu , Healthcare worker working hours </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/usa/christa-pike-execution-pentobarbital-failure</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/f64q4svq/Christa-Pike-Image.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Christa Pike’s execution was scheduled for Wednesday evening local time in Tennessee. The injections were brought into the Supreme Court at the 11th hour.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/5lpjt4l2/Screenshot_2026_10_03_182459.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tennessee Governor Bill Lee ordered an independent review of the execution procedures following the failed attempt.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T13:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Christa Pike Execution: Why Pentobarbital May Have Failed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Drug, Tennessee, Christa Pike, Christa Pike execution, Christa Pike failed execution, Christa Pike pentobarbital, failed lethal injection, Tennessee execution</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/rml-recalls-10-medicine-batches-over-quality-issues</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/deyuhfzf/medicines.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>RML Hospital, Delhi, has issued an urgent recall for 10 batches of medicines soon after they were labelled “Not of Standard Quality”.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/fh9mu3cc/tablets_with_syringe.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>All defective drugs from the affected batches were directed to be returned by clinical departments by September 18.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Medbound Times</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RML Medicine Recall: What Patients Need to Know as 10 Critical Drug Batches Fail Quality Checks</news:title>
<news:keywords>Substandard Medicines, RML Hospital medicine Recall , RML Hospital drug quality test , Substandard medicine RML Hospital , Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital medicine , Failed quality test medicine Delhi, Defective drugs recalled, Delhi , Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) quality alert</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/nursing/mpnrc-donkey-nursing-certificate</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/h2bi9q2b/donkey-issued-nurse-certificate.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A donkey has secured a nursing certificate from the Madhya Pradesh government.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/zr24ja9h/Untitled_design.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dr. Beenu Kushwaha who is the head of Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council said the certificate issued was provisional.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Medbound Times</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T07:45:25.536Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How Did a Donkey Get a Nursing Certificate in MP? MPNRC Faces Questions Over Online Verification and Fake Documents</news:title>
<news:keywords>registered nurse, certified nurse practitioner, MPNRC , Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council, Nurse, Midwife, Nursing Registration Application</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/bird-virus-infect-person-surprising-findings</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/mzcal5y3/influenza-injections.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Public health agencies and collaborating groups use complementary approaches to monitor infectious disease outbreaks and risk.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/txokevi6/pexels_shvetsa_3786153.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Human outbreak data comes from many places, including care settings and associated surveillance labs, volunteers reporting disease status, and wastewater monitoring.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Medbound Times</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T04:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How Does a Bird Virus Infect a Person? Surprising Findings From B.C.’s Human Case of H5N1 Avian Flu</news:title>
<news:keywords>H5N1, Bird Flu, Avian Flu, Bird Virus, Public Health, Canada, Influenza</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/older-adults-using-cannabis-meet-criteria-for-cannabis-use-disorder</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/96ou8rko/cannabis-sativa-plant.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Cannabis use is becoming increasingly common among older adults in the United States.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/euep8x3p/pexels_almadoria_fotos_863967545_19972893.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Smoking was the most common way older adults used cannabis.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T02:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>One in Nine Older Adults Who Use Cannabis Meet Criteria for Cannabis Use Disorder</news:title>
<news:keywords>cannabis, psychoactive drug, cannabis use disorder, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, CUD, cognitive impairment, cannabis poisoning</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/are-autistic-people-more-vulnerable-to-extremist-content</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/wg5krn4c/child-holding-a-mobile-phone.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Certain autistic characteristics may make some people more vulnerable to manipulation.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/s0en9rzz/pexels_nicola_barts_7943186.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Research has found people with greater rigidity in their thinking.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Are Autistic People More Vulnerable to Extremist Content?</news:title>
<news:keywords>autism, autism and extremism, online radicalization, autistic vulnerability extremist content, counter-terrorism autism, neurodiversity radicalization, online grooming extremism</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/how-smoking-makes-australians-poorer</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/azm3x0if/woman-smoking.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Australia has some of the world’s highest cigarette prices.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/p4iszva4/pexels_cottonbro_5920932.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Beyond the cost of cigarettes, smoking contributes to poverty through its effects on health and income.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How Smoking Makes Australians Poorer — And What We Can Do About It</news:title>
<news:keywords>Smoking, Cigarette, smoking in Australia, tobacco tax inequality, smoking and poverty Australia, quit smoking support, tobacco control policy, cost of smoking</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/adhd-masking-hidden-cost-exhaustion-anxiety</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/65ykq0mp/girl-sitting-on-couch.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>The sustained effort of masking leads to measurable psychological distress for many people with ADHD. The consequences may include chronic exhaustion (burnout), increased anxiety and identity confusion.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/mfwv8u9s/pexels_rdne_10029820.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Support systems, like families, workplaces or academic environments, need a shift in perspective.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T17:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Invisible Performance of ‘Masking’ ADHD Symptoms is Exhausting</news:title>
<news:keywords>ADHD, emotional, ADHD masking, ADHD camouflaging, adult ADHD, ADHD symptoms</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/usa/cornell-university-rape-case-investigation-reopened</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-02/8dwkstct/Cornell-University-Campus.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Cornell University said they had no additional information about Jane’s visit to the on-campus doctor.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-02/yijfx6t0/newyork-supremecourt-notice.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>2 of the accused men were expelled. And the other 5 were able to resume school after attending a workshop.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T14:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cornell University Accuser Says Healthcare System Failed Her After Alleged Rape </news:title>
<news:keywords>rape, sexual assault, Cornell University rape case, Cornell sexual assault case, Cornell rape investigation, Cornell University Title IX investigation, Cornell rape lawsuit</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/kolkata-doctor-delivery-room-photo-patient-consent</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-02/ue7j99pt/Dr-Sudeshna-viral-picture.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>​The doctor who posted the pictures is identified as Dr. Sudeshna Mondol. She is an intern at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH) in Kolkata.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-02/f907tx4b/Screenshot_2026_10_02_134443.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>She argued that the photos did not violate the NMC guidelines as she was not using them to promote pharmaceutical products.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kolkata Doctor Sudeshna Mondol Faces Backlash Over Delivery-Room Suturing Photo</news:title>
<news:keywords>doctor, social media, Kolkata doctor, Delivery room, delivery room photography, patient consent, nmc, doctor social media</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/college-institute/mbbs-georgia-nmc-fmgl-licensing-rules</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/cxumjpio/doctor-with-stethoscope.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>​In June 2024, the embassy communicated that Georgia grants medical licenses only to those citizens who have completed their postgraduate degrees and can speak the Georgian language.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/9a3bgf0d/doctor_sitting_with_books.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>​A notice was issued in August 2024; the Georgian embassy clarified that junior doctors in the country are only allowed to practice under supervision.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T09:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MBBS in Georgia: NMC Clarifies Licensing Rules for Indian Medical Graduates </news:title>
<news:keywords>MBBS, Georgia, MBBS in Georgia, NMC rules Georgia, FMGL 2021, Georgia medical degree NMC, Georgia MBBS licensing, FMGE Georgia</news:keywords>
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