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Criminal Behavior at UC Davis Med School

Criminal Behavior at UC Davis Med School J. Paul Muizelaar Stuart Cohen Claire Pomeroy Allan Siefkin ( Anna Orlowski , UCMed Lawyer) A federal lawsuit with ugly allegations is boiling over at UC Davis Medical School . Four physicians who hold top posts in the UC Davis Health System are being sued for allegedly retaliating against a young surgeon who attempted to call out the university for protecting an unlicensed department head. Named as defendants in the suit are (pictured...Read Full Story

Just Because It Doesn't Have A Name, Doesn't Mean It's Not Real

By Dr. Deb on | From drdeborahserani.blogspot.com

I have Restless Leg Syndrome. I always knew it was something. It just didn't have a name until recently. From early childhood on, I've had a this itchy, crawly, need-to-move-my-legs-thingy that would occur at night. I was told it was "nothing" and the old stand-by that the symptoms were just "in my head". Despite being told that my symptoms were imagined, I always believed they had a neurobiological origin. I learned to cope with my "Jimmy Legs" (Seinfeld, 1997)and went on with life. But...Read Full Story

Lorenzo Odone Passes Away …

By Andrew Smith on | From vop-say.co.cc

Ever since I was a young boy, ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ was one of my favourite films, even though I did not understand the science behind his wretchd disease. As I grew I researched Lorenzo’s illness, Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), and I have managed to get a loose understanding of how the degenerative disease worked. I followed regularly updates from ‘The Myelin Project’, a project founded by Lorenzo’s parents, Augusto and Michaela and it is sad news to hear that a day after his 30th birthday Lorenzo...Read Full Story

Compensation

By parameddan on | From paramed.blogspot.com

As we all know, one of the most important aspects of any job or career is compensation. On average, in the US, a paramedic makes 36,970 $ Per year according to Salary.com . Some may say that is good money and others may look at it and laugh. More than likely you will begin laughing pretty soon. The average paramedic also works 24 hour shifts every third day. That equals out to 10 shifts per month. Before you say, "you only work 10 days a month" here me out. It's not all roses, actually there...Read Full Story

Words of Welcome...

By Dr. Jonas Moses on | From jonasmoses.blogspot.com

Thank you for visiting this blog and for joining in by sharing your perspectives, comments, criticisms, witticisms and random thoughts! I look forward to hearing from anyone and everyone who seeks - as do I - to identify promote, discuss and practice "good Science and good Medicine"...wherever it is to be found. About InTime TV (ITTV Network) and the medical talk show programs that I host: I have been presenting this medical television talk show (as the Host of the programs), since March '07...Read Full Story

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