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 above from l. to r.): Dr. Jan Paul Muizelaar , chairman of neurological surgery; Dr. Stuart Cohen , chief of staff ...
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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 Restless Leg Syndrome is a real disorder. Recent research tells us that it is genetic in origin and is associated ...
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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 Odone passed away. I hope that his story still helps to publisize the disease and ‘The Myelin Project’ goes from srength ...
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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 are no roses involved at all. On average that ...
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Elizabethtown is known as one of the biology colleges on the East Coast. It's a small school located in Pennsylvania where the professors take a personal interest in each student's education. Etown's biology department offers an education in both theory and hands-on experience. Students have access to the newest technologies in the biology labs. As a biology major at Etown, you have the opportunity to pick up a concentration in: biology, pre-medical, secondary education, allied health, cardiovascular invasive specialty, or forestry and environmental management. The biology department also offers students the ability to get a bachelor of science in Biology, Biotechnology or Environmental Sciences. ...
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