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UCLA celebrates 3 medical graduates who overcame extraordinary odds to be called ‘doctor’

Some 200 students in the Class of 2018 will receive their medical diplomas on June 1 during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for theDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.Earning an M.D. requires unwavering focus and the stamina to survive grueling hours and demanding classes. It ’s a tough journey for any student, but the following graduates overcame additional hurdles to achieve their dream of becoming a doctor. Each of them is enrolled in UCLA’sPRIME, a five-year program whose goal is to develop medical leaders dedicated to improving the lives of underserved patients. The program requires medical graduates to also earn a master ’s in public policy, public health or business administration.UCLAJoseph TorresWhenJoseph Torres was 8, he and his brother walked for three days across the h…

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Hitler definitely died in 1945 according to new study of his teeth, skull

Adolf Hitler definitely died in 1945 in Berlin, from taking cyanide and a bullet, according to French researchers who were given rare access to fragments of the dictator's teeth held in Moscow. “The teeth are authentic, there is no possible doubt.

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Mitch Hedberg

“I don’t have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who’d be mad at me for saying that.”
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Adhesive/silane application effects on bond strength durability to a lithium disilicate ceramic

ConclusionsRegardless of the presence of silane in the composition of SBU, previous silane application is still recommended prior to cementation of Lithium Disilicate. Clinical SignificanceThe application of silane as a separate step is recommended prior to cementation of Lithium Disilicate reinforced glass ?ceramic, independent of the presence of silane within the universal adhesive solution. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
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Pam Frampton: Why this N.L. woman has good reason to smile

Linda Clarke of Conception Bay South is much more eager to smile for cameras, now that she's had the dental surgery she so desperately needed. – Joe Gibbons/The Telegram It took 15 months of fighting to have at least some of the costs of her dental surgery covered, but Linda Clarke of C.B.S. can eat solid food again Taters with melted cheese might not sound like the most extravagant meal, but when it's the first substantial food you've been able to enjoy in more than a year, it tastes pretty darned good.

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Margot Asquith

“What a pity, when Christopher Colombus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.”
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‘I just knew he loved me. I could see it in his eyes’: can a psychologist cure lovesickness?

Psychotherapist Frank Tallis on one of his most extreme cases: Megan, a married woman with an undying passion for her dentistMegan was a conservatively dressed barrister ’s clerk in her mid-40s. Her hair was dark brown and styled in a neat bob. An uncharitable person might have described her as dowdy. Her GP’s referral letter summarised the key facts of her case, which contained the essential elements of a tragic love story: emotional extremity, reckless abandon , passion and desire.After a few introductory remarks about my role as a psychotherapist, I explained that I wanted to hear her version of events.Continue reading… (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
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On The Move

Cora Smith joined as an associate for marketing and education. Smith previously served as a market research associate with Fact Finders Inc. and completed internships in public relations at Libby Post Communication Services and the Center for Donations and Transplants.

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Orson Welles

“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.”
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23 Health Care Heroes celebrated among industry peers (slideshow)

Nearly 300 people came together Thursday night at Pearl Stable to honor and celebrate the San Antonio Business Journal’s 2018 Health Care Heroes. The evening’s 23 honorees represented a wide cross-section of San Antonio’s health care industry with a broad range of experiences — from our first Rising Star winner, Dr. Zeeshan Moorani, who is still early in his pediatric dentistry career and making a name for himself, to Dr. Larry Schlesin ger, a national luminary in medical research. Click on… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)

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