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Mark Gerard, MD

Mark Gerard, MD is an internist with a private practice in Burbank, CA. In 2007 Dr. Gerard chose the 'concierge' primary care model in order to offer his patients more individualized, preventive care with the full benefits of a traditional practice.
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Treatment

Kidney Transplant blog

This is a repost from a Kidney Transplant blog that one of my students brought to my attention and said it was enormously helpful:
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Lung Tube

LungTUBE Why should you become ONE IN A MILLION? Let our survivors tell you, in their own words, why we need funding for immediate research and drug discovery to save and extend lives.
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Healing

Just braggin about my bro!

If I may, I'd just like to take a moment to gush about my older brother, Lincoln Westfall. He's a physician in his second year of residency in Collville, Washington. He recently traveled to Haiti as a volunteer physician with Heart to Heart International, staying and working in Por-au-Prince.
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Wellbeing

About William Lovelace

Multisport racer Bill Lovelace, from Los Angeles, has an extensive competition record that includes eight Ironman Hawaii finishes, over 140 marathons, ten ultra-marathons, five international Eco-Challenges and four U.S.
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Endurance Training

Endurance Training

What it takes to be an expedition racer?

Bill was a world-class triathlete, once ranked third in the world in his age group in the Ironman. He switched to adventure racing later in his career, for a new challenge.
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Wellbeing

Biking Tips

When planning your bike routes, Google Maps just announced a Biking feature that will favor routes with bike lanes and direct you around the steeper hills.

It's important to plan your route for distance and training purposes, and for safety as well.
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Healing

Limb Regeneration not that far off??

We're not there yet, but this discovery is a giant step towards truly and actually being able to regenerate not only lost tissue, but lost limbs. It's not science fiction, people. It's science!
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Treatment

Scientists find the Mother of all Skin Stem Cells

This is an incredible discovery. This is a stem cell that scientists have discovered, which is, essentially, the mother of all other skin stem cells. The implications for this in regenerative medicine are huge.
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Treatment

Organovo & Methuselah Foundation- Building the Future of Regenerative Medicine

“Longer term,” says Chief Executive Keith Murphy, “we think this technology can be critical in solving the organ shortage.” Organovo, a San Diego-based biotechnology company commissioned a three-dimensional “printer” that would one day allow scientists to construct human organs cell by cell.
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Diagnosis

Ready, Set, Breast Cancer!

Wow. Last September, I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, and indeed, my life has changed.

A friend whispered in my ear that I had been "chosen", which is a beautiful way of saying that my life could become more meaningful and blessed.
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Treatment

Organovo & Methuselah Foundation- Building the Future of Regenerative Medicine

“Longer term,” says Chief Executive Keith Murphy, “we think this technology can be critical in solving the organ shortage.” Organovo, a San Diego-based biotechnology company commissioned a three-dimensional “printer” that would one day allow scientists to construct human organs cell by cell.