UCLA Medical Center works with Texas Army hospital to treat wounded soldiers
      Operation Mend, a new partnership between UCLA Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, has been established to help treat U.S. military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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New cardiac facility opens
      University Cardiovascular Medical Group, a cardiology practice, has opened a new satellite facility within the California Health and Longevity Institute in Westlake Village. The new office gives residents of the Conejo Valley many of the same services the group offers at its flagship ...
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Woman rebuilds life after brain injury
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      A fall changed Linda Wells' life forever. While on a weekend trip to Catalina Island in 1992, Wells and her husband were riding in the back of a golf cart when the driver suddenly swerved, causing Wells to fall out and hit her head.
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Falls are responsible for most brain injuries
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Experts say that many of us are just a tumble away from a traumatic brain injury. According to national figures, 1.4 million Americans a year incur a brain injury, and more than 5.3 million need long-term or lifelong help in performing daily living activities because of such an injury.
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