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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).
The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA, also known as the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center, is a biomedical research center at the University of California, Los Angeles that focuses on stem cell research. The center's more than 250 faculty members represent the UCLA professional schools as ...
Abel, Emily K. Tuberculosis and the Politics of Exclusion: A History of Public Health and Migration to Los Angeles. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0813541761; Abel, Emily K. Suffering in the Land of Sunshine: A Los Angeles Illness Narrative. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0813539010
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center provides medical control for the following Paramedic units: [citation needed] Compton Fire Department – Rescue Ambulance (RA) 41; Los Angeles Fire Department – RAs 33, 36, 38, 48, 51, 57, 64, 79, 85, 101, and 112; Los Angeles County Fire Department – Rescue Squads 14, 21, 36, 106, 116, 158, 161 and 171.
The primary sponsor of the center is the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF), [2] a 501(c)(3) entity (established in 1945). [6] The center employs over 500 physicians and scientists, who engage in clinical activities (i.e., cancer treatment), education, research (basic and clinical), and cancer prevention. [1] [2] [7]
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) [1] is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School which later evolved into San José State University.
In Los Angeles County, the number of overdose deaths tied to fentanyl skyrocketed between 2016 and 2022, soaring from 109 to 1,910, according to a county report.
Olive View–UCLA Medical Center is a hospital, funded by Los Angeles County, [1] located in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the primary healthcare delivery systems in the north San Fernando Valley , serving the area's large working-class population.