Quaintance says the Lee Memorial Health System is the largest employer in the area, with over 9, 000 employees.

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One of the first things doctors will do is try to get Giffords back to a regular schedule, said Dr. Alan Novick, medical director of rehabilitation for Memorial Healthcare System.

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Gordon Brown, who is in Bradford for a memorial ceremony, has said a "better system" for expenses is needed - but one that recognises that MPs must live in two places, Westminster and their constituency.

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But then Memorial's Wolchok put her on an experimental drug called ipilimumab that aims to trigger the immune system.

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