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The road to success is not easy and at times difficult. Yet, the most important thing to remember is to keep the passion burning and remain focused on one’s goal.

These were two of the simple messages shared by former scholars of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) during the “Career Path in Science and Technology Forum” sponsored by DOST’s Science Education Institute (SEI).

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The farther a community is from an earthquake’s epicenter or point of origin, the less hazards it will experience. Right?

Wrong!

Joan Salcedo of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) debunked this notion during a forum on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) at the DOST Executive Lounge last December 11, 2015.

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The Health and Medicine Track of the Third Philippine Nuclear Congress from December 7-9, 2015 discussed the safety measures for administering radioactive iodine therapy, or radioiodine, to a patient with hyperthyroidism.

“Any use of radiation on patients must be justified. You need further tests to make sure that iodine therapy is the best option,” said Eulinia M. Valdezco of the Philippine Association for Radiation Protection during the multi-sectoral forum organized by the Department of Science and Technology[ (DOST) and its attached agency, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI).