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New breast cancer screening recommendations aim to address health inequities, especially among Black women

Challenges remain in ensuring equitable access to screening and addressing gaps in evidence regarding supplemental screening modalities and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, notes Joann Elmore, MD, MPH, a professor of...
30-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UCLA Health awarded up to $12.3 million as part of a federally funded moonshot effort to develop new treatments for osteoarthritis

UCLA Health is part of a multi-institution research team to receive a contract for up to $33 million from the federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for the development of new treatments specifically focused on joint...
29-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Undocumented Latinx patients got COVID-19 vaccine at same rate as U.S. citizens

For undocumented Latinx patients who sought care in the emergency room during the pandemic, the reported rate of having received the COVID-19 vaccine was found to be the same as U.S. citizens, a new UCLA Health study found.
25-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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UCLA Health urologists will showcase groundbreaking research at the 2024 American Urological Association Annual Meeting

Faculty, scientists, and urologists from UCLA Health Urology will present research data on the latest discoveries and innovations in urology at the 2024 American Urological Association’s (AUA) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, May 3-6.
25-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Genetic variations may predispose people to Parkinson’s disease following long-term pesticide exposure, study finds

A new UCLA Health study found certain genetic variants could help explain how long-term pesticide exposure could increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
22-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

FDA approves immunotherapy drug combo for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer after UCLA-led research shows improved outcomes for patients

The FDA approval was based on results of the QUILT 3.032 clinical trial, which was led by Dr. Karim Chamie, associate professor urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a researcher at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer...
23-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Treatment from female doctors leads to lower mortality and hospital readmission rates

Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female physicians, with female patients benefitting more than their male counterparts.
18-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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UCLA Health team selected for international addiction research initiative

UCLA Health researchers will be co-principal investigators in the Untangling Addiction program launched this year by the nonprofit health research organization Wellcome Leap. The three-year, $50 million project includes 13 other partnering...
18-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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How to reduce seasonal allergy symptoms as allergy season is starting earlier and lasting longer

11-Apr-2024 2:45 PM EDT

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Colorectal cancer now leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50 and second leading cause of cancer death in women under 50 – but this is a cancer that is largely preventable

Folasade May, MD, PhD, UCLA Health cancer prevention researcher and gastroenterologist, is available for interview on a variety of topics during colorectal cancer awareness month.
22-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST

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The Super Bowl of gambling: Does America have a problem?

7-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST

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Superbowl Stress Can Hurt Your Heart - Cardiologist Offers Tips to Stay Healthy on Game Day

2-Feb-2024 4:15 PM EST

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UCLA Health schizophrenia expert says technological advancements, monitoring can blur the line between psychosis and realities of the digital age

22-Jan-2024 12:05 AM EST

UCLA Health sleep expert on risks of using melatonin as sleep aid for kids

4-Jan-2024 3:00 PM EST

Persistent financial disparities create barriers to male infertility treatment

20-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST

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Caring for loved ones with dementia, Alzheimer's disease during the holidays

UCLA Health dementia care specialists say caregiving and holiday festivities do not have to be mutually exclusive, but do require some adaptations to make the season enjoyable for all.
19-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST

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