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Richard Boxer, MD appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board

President Biden has appointed Richard Boxer, MD to the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Thomas Rando, MD, PhD honored by the International Society for Stem Cell Research

Thomas Rando, MD, PhD has received the 2023 Achievement Award from the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

Financial coaching for parents in clinic leads to higher attendance at well-child health care visits for young children

Implementing financial coaching for parents of infants in a pediatric primary care setting reduced missed well-child care visit rates by half and significantly improved receipt of vaccinations at a timely age.

How UCLA neurosurgeons are transforming spine care

From minimally invasive treatments to targeting chronic pain, doctors at the UCLA Health Spine Center treat complex conditions using advanced techniques.

Researchers receive grant to study equitable distribution of COVID therapies

A research team led by Dr. John Mafi was awarded a $200,000 grant from the Commonwealth Fund to study the equitable distribution and effects of FDA-authorized therapies targeting COVID-19, such as Paxlovid, in the United States.

Residents Walter Solorzano and Dennis Galeano Dacarett

Continuous Glucose Monitor policy changes could close equity gaps

Walter Solorzano, MD, MPH, a second-year Internal Medicine resident, was recently awarded an Innovation Grant to conduct research assessing the barriers of Continuous Glucose Monitors.

Finding a way to halt memory loss

Dr. Itzhak Fried, UCLA Health’s director of Epilepsy Surgery, has received a $7 million grant to advance the study of electrical stimulation during sleep to improve memory.

New UCLA center promotes reproductive science and sexual health

A new center at UCLA will bring together students, scientists, educators and physicians across a wide range of disciplines.

Drs. Gerald Lipshutz, Song Li, Dr. Frank Pajonk

UCLA scientists receive $6.9M in CIRM grants to develop novel stem-cell based therapies

Researchers received more than $6.9 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, UCLA study finds

Native Americans have the highest rates of mortality from deaths of despair, but this data is largely missing from mainstream discussion

What Is an Endocrinologist?

Learn all about endocrinologists, the physicians who diagnose and treat disorders affecting the organs and glands that produce hormones.

Becoming a Doctor: Ilich Rodríguez-Rivas

The Path to Medical School for One First-Generation Student

Classification System for Reporting on Skin Biopsies of Melanocytic Lesions

International group updates a classification system that makes skin biopsy pathology reports easier for patients and medical teams to understand

MRI-guided radiotherapy produces fewer side effects and better quality of life for patients with localized prostate cancer

For men who undergo radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer, the precise targeting capabilities of MRI guidance resulted in fewer toxicities and better quality of life.

Minority Housestaff Organization Celebrates 2nd annual Holiday Gala

The Minority Housestaff Organization (MHO) celebrated its second annual gala and reception on Saturday, Dec. 17, honoring the organization’s dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.

From left: UCLA project scientist and Symphony chief scientific officer Mahdi Hasani, UCLA professor Manish Butte, and UCLA alumna and Symphony CEO Negin Majedi

Tiny implantable device designed by UCLA scientists helps kill cancer

A therapeutic sponge the size of a pencil eraser boosted the body’s tumor-fighting response in mice and kept the cancer from returning.

Watch: First Gen Mentorship for UCLA Medical Students

First Gen @ DGSOM members Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS and Cristina Valdovinos, MPH, MD candidate ‘23 meet for the first time and share their experiences on bei...

UCLA AIDS researchers receive $3 million in grants toward ending HIV in vulnerable populations

The UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) and the UCLA-Charles R....

Measles outbreak underscores importance of vaccination

The measles vaccine is 93% effective after the first dose and 97% effective after two doses.
There were 106 cases of measles in the United States this year, as of Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and most of them have been associated with the outbreak in Ohio that has infected 74 children since mid-October.

UCLA-developed soft brain probe could be a boon for depression research

The device’s sensors detect fluctuations in neurotransmitters like serotonin in real time over extended periods...