Health and Behavior
Addressing Disparities
07/01/2020
The important dialogue occurring in our society about racism is helping to shape how UCLA Health can best respond as a health care system to eliminate disparities.

Health and Behavior
UCLA Biodesign Program Graduates Inaugural Class of Fellows at "Fast Pitch" Event
07/01/2020
UCLA Biodesign 2020 inaugural graduates were honored by its leaders, members of the UCLA Community and supporters in a virtual celebration held on Friday, June 26.

Health and Behavior
Study shows surge in e-cigarette and marijuana use among state's young adults
06/30/2020
A large percentage of users of both products are also underage, according to new research by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Health and Behavior
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital pediatrician named president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics
06/30/2020
Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, a nationally-known expert in childhood trauma and resilience and professor of pediatrics at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, has been voted president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

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UCLA Researchers find cryotherapy as an effective treatment for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer
06/30/2020
UCLA researchers have found that hemi-gland cryoablation, or cryotherapy, is an effective, primary treatment for men with clinically-significant, or grade 2, prostate cancer.