News Releases

Health and Behavior
Scientists see inner workings of enzyme telomerase, which plays key roles in aging, cancer
06/06/2018
A detailed view of its core may lead to the development of targeted drugs.

Health and Behavior
Renowned surgeon tells UCLA medical graduates, ‘All lives are of equal worth’
06/05/2018
Some 200 UCLA medical students received their diplomas Friday, June 1, in Dickson Court at the 64th annual Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Health and Behavior
UCLA Health and Lakers host CPR Palooza
06/05/2018
Instructors from the American Heart Association taught more than 700 guests how to perform hands-only lifesaving techniques.

Health and Behavior
Personalized vaccine may increase long-term survival in people with deadliest form of brain cancer
06/05/2018
Nearly 30 percent of people in the ongoing trial have survived for at least three years after they enrolled in the study; the average life expectancy for people with glioblastoma is 15 to 17 months.

Health and Behavior
Researchers discover how colon cancer mutates to escape the immune system
06/04/2018
Understanding colon cancer's ability to change its genes — a process called immunoediting — could help researchers develop new immunotherapies that target those genetic changes, leading to more effective treatments.

Health and Behavior
UCLA Health physicians stand out in Los Angeles Magazine's "Top Doctors" list
06/04/2018
Finding a top doctor isn't always easy, especially in a big city such as Los Angeles. Los Angeles Magazine decided to help, recently producing its first list of "top doctors."

Health and Behavior
Despite risk of breast cancer, few men undergo genetic tests, study finds
05/31/2018
The next step is to determine why the numbers are so low and find ways to increase those rates of testing.

Health and Behavior
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center earns 'Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award'
05/30/2018

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has received the American Heart Association's 2018 Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

Health and Behavior
UCLA Health ranks as among best places to work in two separate listings
05/29/2018
UCLA Health has been named among the best places to work by two publications specializing in business/leadership and healthcare, respectively: Forbes and Becker’s Healthcare.

Health and Behavior
UCLA celebrates 3 medical graduates who overcame extraordinary odds to be called ‘doctor’
05/28/2018
Some 200 students in the Class of 2018 will receive their diplomas on June 1 during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine.