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Health and Behavior
Ronald S. Brookmeyer named dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
01/08/2020
Brookmeyer is an expert on how statistical tools can help address global public health challenges. He will assume leadership of the Fielding School effective Jan. 15.

Health and Behavior
Biomarker predicts which patients with heart failure have a higher risk of dying within 1 to 3 years
12/26/2019
Scientists have been puzzled about why some people with heart failure live longer than others even after receiving the same treatment.

Health and Behavior
No difference in results when surgeries are performed by U.S.- or foreign-trained surgeons
12/20/2019
Research brief: There were no differences in outcomes for common surgical procedures between surgeons trained at foreign medical schools or the United States.

Health and Behavior
Top UCLA news stories of 2019
12/19/2019
UCLA began observing its 100th birthday and delivered new advances in research, health care, the arts, community service and teaching.

Health and Behavior
Researchers discover process that may explain how Type 2 diabetes develops
12/19/2019
The researchers studied the mechanisms by which insulin may be secreted in the absence of glucose.

Health and Behavior
A decade in review: 7 exciting healthcare breakthroughs
12/19/2019
Over the last decade a number of scientific discoveries and medical advances have revolutionized disease treatment, enriched patients' quality of lives and set the stage for future innovations in research and delivery of care.

News and Insights
UCLA Health Hospitals Recognized for Diversity in 2019
12/18/2019
UCLA Health earned a spot as Top Hospital for Diversity for the second year in a row.

Health and Behavior
Heart and lung transplant patients celebrate the gift of life
12/17/2019
Annual event at UCLA commemorates "the remarkable accomplishments of the last year and our patients' incredible stories of hope and inspiration."

Health and Behavior
ER visits did not rise with Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act
12/12/2019
Research brief: The findings also show that patient visits by Medicaid recipients to primary care physicians rose 3.6% during the first three years of the act.

Health and Behavior
Targeted therapy drug helps women with aggressive breast cancer live longer
12/11/2019
The drug combination should be a first line of treatment, UCLA researchers say.