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A prescription bottle with PrEP pills spilling out
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research
Doctor typing on computer
Ask the Doctors

Strenuous exercise can lead to flare of long COVID symptoms

Ask the Doctors monthly letters column answers questions regarding long COVID.
February 19, 2024   |  
3 min read
Elderly care
Ask the Doctors,
Science & Research

Study identifies behaviors that might contribute to Alzheimer’s

I read that there's a big new study that lists some of the most common risk factors for developing dementia at an early age. I would like to know more about it. How was it done, and what are the risk factors that were identified?
February 16, 2024   |  
3 min read
Dr. Deborah Wong (left) with Jimmy and Julie Sanders, founders of Jimmy Swims.
Cancer

Turning a Cancer Diagnosis into Life-Affirming Giving

Friends - U Magazine Winter 2024
February 16, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Dennis J. Slamon
Cancer

This revolutionary breast cancer drug has saved millions of lives in its 25-year history

UCLA Health oncologist Dr. Dennis Slamon and his team brought forward Herceptin, the first FDA-approved gene-based drug to fight cancer, back in 1988.
February 16, 2024   |  
6 min read
CAR T cell therapy
Cancer,
Science & Research

Promising target for CAR T-cell therapy leads to potent antitumor responses against cutaneous and rare melanomas

Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have built and demonstrated the potential efficacy of a new CAR T-cell-based immunotherapy specifically designed to treat patients with cutaneous and rare subtypes of melanoma.
February 16, 2024   |  
4 min read
Pancreatic cancer cells dividing
Cancer,
Science & Research

UCLA-led research results in FDA approval of 4-drug combination for frontline treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer

A four-drug chemotherapy regimen of irinotecan liposome (Onivyde) in combination with oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil has been approved by the FDA for the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
February 15, 2024   |  
3 min read
Doctor typing on computer
Ask the Doctors

Headache could be symptom of underlying condition

Ask the Doctors monthly letters column answers questions regarding severe headache pain, stem cells to manage Type 1 diabetes, and Botox for migraine.
February 14, 2024   |  
3 min read
Trauma and dementia image
Behavioral Health,
Healthy Lifestyle

Do unresolved trauma and dementia have a link?

February 13, 2024   |  
3 min read
Sad girl looks down at her phone as a group of girls laughs at her in the background.
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research
Doctor and patient discussing treatments
Ask the Doctors

Elevated creatinine levels can impact kidney function

My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is getting weak and has cramps at night. How do you decrease high creatinine?
February 12, 2024   |  
3 min read
Women’s cancer research group
Cancer,
Science & Research

Antibody drug conjugates make strides in ovarian cancer with recent FDA approval

The UCLA Health women’s cancer research team in OBGYN played a pivotal role in a clinical trial that led to the FDA granting accelerated approval of the first antibody drug conjugate for the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
February 12, 2024   |  
4 min read
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Ask the Doctors

Long COVID affects each person differently

Is there anything new on long COVID? I have it, and it hijacked my life. I get tired really easily, can't exercise like I used to and my heart often beats too fast. The worst part is the brain fog, which affects my work. Is there any progress on a treatment or on determining what causes it?
February 9, 2024   |  
3 min read
Cold and flu season
Ask the Doctors

Several treatments available for nosebleeds

I am a 76-year-old woman not prone to nosebleeds. However, I recently started having heavy ones. Thrombin spray helped, but only for a week. A CT scan was normal. What can be done? A friend with nosebleeds had his nose cauterized. Might that be helpful for me?
February 7, 2024   |  
3 min read
A man looks at a sports betting website on his smartphone.
Behavioral Health

Super Bowl gambling: Does America have a problem?

February 7, 2024   |  
6 min read
Cold plunge
Ask the Doctors

Cold plunge one form of whole-body cryotherapy

It's a tradition in my husband's family to start the new year with a dip in the ocean. We live in Maryland, so that means it's freezing cold. I see on social media that doing a cold plunge is now a craze. Is it true what they're saying, that it's good for you?
February 5, 2024   |  
3 min read
A homeless encampment on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research

Study finds LA County pilot program to aid gravely disabled residents could improve housing, hospitalization rates

A UCLA Health-led evaluation of Los Angeles County’s pilot program aimed at bolstering aid to gravely disabled homeless residents found the initiative could offer a promising framework to improve housing and health outcomes and relieve overburdened psychiatric hospitals.
February 5, 2024   |  
4 min read
Stomach ache
Ask the Doctors

Research finds GDF15 hormone linked to morning sickness

My husband and I are ready to expand our family, but I had such bad morning sickness for my whole pregnancy last time that I'm scared. Can you please talk about recent news about what causes morning sickness and if this may lead to a treatment that actually helps?
February 2, 2024   |  
3 min read