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Healthy Lifestyle
6 tips for handling pet loss with children
Losing a beloved family pet is never easy, especially for children. But knowing how to help your child grieve a pet loss can help ease their pain.
June 23, 2023
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Aiming for a 'summer body?' Create long-term healthy habits instead
June 22, 2023
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2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
How ‘Champions’ provide LGBTQ+ patients with access to care, comfort and representation across Los Angeles
These UCLA Health doctors and staff maintain a safe, affirming environment.
June 20, 2023
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6 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Do May gray and June gloom depress vitamin D levels? Quite possibly
Southern California residents may wonder whether the weeks of “May gray” and “June gloom” have messed with their vitamin D levels.
June 20, 2023
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5 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Know a man who is reluctant to see the doctor?
Here are some persuasive points to make if you know a man who isn't keeping up with his doctor visits.
June 15, 2023
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3 min read
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Science & Research
Paralysis doesn’t keep UCLA Health patient from receiving the best-possible Father’s Day gift
June 15, 2023
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3 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Trauma-informed care helps children reach their full potential
"Pediatricians have to be the ones to identify children who are at risk and prevent this trajectory."
June 14, 2023
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7 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
How hearing aids may help you prevent dementia
Hearing loss is a risk factor for dementia. But you can reduce your risk by wearing hearing aids. Learn how hearing aids help to prevent dementia.
June 12, 2023
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5 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Early signs of psoriatic arthritis
This inflammatory condition causes swollen, painful joints. It usually affects people who also have the skin condition psoriasis.
June 9, 2023
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
A small clinic on the Palos Verdes Peninsula reignited this physician’s love for medicine
After decades in private practice, Dr. Robert Reiss is finding renewed love for his field at a UCLA Health clinic in the South Bay.
June 7, 2023
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
3 ways to increase estrogen naturally
Estrogen levels decrease in females as they age. If you have signs of low estrogen, these natural remedies may help.
June 2, 2023
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
7 walking tips for weekend warriors
Walking just one or two days a week can benefit your mood, heart and memory. Follow our tips to get the most out of your weekend workout time.
June 2, 2023
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5 min read
Behavioral Health
UCLA psychiatrist’s opera delivers hopeful message on living with mental illness
The new opera composed by UCLA Health psychiarist Ken Wells continues the story of Elyn Saks, a renowned scholar who overcame schizophrenia.
May 31, 2023
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
UCLA Health seeks to help patients with overlapping eating disorders and GI illnesses
May 24, 2023
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2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
What is an LGBTQ+ Champion?
LGBTQ+ Champions are primary and specialty care providers that participate in ongoing education and professional development in LGBTQ+ health topics.
May 22, 2023
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2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Turning medicine caps into mosaics
Anesthesiologist Zhuang T. Fang, MD, and nurse Cody Kaufman, RN, in 2021, started collecting the hundreds of discarded plastic caps from vials of propofol, lidocaine and other anesthetics used in the operating room each day and turning them into art.
May 19, 2023
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6 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar commits to improving health care within marginalized communities
“I intend to advise on ways to eliminate the hesitancy minority groups have toward the health care industry,” says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
May 17, 2023
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4 min read
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UCLA Health to provide congenital heart screenings for people who are uninsured or underinsured
Tests will be supported by the Harry Morton Congenital Heart Disease Screening Fund, which was established by Peter Morton in memory of his son.
May 16, 2023
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5 min read
Behavioral Health
Taking a brain-health approach to addiction treatment
May 11, 2023
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
What are phytochemicals? (And why should you eat more of them?)
Need another reason to eat a plant-rich diet? Plants rich in phytochemicals can help prevent cancer, improve brain function and support heart health.
May 10, 2023
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4 min read