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Behavioral Health,
Healthy Lifestyle
Health benefits of gratitude
Practicing gratitude can help with depression, anxiety and stress. But the benefits of being thankful also include improved sleep and heart health.
March 22, 2023
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4 min read
News about UCLA Health
UCLA Health hospitals recognized by Healthgrades with patient experience and excellence awards
UCLA Health hospitals are among the top 15% of hospitals in the nation for patient experience.
March 20, 2023
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health
Inspired by their chance to make a difference
For some Bruins, the next step in their professional journeys will be far from Los Angeles, but one step closer to realizing the dream of serving their communities.
March 17, 2023
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3 min read
Behavioral Health
How gender-affirming care can help treat emotional pain
"UCLA was really one of the first places where I remember being treated like my true self."
March 17, 2023
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7 min read
Behavioral Health
After years of depression, electromagnetic stimulation of the brain may provide relief
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, TMS, uses electromagnets placed on the head to send out targeted magnetic waves to stimulate and “reset” brain networks that regulate mood. TMS was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2008 for the treatment of major depressive disorder.
March 14, 2023
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6 min read
News about UCLA Health
$5 million gift from Nancy and Howard Marks endows chair in women’s health research at UCLA
A $5 million gift to UCLA from Nancy and Howard Marks will endow a faculty chair held by the Vice Chair of Women’s Health Research in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
March 9, 2023
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4 min read
Ask the Doctors,
Behavioral Health,
Cancer
Cancer support groups can be helpful in battling depression
My father is being treated for colon cancer. It was caught early, and his doctor is optimistic. The problem is, he’s getting really depressed. His doctor suggested a cancer support group. How do those work? Are they helpful? My dad isn’t very chatty and would need to be persuaded.
March 8, 2023
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health
UCLA Health receives $25.3 million for street medicine program caring for homeless
The UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative has received a $25.3 million, two-year state grant to expand access and enhance coordination of medical and behavioral health care provided to people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.
March 1, 2023
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health
Board of Advisors for UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital establishes endowed chair for young faculty
Dr. Artha Gills, a UCLA psychiatrist who studies the long-term effects of early-life adversity on children, will be the inaugural holder of the RNPH Board Advisors Term Chair in Psychiatry.
February 24, 2023
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4 min read
Behavioral Health
News about UCLA Health
Providing relief for Turkey and Syria
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and western Syria on February 6, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands displaced.
February 17, 2023
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5 min read
News about UCLA Health
Dr. Richard Boxer appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board
President Biden has appointed Dr. Richard Boxer to the National Cancer Advisory Board, which plays an important role in helping guide the director of the National Cancer Institute to set the course for the national cancer research program.
February 15, 2023
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1 min read
News about UCLA Health
UCLA receives $20 million to establish Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center
Among the most promising areas of scientific inquiry is the study of the human microbiome and its effect on health. To fuel more rapid progress in this field, Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin have made a $20 million gift to establish the UCLA Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center.
February 15, 2023
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5 min read
Behavioral Health
How to stem the rising tide of suicide
The incidence of suicide among young adults is up, and behavioral health experts are examining this troubling trend to find solutions.
January 31, 2023
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3 min read
Behavioral Health,
Cancer
Dr. Elizabeth Cleary brings heart, personal experience to healing
By the time she came to UCLA for graduate school, Dr. Elizabeth Cleary wanted to learn more about how people respond to serious life challenges, such as illness or unexpected tragedy.
January 30, 2023
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4 min read
News about UCLA Health
COVID by the numbers at UCLA Health: A million tests; 300,000 vaccines; 55,000 patients
Three years ago this month, the first case of COVID was diagnosed in the United States. Here are the latest figures on the pandemic, collected by UCLA Health hospitals and clinics.
January 27, 2023
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1 min read
Behavioral Health
Mental health healer, heal thyself
January 18, 2023
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4 min read
Behavioral Health
Is social media causing psychological harm to youth and young adults?
January 18, 2023
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3 min read
News about UCLA Health
Prestigious grant expands UCLA Homeless Healthcare Collaborative, broadening patient access
January 17, 2023
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2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
News about UCLA Health
Administrative Fellowship shapes next generation of health care leaders
January 12, 2023
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4 min read