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UCLA Health helps lead new $8M initiative to improve colorectal cancer screening rates nationwide
UCLA Health has been named a key partner and major grant recipient in an innovative national initiative launched by Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C), Exact Sciences and Providence Saint John’s Health Center, aimed at addressing healthcare disparities in colorectal cancer care and prevention.
October 14, 2021
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Opera singer finds her forte as the face of UCLA Health's blood donation program
Terri Hill organizes blood drives by day and performs with the LA Opera at night.
October 14, 2021
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UCLA Health specialists meet with physicians from China's Guangzhou R&F Hospital as part of long-term collaboration
150-plus UCLA experts have consulted in the development of the hospital, scheduled to open in early 2022.
October 7, 2021
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UCLA Health earns 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition
UCLA Health received the 2021 College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired recognition in two areas – Level 9 in the Acute category and Level 10 in the Ambulatory category, one of only 9 hospitals in the nation to reach that designation.
October 7, 2021
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UCLA Health's Sandra Dewar inducted into American Academy of Nursing
'I don’t think you can expand the horizons of others unless you’ve expanded your own,' Dr. Dewar says.
October 6, 2021
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UCLA receives $13 million contract to expand COVID-19 testing
A new $13.3 million contract from the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative will enable the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to expand its capacity to process COVID-19 tests.
September 21, 2021
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Dr. Alejandra Casillas named a 2021 Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar by the National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has named Dr. Alejandra Casillas, assistant professor-in-residence of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, as one of its Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars to study ways to improve health for all.
September 15, 2021
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To help injured workers recover, UCLA WorkStrong program goes virtual
The pandemic forced UCLA’s recreation centers to close, but employees with workplace injuries still got long-term care.
September 14, 2021
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4 min read
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Get to know La Comunidad, UCLA Health's new Latina/o, Latine/x affinity group
For Hispanic Heritage Month, La Comunidad discusses how community inspires hope.
September 13, 2021
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Forbes names UCLA Health as one of America's best employers by state
UCLA Health was again recognized on the 2021 Forbes America's Best Employers By State ranking for the second consecutive year.
September 8, 2021
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Benjamin Ellingson awarded grant to improve imaging for brain tumors
Dr. Benjamin Ellingson received a defense department idea grant to develop a new non-invasive imaging method for quantifying metabolic activity within brain tumors.
September 8, 2021
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How do we meet demand for a diverse allied health workforce?
Los Angeles students encounter new career opportunities through the Allied Healthcare Careers Program at UCLA
September 2, 2021
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UCLA Health opens radiation oncology treatment center in Santa Clarita
UCLA Health has made accessing world-class cancer care easier and more convenient for Santa Clarita-area residents with the opening of a new radiation oncology treatment center at the UCLA Santa Clarita Community Cancer Clinic.
July 23, 2021
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3 min read
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Meet Mikel Whittier: UCLA Health Director, Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
In this Q&A, Whittier shares his vision for HEDI initiatives at UCLA Health
July 14, 2021
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UCLA donors combine efforts to honor esteemed orthopaedic surgeon
A new endowed chair at UCLA will honor the memory of Dr. Jeffrey Eckardt, a longtime faculty member who pioneered limb salvage surgery.
June 2, 2021
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Cancer researchers receive Young Investigator Awards
Dr. Cristina Puig Saus and Dr. Gatien Moriceau, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, have received the Young Investigator Award from the Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest nonprofit funder of melanoma research.
May 21, 2021
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'Thank you': Geffen Academy students show love for front-line health care workers through letters, drawings
‘You make a huge impact, and you are the only reason that we are still here today,’ wrote one student.
May 10, 2021
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Women's History Month: Trailblazing leaders
UCLA Health women have played an important role in breaking glass ceilings.
March 16, 2021
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UCLA and more than 125 organizations send letter to Biden urging priority access to the COVID-19 vaccines for cancer patients and survivors
127 organizations and cancer centers sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, key members of his administration, and leading public health officials at state health departments to underscore the importance of prioritizing patients with active cancer and survivors of cancer when administering the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines
February 17, 2021
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