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Life in America: Hazardous to immigrants’ health?
Over time, the health status of immigrant groups tends to decline and faculty at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health are trying untangle the causes and promote solutions.
December 1, 2014
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6 min read
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UCLA vice chancellor for research elected to Institute of Medicine
Dr. James Economou has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
October 20, 2014
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2 min read
Cancer,
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Special Recognition for UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
It was a 39-mile journey promoting Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention that began in Santa Barbara and ended in Carpinteria, California on Sunday.
September 10, 2014
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2 min read
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Mother whose young daughter died from ovarian cancer raises money for UCLA cancer research
Ovarian cancer, a disease that will strike nearly 22,000 American women this year alone, killing more than 14,000. Ovarian cancer accounts for 5 percent of cancer deaths among women, and causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Mother and daughter decided to fight and face the daunting disease together.
August 19, 2014
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4 min read
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Four Community Leaders Join Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
July 23, 2014
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3 min read
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UCLA Health System's hospitals ranked among nation's best in U.S. News' annual survey
The UCLA Health System's hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have been named to U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals 2014–15 Honor Roll. UCLA was ranked No. 5 in the country and No. 1 in both California and the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
July 15, 2014
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4 min read
Cancer,
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Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA rated among nation's top pediatric hospitals by U.S. News
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in eight specialties in the 2014-15 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.
June 10, 2014
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2 min read
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Comedy event April 27 to raise money for UCLA ovarian cancer research
Paulina Babbini and daughter Robin "Happily Ever Laughter," featuring comedians July Gold, Cathy Ladman, Steve Mittleman and Wendy Liebman, with host Bill Riback, is an event to raise money for ovarian cancer research conducted by Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh in her G.O. Discovery lab at UCLA.
April 25, 2014
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2 min read
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UCLA launches joint venture with Chinese firm to open sophisticated lab in Shanghai
The University of California and UCLA Department of Pathology have signed an agreement with Centre Testing International Corp., a Chinese firm, to create a company that will operate a clinical laboratory in Shanghai. The new lab will support clinical trials and enhance medical care for Chinese patients with cancer and other diseases.
April 9, 2014
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4 min read
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UCLA's Fielding School to launch partnerships with Chinese schools of public health
On Friday, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will welcome nine delegates from three of the most renowned schools of public health in China to launch formal academic partnerships.
April 8, 2014
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1 min read
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JCCC Member Named UCLA Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research
Dr. Arash Naeim has been appointed UCLA Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research.
September 19, 2013
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2 min read
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UCLA Health Now Offers Superior 3D Mammograms
Breast tomosynthesis - state-of-the-art technology that produces three-dimensional mammograms - is now available at UCLA Health's medical campuses in Westwood and Santa Monica.
August 12, 2013
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3 min read
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UCLA prostate cancer research program receives $11.6 million federal grant
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the department of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have been notified that their standing as a National Cancer Institute Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) site in prostate cancer has been renewed for another five years.
August 6, 2013
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5 min read
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Talent Agent Joe Cohen Joins Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
Creative Artists Agency’s Joe Cohen joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
July 22, 2013
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2 min read
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UCLA Simms/Mann Center Director Receives Outstanding Clinical Care Award
Anne Coscarelli was awarded the Outstanding Clinical Care Award for 2013 by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in February.
April 15, 2013
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4 min read
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Four Los Angeles Business and Community Leaders Join the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
Four Los Angeles business and community leaders joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
July 18, 2012
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3 min read
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Group pools donations to boost research of rare pediatric diseases
New hope for deadly pediatric brain tumors; opening the door to improved diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in children; and advanced genetic testing to better understand the causes of autism and cancer in kids.
May 30, 2012
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5 min read
Cancer,
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UCLA Programs that Aid Poor Women, Fund Imaging Fellowships Receive Nearly $1 Million from the Avon Foundation for Women
A patient navigation program offered through UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center that helps poor, uninsured women and a program that funds the training of breast imaging fellows received nearly $1 million in grants raised during the ninth annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
October 17, 2011
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4 min read
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Five Entertainment and Business Leaders Join Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
Five executives from the entertainment, real estate and wine industries have joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.
July 7, 2011
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4 min read
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Agreement with Roche Gives Cancer Researchers Early Access to Leading-Edge Technologies
An agreement between UCLA and Roche will provide stem cell and cancer researchers with leading-edge technologies that will drive research capabilities and further the understanding of complex disease.
June 10, 2011
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2 min read