Health Sciences
May 23, 2013
UCLA live-tweets surgery to implant brain pacemaker while patient strums guitar
May 23, 2013
Death rates decline for advanced heart failure patients, but outcomes are still not ideal
"We are doing a good job of ensuring that patients receive the latest therapies for heart failure, but we still have a lot more work to do," said UCLA's Dr. Tamara Horwich.
May 21, 2013
Latest news on strike by patient-care workers unions at UC, UCLA
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union has asked its members to strike at UC medical centers May 21–22. Check this page for updates.
May 20, 2013
UCLA Health System takes steps in anticipation of strike
The UCLA Health System postponed twenty-five percent of the surgeries scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday and lowered the patient census to about 80 percent. Approximately 550 replacement workers and redeployed administration staff will fill in for striking workers.
May 20, 2013
No-treatment approach may be best choice for older prostate cancer patients
Because many seniors with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer ultimately die of other causes, forgoing treatment may help preserve quailty of life.
May 15, 2013
Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'
May 15, 2013
Brain rewires itself after damage or injury, life scientists discover
May 10, 2013
UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
Studying human neural cells — as opposed to laboratory mice — was a key advance because the disease affects people and animals differently.
