COVID-19

Research brief: In a lab study, a UCLA-led team found that verteporfin stopped the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Past injustices like the Tuskegee Syphilis Study are less likely to spark mistrust than poor interactions with physicians, UCLA psychologists say.

Preliminary findings from UCLA’s 2022 California Health Interview Survey also show drop in risk-reduction behaviors.

Inflation, rising interest rates and declining real wages are among the factors limiting growth, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast.

The project, supported by a $13.6 million grant, will enroll 15,000 health care workers from medical centers across the U.S.

A UCLA report looks at why Latinas left their jobs in large numbers during the pandemic and strategies for bringing them back into the workforce.

Leadership provided further clarity on recently modified COVID-19 protocols and how campus is preparing to deal with monkeypox.

New research looks at the nexus of climate change, sleep and human immunity.

UCLA Health psychologist Robert Bilder says reliance on technology for interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic might have complicated things for children.

The research, co-authored by UCLA’s Marc Suchard, indicates the pandemic started with two separate jumps from animals to humans.

The findings are another troubling sign of the pandemic’s uneven impact across different communities.

UCLA’s Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice discusses the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, which are now available to children as young as 6 months.

More than half of Californians who aren’t vaccinated are still worried about side effects, a new report finds.

The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests declining trust in public health.

Get the latest on COVID-19 precautions, traveling to campus and other guidance designed to keep celebrations healthy, safe and enjoyable. 

Adolescent females were especially vulnerable, according to the UCLA-led research.

Discrepancies in data can delay care, resources and awareness.

UCLA pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice provides accurate information in this Q&A.

The physician-scientist moved quickly to research how COVID-19 affects pregnant women and babies.

A UCLA-led study suggests that boosting immunity could be a possible treatment.

Artist and alumnus Refik Anadol’s “Moment of Reflection” is on view through April 24 in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.

“The vaccine that is effective against BA.1 should be equally effective against BA.2,” said UCLA’s Shangxin Yang.

If COVID-19 cases continue on their downward trend, masking and testing requirements will be relaxed in early April, campus leaders said.

Just as the economic impact of COVID-19 was waning, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine injected an additional layer of uncertainty into the forecast.

OD mortality rates increased during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis for all groups studied and were highest among Native Americans.