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U.S. News & World Report has recognized the hospital for its national excellence in seven pediatric specialties.

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor Marc Suchard will co-lead the effort, which has received funding from the National Institutes of Health.

A unique approach developed at UCLA suggests a possible path toward treatments for other types of severe infection.

In an open letter, deans and faculty members recommit to promoting diversity.

Researchers also found that cognitive behavior therapy was the most effective approach for boosting the immune system.

Having witnessed the struggles of her own family and others, Melissa Rios learned early on how education, poverty and health are linked.

Research brief: Findings from a UCLA study indicate some men may not require the intensive treatment they have traditionally received.

Yalda Uhls writes that people shouldn’t obsessively fear that screen time is stunting kids’ emotional development.

TranslateCovid.org is an effort by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Center to help vulnerable communities.

Amita Sehgal, a neuroscientist at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, won the award honoring excellence in basic science research.

The gift will advance research being led by professors Anne Rimoin and Grace Aldrovandi.

UCLA psychology professor Vickie Mays is working with members of Congress to improve data collection around the pandemic.

The award from the National Cancer Institute will fund a series of collaborative research projects over five years at UCLA.

The blood cells, part of the body's first line of defense against infection, have been notoriously difficult to genetically engineer.

A study in zebrafish identified how air pollutants contribute to the buildup of toxic proteins associated with the disease.

UCLA and five other Los Angeles medical centers launch a public service campaign.

The program, called SuEIR, takes into account the number of cases categorized as susceptible, unreported, exposed, infectious and recovered.

Half of apartment dwellers in the city say they have been exposed to unwanted secondhand smoke in their homes in the last year.

Thousands of individuals across the state will be trained in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing and case investigation.

The gift will support research aimed at understanding the SARS-CoV2 virus, developing methods to detect infection and creating therapies to treat infection.

The Hollywood power couple connected with public health professor Anne Rimoin after she appeared on an MSNBC program.

By repurposing drugs originally intended for other uses, scientists are pushing forward the fight against cancer.

The pandemic has highlighted our existing health disparities. Good data can prevent them from widening, says UCLA’s Ninez Ponce.

Families continue to demand aggressive medical treatment for loved ones, even when they know it isn't likely to help.

“We hope our method could be used in the future to prepare treatments that can be performed at the patient’s bedside,” said UCLA’s Paul Weiss.