Health + Behavior

The study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, concluded that doctors should consider prescribing the long-lasting injectable much earlier in the course of treatment than they typically do today.

Tens of millions of Americans will suffer at some point in their lifetime from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Functional MRI might help doctors predict who responds best to one of the most common treatments.

“Much of the psychological distress stemming from chronic life stress and trauma remains undetected and untreated,” said Gail Wyatt, a UCLA psychiatry professor.

Twenty-five years ago, an Orange County woman received the first lung transplant performed at UCLA Medical Center.

The three-year project aims to fill critical gaps in knowledge about concussion and translate research findings into new safety guidelines for the more than 450,000 U.S. collegiate student-athletes.

New study suggests cocaine makes people significantly more susceptible to HIV infection.

A national leader in identifying dangerous chemical exposures and then applying the findings toward regulations to protect health, John Froines has spent his career pursuing both.

The report assessed health care systems’ tools for delivering better patient experience and better population health, as well as overall affordability.

Charles Gold was rescued by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel and treated by staff at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center when he collapsed during March’s race.

Interventions for sensory over-responsivity could significantly improve the lives of children with this form of autism.

The large-scale disaster drill ensures that UCLA medical professionals would be ready if needed.

Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA is recognized for excellence in nine specialties by the 2015-16 U.S. News and World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.

It was a jubilant day for 171 medical students who became doctors Friday after taking the Hippocratic Oath before their families, friends, professors and fellow students.

Payment system implemented in 2002 has led to longer stays and discharge patterns that appear to be based on financial considerations rather than solely on patient need.

Revlon CEO Lorenzo Delpani, chairman Ronald O. Perelman and global brand ambassador Halle Berry announced the gift at an event honoring Slamon, a member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Breakthrough could lead to new ways of treating and controlling diseases like lupus and psoriasis.

A study led by UCLA professor James Macinko finds that Brazil’s primary care approach appears to be working well.

The research explains how a specifically targeted antimicrobial peptide works to eradicate only the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria, the main cause of tooth decay, without disturbing the benign and beneficial bacteria in the mouth.

The director of the Center for Gender-Based Biology at UCLA co-wrote an op-ed stating that we should be careful not to confuse the properly banned gay-conversion therapy with potentially helpful therapy for gender dysphoria.

The three-year grant will fund an intensive treatment program for service members suffering from mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The finding could change the way organs are assessed and save thousands of dollars per transplant.

The researchers say that women with a high risk for breast cancer recurrence benefit by having chemotherapy as part of their treatment, but for those at low risk, chemo has no added value.

“The brain has a major system that seems predisposed to get us ready to be social in our spare moments,” says UCLA professor Matthew Lieberman.

The new vice chancellor, dean and CEO spoke about his new roles and how he wants to make UCLA’s medical enterprise a John Wooden-like dynasty of excellence in health science.

New research evaluates effectiveness of a health plan designed for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes.