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Released: 26-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
What everyone needs to know about prostate cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Robert Reiter, MD, is chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology and director of the UCLA Health Prostate Cancer Program at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. He talks about the disease and what people need to know.

麻豆传媒: Why student cellphone restrictions may benefit your child
Released: 14-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Why student cellphone restrictions may benefit your child
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

As students begin a new school year, school district officials across California are considering or establishing cellphone-use restrictions on campus. Their reasoning? Increased screen time, along with prolonged social media use, may disrupt the learning environment, stunt social development and harm students鈥 mental health, they say.

麻豆传媒: Dermatologic conditions 鈥 even sunburn 鈥 can present differently in people of color
Released: 4-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Dermatologic conditions 鈥 even sunburn 鈥 can present differently in people of color
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health dermatologist Caroline Opene, MD treats patients of all skin tones, but as director of the UCLA Health Skin of Color clinic, she has special expertise in treating skin of color. Below are some of the topics she is often asked about.

麻豆传媒: Colorectal cancer now leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50 and second leading cause of cancer death in women under 50 鈥 but this is a cancer that is largely preventable
Released: 22-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Colorectal cancer now leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50 and second leading cause of cancer death in women under 50 鈥 but this is a cancer that is largely preventable
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Folasade May, MD, PhD, UCLA Health cancer prevention researcher and gastroenterologist, is available for interview on a variety of topics during colorectal cancer awareness month.

麻豆传媒: Caring for loved ones with dementia, Alzheimer's disease during the holidays
Released: 19-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
Caring for loved ones with dementia, Alzheimer's disease during the holidays
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health dementia care specialists say caregiving and holiday festivities do not have to be mutually exclusive, but do require some adaptations to make the season enjoyable for all.

麻豆传媒: Dermatologist and director of UCLA Health Skin of Color clinic available for interview on summer skin tips for those with darker skin tones
Released: 10-Jul-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Dermatologist and director of UCLA Health Skin of Color clinic available for interview on summer skin tips for those with darker skin tones
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health dermatologist Caroline Opene, MD treats patients of all skin tones, but as director of the UCLA Health Skin of Color clinic, she has special expertise in treating skin of color.

麻豆传媒: Is it Possible to Improve Nutritional Health and the Environment in One Bite?
Released: 27-Jan-2022 6:05 AM EST
Is it Possible to Improve Nutritional Health and the Environment in One Bite?
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

In 鈥楻ecipe for Survival: What You Can do to Live a Healthier and More Environmentally Friendly Life,鈥 scheduled for publication in January 2022, UCLA Fielding School professor Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes provides 鈥渞ecipes鈥 for improving personal and planetary health

   
麻豆传媒: The Lessons of COVID-19, Two Years on
Released: 20-Jan-2022 2:45 PM EST
The Lessons of COVID-19, Two Years on
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, addresses the issue of how the U.S. has coped with the pandemic

麻豆传媒: What Public Health Crises Lessons
Have We Learned From the Pandemic (So Far)?
Released: 10-Jan-2022 1:55 PM EST
What Public Health Crises Lessons Have We Learned From the Pandemic (So Far)?
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

In 鈥楶ublic Health Emergencies: Case Studies, Competencies, and Essential Services of Public Health,鈥 published this month by Springer Publishing, Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, writes that the pandemic offers the public 鈥 and public health specialists 鈥 ample lessons learned for the next public health crisis.

   
Released: 2-Jul-2021 3:05 PM EDT
Scientist Honored for Pioneering Work in Hematology Research
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dr. Elizabeta Nemeth, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Iron Disorders at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been awarded the 2021 William Dameshek Prize by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) for her contributions to the field of hematology.

Released: 6-Nov-2020 1:45 PM EST
New lung cancer treatments lead to vastly improved survival rates
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health has helped drive monumental advances in the treatment of lung cancer 鈥 increasing survival rates in the nation鈥檚 leading cause of cancer deaths.

Released: 30-Oct-2020 6:35 PM EDT
UCLA Health infectious disease experts tout critical role mask wearing plays in limiting spread of COVID-19
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

With thousands of new cases logged daily and a vaccine to fight COVID-19 still in development, UCLA Health infectious disease experts are encouraging people to continue to wear masks as the best method of protecting against virus transmission.

Released: 9-Jul-2020 6:25 PM EDT
Team Sports Risks Go Well Beyond Injury During the Pandemic
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Annabelle de St. Maurice, MD, MPH, co-chief infection prevention officer for UCLA Health, speaks on The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guide for youth sports to resume.

Released: 7-Nov-2019 5:05 PM EST
Q&A: A drug-free option for treating ADHD in children
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researcher Sandra Loo was a principal investigator on the study that led to FDA approval of the first non-drug ADHD treatment. In this Q&A, Loo discusses the device and its potential in ADHD treatment.

   
Released: 28-Jun-2019 12:00 PM EDT
Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly cancer before it develops
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dr. Beth Karlan, the newly appointed director of cancer population genetics at UCLA鈥檚 Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, is hopeful that her research will not only help women get diagnosed with ovarian cancer at an earlier stage, but also identify the women who are most at-risk so they can intervene before the cancer even develops.

Released: 20-Feb-2019 4:05 PM EST
Four myths about colorectal cancer debunked
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in both men and women 鈥 but it needn鈥檛 be. Oncologist Zev Wainberg, MD, debunks four common myths about the disease.

Released: 2-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
4 common myths about breast cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA oncologist Dr. Parvin Peddi, assistant clinical professor in medicine and member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses four myths regarding the most common cancer in U.S. women.



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