UCLA nurses are calling for the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to improve its procedures and equipment to better prepare for cases of Ebola. At a demonstration Wednesday morning, about 20 nurses gathered outside the UCLA medical center to protest. “We have a commitment to deliver safe care and we can do that only if […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
Miles to Go: Tracking the impact of different campus running surfaces
Editor’s note: Over the next 20 weeks, Assistant News Editor Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. She’ll be reporting on the science and health aspects of endurance training as well as featuring students and L.A. residents who are taking on […]
UC partners with state health agencies to treat Ebola patients
In a partnership with the state health agency, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, among other University of California medical centers, will treat Ebola patients if needed, the University said Friday. “As a public university, we want to make sure we are stepping up in a public health crisis like this,” said UC spokeswoman Brooke Converse. […]
Animal rights activist groups target student vivisectionists
Animal rights activists are offering money in exchange for information on student researchers involved in animal experiments at universities in the U.K. and the U.S., including UCLA. Though no incidents have been reported at UCLA so far, university police sent a cautionary email last month alerting faculty and students to keep an eye out for […]
New student group explores intersection of medicine, technology
Before doctors implanted an electrical device in Sammi Chan’s heart, the vital organ struggled to pump blood. Diagnosed with heart disease her freshman year, many of her high school nights were spent in a hospital. “When I was diagnosed with heart disease, that’s when I knew I wanted to go into medicine,” said Chan, a […]
UCLA vice chancellor for research elected to Institute of Medicine
UCLA’s vice chancellor for research was elected Monday to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Dr. James Economou was one of 70 new members elected to the institute this year. Before he became the senior research officer at UCLA, Economou founded the UCLA Human […]
Inventathon competition inspires development in healthcare problems
Glass walls covered with colorful graphs and business models divided the teams as the members typed furiously on their computers, developing their solutions to one of six proposed healthcare problems. Eighteen hours into the 24-hour event, participants scribbled on the walls with Expo markers as they refined their products, which addressed medical challenges such as […]