A UCLA Health patient filed a class action suit against the health care provider Monday for inadequately storing personal and medical information. The patient, Michael Allen, was a potential victim in a recent cyber attack against UCLA Health’s computer network. The attack may have exposed the personal and medical information of as many as 4.5 […]
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UCLA hospitals ranked No. 3 in nation by U.S. News and World Report
The UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica were ranked No. 3 for the best hospitals in the nation, according to ranking released Tuesday by the U.S. News and World Report. The new ranking raised UCLA hospitals from fifth place last year. The U.S. News and World Report evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals and highlighted 15 […]
Research seeks to explain varying recovery time for youth brain injury
The amount of damage to the insulated layer on brain nerves, rather than the severity of the injury itself, may be the reason some young victims recover from brain trauma more quickly than others, according to new research by UCLA and USC scientists. The study published in The Journal of Neuroscience on Wednesday may give […]
Cyber attack on UCLA Health may affect up to 4.5M
A cyber attack on UCLA Health’s computer network may have exposed the personal and medical information of as many as 4.5 million people, officials announced Friday. Although there is no evidence information was actually taken, UCLA Health is working with the FBI to investigate the attack. Additionally, UCLA is checking computer systems across campus to […]
Professor faced hardships in war-torn Iran, now heads UCLA department
Dr. Siavash Kurdistani maintained and developed a curiosity for science and discovery throughout his youth, despite the hardships he faced as a member of an oppressed minority during wartime. Growing up in Iran during the 1979 revolution and the consequent eight-year war with Iraq, Kurdistani faced oppression as a Jew, forcing him to escape from […]
Woman sues device-maker over UCLA Medical Center superbug outbreak
A woman from Newport Beach filed a lawsuit Friday against a health care device-maker whose scopes were tied to an outbreak of a superbug at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in February. Staci Simos said in a complaint filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court that she was infected with the superbug carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae […]
Professor guides students in innovating robots that benefit society
Four years ago, Mark Riccobono strapped himself into a specialized vehicle and drove alone for the first time at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. “Personally, the most empowering (moment) was the first time I got to drive the car independently,” said Riccobono, who started going blind when he was 5 years old. “Up until […]