California had over 7,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022. Nearly 87% of them were linked to fentanyl. Overdose deaths among young people have been rising for years, said Joseph Friedman, a resident physician and substance abuse researcher at UC San Diego. Read more...
Photo: An emergency entrance to a hospital is pictured. Overdose deaths among young people have been rising for years, specifically those related to fentanyl. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:28 a.m. Dr. Stephanie Smooke Praw, the interim clinical chief of UCLA Health’s Division of Endocrinology, sat down with the Daily Bruin to dispel thyroid disease misconceptions, discuss risk factors and talk through treatment options during Thyroid Awareness Month in January. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:15 a.m. Crisscrossed with red-and-white lanterns, Kerckhoff Patio bustled with students taking in the atmosphere of the Matsuri festival Jan. Read more...
Photo: Performers sing and dance onstage at the Jan. 23 Matsuri festival held on Kerckhoff Patio. The event was held in collaboration by the Japanese Student Association and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission, and it featured music, a fashion show and vendors. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:32 a.m. “The majority of my family has nothing left back in Mexico,” said a UCLA biology student. “If they just started deporting us, we’ll just start from zero again.” Undocumented students like them have faced growing fears of deportation following President Donald Trump’s inauguration Jan. Read more...
Photo: President Donald Trump’s “Securing our Borders” executive order is pictured. Undocumented UCLA students have expressed fear over Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations across the United States. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 2:34 p.m. When Dean Bruton told his aunt he was organizing an art auction for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, she offered to give him every Palestine-related heirloom in her closet. Read more...
Photo: Attendees view artwork at the “Palettes for Peace” event Saturday, hosted by the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund at the Fowler Museum to raise money for the PCRF and the American University of Beirut’s humanitarian aid in the Middle East. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin) Photo credit: (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:02 a.m. Two United States representatives from California proposed a new bill Jan. 16 that would reassess home insurance coverage in areas with high wildfire risk. Read more...
Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. A new bill proposed by two United States representatives from California seeks to reassess home insurance coverage in areas with high wildfire risk. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Water bottles, T-shirts and packets of salted nuts filled the registration table for the Westwood Community Blood Drive. The drive – hosted in collaboration with the American Red Cross – united Bruins and Westwood community members to donate blood Jan. Read more...
Photo: Luca Oggionni, a third-year political science student, gets his blood taken at an American Red Cross blood drive held at the University Cooperative Housing Association on Jan. 21. (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke)
