Friday, April 24

Firing, reinstatement of UCLA nurse midwives causes distress and disillusionment

Shadman Habibi walked into a meeting with the obstetrics and gynecology department at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center expecting a long-awaited meeting on ways to improve the midwifery program’s performance. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health fired midwives working at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and reinstated them a week later. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Instructors incorporate interactive Zoom features to facilitate student engagement

This post was updated March 7 at 9:29 p.m. When a student last quarter told Debra Pires they struggled to pay attention in her biology class, Pires immediately started searching for ways to leverage Zoom’s interactive features to increase student engagement during lecture. Read more...

Photo: UCLA instructors have found creative ways to engage their students – some of whom have experienced a decline in motivation amid the pandemic – during Zoom lectures. (Kari Lau/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Telehealth services likely to continue beyond pandemic, students and faculty say

This post was updated March 7 at 9:21 p.m. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives, especially for those working in health care. There have been both administrative and practical changes as a result of the pandemic to the health care industry, many of which are expected to remain even after the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: One of the notable administrative changes to health care due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the increased usage of telehealth services. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


Pre-med and medical students struggle, learn to adapt amid online learning

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives, especially for those working in health care. There have been both administrative and practical changes as a result of the pandemic to the health care industry, many of which are expected to remain even after the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic several pre-health students have experienced changes to how they prepare for their careers and graduate school. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)



Changes in health care research protocol provide disruptions, silver linings

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives, especially for those working in health care. There have been both administrative and practical changes as a result of the pandemic to the health care industry, many of which are expected to remain even after the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: The COVID-19 pandemic has created several obstacles for researchers, with labs operating only for essential research. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)