Sunday, March 29

The number of blood donations has dropped at UCLA, but the need for them hasn’t

The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center is facing a blood supply shortage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The UCLA BPC provides blood to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, said Dawn Ward, medical director of UCLA BPC. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center is facing a shortage of blood donations. The blood collected is used by the medical centers around UCLA. Medical procedures and surgeries have increased since May. Courtesy of Noah Danesh (Daily Bruin contributor)



Students face mental health challenges in wake of pandemic, protests

For Mercy Eme, balancing schoolwork and life at home during the coronavirus pandemic has been overwhelming. At home, Eme attends her online classes while acting as a caretaker for her family, feeling lonely and worrying about her grandmother’s health, all of which exacerbated her generalized anxiety disorder, said the second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student. Read more...

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First student case of COVID-19 on the Hill is confirmed

This post was updated May 29 at 4:41 p.m. A student living on the Hill has been diagnosed with COVID-19, UCLA officials reported Wednesday. The student has been self-isolating since May 20 but did not share a common living area with other students, according to UCLA Newsroom. Read more...

Photo: UCLA reported its first case of COVID-19 on the Hill on Wednesday. The student with the disease has been self-isolating since May 20, and has not been sharing common living areas with other students. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA doctors report pandemic’s effects on brain for those with, without COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic will have psychological and pathological effects on the brains of patients and the public, according to UCLA doctors. While COVID-19 patients could potentially develop neurological symptoms because of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for causing the disease, those without the disease may also be experiencing neurological effects, such as increased sleep disruption and vivid dreams, because of the psychological impacts of the lockdown. Read more...

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