Nineteen UCLA students spent the summer providing free medical care and medication supplies to residents in Quito, Ecuador, as part of a global health service trip. Read more...
Photo: (Xanni Larsen/Daily Bruin)
Science & Health
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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September 15, 6:25 pm
UCLA physicians protest end of contract providing free care for low-income patients
This post was updated Sept. 15 at 7:07 p.m. Dozens of physicians protested on campus at noon Tuesday to denounce the termination of a Medi-Cal contract that allowed low-income patients to access UCLA Health services. Read more...
Photo: Physicians participate in a protest to denounce the termination of a contract between UCLA and Health Care LA. Nine thousand patients lost access to UCLA Health providers after it failed to renew its contract with Health Care LA, a non-profit group of doctors, on June 30, according to the LA Times. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
California, News, Science & Health
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September 11, 7:57 pm
UCLA study sheds light on California’s lack of community solar programs
California has more solar capacity than any other state, but residents can’t access solar power for themselves without installing their own panels. But an August study conducted by UCLA researchers found that California has failed to build a functioning community solar program, which would allow people to do just that. Read more...
Photo: A solar panel is pictured. Community solar programs would allow renters, small businesses and multifamily residences to benefit from solar energy without having to install their own panels. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
California, Higher Education, News, Science & Health
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August 31, 7:18 pm
UC-backed $7.5 billion research bond moves closer to 2028 ballot
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:11 p.m. The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state. Senate Bill 895 – or the California Science and Health Research Bond Act – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, which would award $7.5 billion in grants and loans to private and public research institutions, including the UC. Read more...
Photo: Lab equipment is pictured. The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health
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August 30, 11:25 pm
UCLA researchers help create pendant for early Alzheimer’s, dementia detection
UCLA researchers are partnering with a biotech company to test a wearable pendant that could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Researchers from the UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology will conduct a year-long joint study with biotech company BioSensics. Read more...
Photo: Bijan Najafi, a principal investigator on the grant and a professor of surgery, is featured. Najafi and other researchers are working with biotech company BioSensics to create a device that simultaneously tracks movement and speech and may help doctors diagnose dementia patients early on. (Courtesy of Bijan Najafi)
California, News, Science & Health
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August 21, 6:46 pm
UC physicians lead unionization push, cite degraded work, patient care conditions
This post was updated Aug. 25 at 1:21 p.m. Potentially 10,000 UC doctors – including UCLA Health employees – could start the largest unionization campaign of attending doctors in United States history. Read more...
Photo: The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is featured. UCLA physicians involved in the UC Doctors United campaign said they organized due to alleged increases in labor burden, patient boarding crisis and hospital leadership who won’t address ongoing issues. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California, News, Science & Health
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August 17, 8:49 pm
Robert Carradine’s family sues UC Regents for neglect after his death at UCLA hospital
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:14 p.m. Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, you can reach the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States by calling or texting 988. Read more...
Photo: Cars drive by a UCLA Health sign. Actor Robert Carradine’s family filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Aug. 7, alleging that medical neglect at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital led to his death. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)