@UCLAHealthNews

Reporting on the news, research and experts of @UCLAHealth & David Geffen School of Medicine. Tweets from the media relations team.

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.@TheNCI has awarded @UCLAHealth $8.7 million to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer. bit.ly/2NniXLC #UCLAFightsCancer #ProstateCancer
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UCLA Updates@UCLAUpdates30 Oct 2019
Wondering about air quality during and after wildfires? We have answers from a @UCLAHealth pulmonologist. ucla.in/36iMy1o
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@extratv18 Oct 2019
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with @UCLAHealth's @MaggieDinomeMD to answer some of the tough questions we all have.
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UCLA Updates@UCLAUpdates16 Oct 2019
Using an antibody, UCLA researchers have discovered a way to eradicate leukemia stem cells. ucla.in/33wh1XM
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UCLA Updates@UCLAUpdates9 Oct 2019
What are the long-term effects of #vaping? How do e-cigarettes work? How do you talk to your kids about it? Hear from a @UCLAHealth pulmonologist. ucla.in/2npOEuW
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@UCLAHealth30 Jul 2019
The results are in! @usnews has ranked UCLA Health #1 in Los Angeles, #1 in California, & #6 in the nation. Thank U to our physicians, nurses, employees & volunteers for providing the best in healthcare & the latest in medical technology. ➨ ucla.in/2vvWYKl #BestHospitals
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Thank U for highlighting the importance of research in policy-making. @dgsomucla @voxdotcom #thePowerofU
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@BarackObama23 Jul 2019
Here are a couple of articles backed by new research that are worth taking a look at: A new study on the Medicaid expansion my administration fought for under the Affordable Care Act—and how these policy decisions affect lives in real terms: vox.com/policy-and-politics/…

Study: the US could have averted about 15,600 deaths if every state expanded Medicaid

The real impact of Republican’s rejection of Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.

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“Anesthesia for children is risky business,” @KarenSibertMD said. “They have tiny mouths and a tiny airway behind it. It doesn’t take much to obstruct the airway, and their lungs are tiny so they don’t have a lot of oxygen reserves.” mercurynews.com/2019/06/10/i…

In wake of East Bay child’s death, dental group releases new guidance on anesthesia

The death last month of 4-year-old Lý Trí Dũng at an Oakland dental office has once again raised the question: Should dentists act as both anesthesiologist and surgeon to children under deep sedation?

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In a three-year study at @UCLAHealth, researchers found that combining biopsy strategies when testing for prostate cancer in men allowed doctors to find up to 33% more cancers. #prostatecancer @JAMASurgery #prostatebiopsy ucla.in/2MKYZNV
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Peptides that mimic ‘good cholesterol’ reverse inflammatory bowel disease in mice. #IBD #inflammatoryboweldisease #HDL #cholesterol @dgsomUCLA ucla.in/2WZ0Hzj
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UCLA-led research finds that combining immunotherapy with two target therapies extends the lives of people with advanced melanoma. @UCLAJCCC #skincancer #melanoma #immunotherapy ucla.in/2IrUF0y
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New York Times columnist @LisaSandersmd urges @dgsomUCLA medical students to hold on to their values. #HippocraticOath #commencementaddress ucla.in/2MrAZzo
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Research explains how eyes see continuously in bright light. #vision #ophthalmology ucla.in/2MhTC8y
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@geekwire30 May 2019
Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine geekwire.com/2019/microsoft-…

Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine

Do the secrets to a healthier future lie in untapped healthcare data? Microsoft and UCLA Health want to find out and have built a platform that will make

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@UCLAHealth30 May 2019
Learn how we are using @Microsoft @Azure cloud computing tools to advance the way that we prevent, diagnose and treat disease ➡️ ucla.in/2JLQrEn #precisionmedicine
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The findings help answer a longstanding question about mammalian vision: Why don’t our eyes become less sensitive when they’re bombarded with bright light? @dgsomUCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLA @NeuroCellPress ucla.in/2MhTC8y
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Researchers at @UCLA and @UCIrvine found that crash-related reports from @Waze users came an average of two minutes and 41 seconds earlier than reports received by California Highway Patrol emergency personnel. More here: newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/w… @JAMASurgery

Waze users’ accident reports could cut emergency response time in half

Research brief: UCLA and UC Irvine researchers examined data on collisions, road hazards and weather from the California Highway Patrol and the popular traffic app.

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“We believe this represents the advent of an entirely new treatment for patients with [the most common type of] #stroke.” - Dr. Jeffrey Saver of @dgsomUCLA. Read about the new UCLA-led research, published in @TheLancet, here: newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/n…
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New UCLA-led study in @TheLancet: nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke. Read more: ucla.in/2JYLWpb @dgsomUCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLA @UCLAnewsroom #stroke
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Josh Sasine, PhD, of @UCLAJCCC speaks with @Healthline about iron deficiency anemia -- including diagnosis and treatment. #anemia @Brimastroianni healthline.com/health-news/c…

Iron-Deficiency Anemia: Symptoms, Causes, and More

Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia and occurs when the body doesn't have enough iron. Learn what causes iron deficiency and how to treat it.

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