Neuroscience
For 'This is Us' actor, stroke survivor is more than a role—it's reality
For actor Timothy Omundson, art imitates life.
Jul 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Policies fall short on expanding access to birth control
Federal and state policies to expand access to birth control have included increasing access to preventative and emergency hormonal contraception at retail pharmacies for women and girls of all ages without a physician's ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
You could use a hug. Here are some safe options
Lying in a fetal position next to my laptop on a lazy Saturday afternoon, a soothing voice wafts over Zoom and asks me if my body parts are "saying anything."
Jun 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus death toll hits 500,000, LA shuts bars again as US struggles
More than half a million people have died in the coronavirus pandemic, an AFP tally showed Sunday, as bars in Los Angeles were ordered to close again due to surging cases in the United States.
Jun 29, 2020
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Health
How to stay safe, healthy and cool this summer despite COVID-19 threat
With the arrival of warm weather, and as states begin to loosen months of lockdown restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, it's only natural that people are itching to get outside.
Jun 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Innovative project solves testing swab shortage with 3-D-printed swabs
An innovative effort launched in April and led by a fellow in the UCLA Biodesign program has yielded positive results, solving the health system's shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs—a key element in COVID-19 testing—at ...
Jun 8, 2020
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Health
Study shows domestic violence reports on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people at home
A UCLA-led research team has found an increase in the incidence of domestic violence reports in two cities, Los Angeles and Indianapolis, since stay-at-home restrictions were implemented in March in response to the COVID-19 ...
May 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus infections more widespread than expected in L.A. County: study
Results from the first phase of a COVID-19 antibody study in Los Angeles County have been published today in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
May 19, 2020
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Health
Study finds overwhelming support for smoke-free policies among L.A. tenants, landlords
Half of apartment dwellers in Los Angeles report having been exposed to unwanted secondhand smoke in their homes in the last year, and nine in 10 of them say they favor policies banning smoking from their buildings, a new ...
May 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Local health agencies struggle to ramp up virus tracking
As state after state begins to reopen, local health departments charged with tracking down everyone who has been in close contact with those who test positive for the new coronavirus are still scrambling to hire the number ...
May 17, 2020
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