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For babies, back is best when it comes to sleep

Should you position your baby back on their backs if they roll over?

Transfer to UCLA Health changed life for this man with prostate cancer

'It goes to show what smart doctors can do,’ says John Babcock, who was treated with short-course radiotherapy

Lead exposure linked to Parkinson’s disease

New UCLA Health study unveils blood test that can measure cumulative exposure over a lifetime

Testicular cancer survivor and pro baseball player strives to raise awareness about the condition

Connor Joe’s cancer was discovered in 2020, as he was undergoing a physical while in Spring Training with the Los Angeles Dodgers

Meet our Experts

Annabelle de St. Maurice, MD, MPH
Co-chief Infection Prevention Officer
UCLA Health

Nava Yeganeh, MD, MPH
Pediatric infectious disease specialist
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital

Shangxin Yang, PhD
Pathologist
UCLA Health

Shilpa Baweja, LCSW, PhD
Developmental psychologist
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Cynthia Whitham, LCSW
Developmental psychologist
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Matthew Flesock
Executive Director
UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind

Melissa Brymer, PhD
Director of Terrorism and Disaster Programs
UCLA–Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
UCLA’s Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Laura McMullin, PhD
Clinical Curriculum Developer
DMH-UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence

Additional Stories

Back to the classroom: For kids with disabilities, collaboration on returning to school is essential

All children are likely to have had mental health challenges due to the pandemic, but they may be particularly heightened among children with special needs, say UCLA Health experts.

Back to the classroom: COVID-19 forces new guidelines for school sports programs

Doctors advise coaches to be wise as schools restart their athletic programs

Back to the classroom: For kids’ eating habits, a return to routine and nutrition

The reopening of schools will provide the necessary food variety and routine some children have lacked over the past year, UCLA Health experts say.

Back to the classroom: Communication is key for preparing children to return to school

‘We need to help kids think about why things are different now and what precautions schools are taking,’ says psychologist Melissa Brymer

Back to the classroom: A decline in COVID-19 cases has L.A. County schools returning to in-class sessions

Districts must have approved safety plans, but it also will take vigilance on the part of families

Back to the classroom in the COVID-19 age: A guide for grown-ups

As some California schools prepare to resume in-person instruction, parents and teachers have a new round of safety concerns to consider.