January 2, 2019
Pilot program trains high school students as diabetes prevention coaches
By uclahealth 
Story highlights UCLA community engagement program partners with MiOra and Compton schools to expand diabetes prevention program. Students, certified as diabetes prevention program coaches, will conduct educational sessions within their communities. Educational program targets residents of East Compton and Inglewood who are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Residents of East Compton and Inglewood […]
Tags: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, diabetes, diabetes prevention training, UCLA Diabetes Prevention Program
October 2, 2017
Collaboration opens doors to health care careers for underserved teens
By Amy Albin 
High school senior Genesis Morales thought she knew what she wanted to do with her future, but after completing a special Turner-UCLA Allied Health internship this summer her plans changed direction. “Previously, I was interested in working in substance abuse because I know people who have dealt with that and it’s a really difficult subject,” […]
Tags: Allied Health, community engagement, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Carol Mangione, Dr. Kelsey Martin, Heart of Los Angeles, Lauren and Robert Turner, Turner-UCLA Health Allied Health internship
March 27, 2017
Maybe that upset stomach is just an upset stomach – and maybe it’s not
By Tami Dennis 
An upset stomach can’t be ignored – go ahead, try it – but that doesn’t mean you should panic either, as those of us who have spent too much time Googling our various aches and pains are wont to do. “If it lasts for a day or two, it’s usually nothing to worry about,” said Dr. […]
Tags: alarm features, blood in the stool, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, difficulty swallowing, digestive diseases, Dr. Carl Nordstrom, Dr. Eric Esrailian, duodenum, esophageal problems, heartburn, persistence of symptoms, small intestine
March 24, 2017
Shift in back pain guidelines favors non-medication therapies
When the American College of Physicians issued new guidelines for treating lower back pain last month it represented a big shift: instead of recommending prescription medications as the first line of treatment, as it had for years, the new recommendations favored non-invasive treatments such as exercise and heat therapy. The previous guidelines, issued in […]
Tags: Back Pain Quality Improvement program, back pain treatment, back surgery, BPQI, chronic back pain, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. John Mafi, lower back pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs
March 21, 2017
Is medication alone a good alternative for treating appendicitis?
By Phil Hampton 
Challenging more than a century of medical tradition, a UCLA doctor is exploring whether antibiotics can be an effective alternative to surgery for treating appendicitis. Dr. David Talan, an emergency medicine and infectious diseases specialist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is study director of a 1,500-patient, $12-million national clinic trial. […]
Tags: appendectomy, appendicitis, appendix, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. David Talan, emergency medicine, News & Insights, surgery
February 14, 2017
Give your heart a healthy Valentine’s Day gift
While boxes of decadent chocolates treats, celebratory champagne and romantic high-calorie dinners may dance in your mind as a way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, your heart may be pining for something else. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it is a great time to look at the state of your heart. “Despite recent progress, […]
Tags: aerobic exercise, blood pressure, blood-sugar levels, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular medications, cardiovascular risk factors, cholesterol levels, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, diabetes, Dr. Sheila Sahni, early diabetes, elevated blood sugar levels
January 3, 2017
Switzer Prize recognizes medicine’s unsung heroes
By uclahealth
To honor the efforts of biomedical scientists, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is awarding its first annual Switzer Prize this spring. The Switzer Prize recognizes the contributions of an individual biomedical investigator whose basic research has led to breakthroughs in patient care. Most biomedical scientists spend their days working to increase our fundamental understanding […]
Tags: biology, biomedical investigator, biomedical scientists, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, drugs, education, researchers, Switzer Prize, treatment procedures, vaccines
December 7, 2016
School of Medicine forums explore pathways to social change
By uclahealth
It has been a difficult year for the Los Angeles community and the nation as a whole as gun violence continues to disproportionately affect the African American community. To help the community heal and bring about change, the dean’s office at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is hosting a series of open […]
Tags: African American community, awareness, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, dental students, Dr. Clarence Braddock III, Dr. Kelsey Martin, Dr. Lynn Gordon, equality, equity, faculty, gender, graduate students
November 2, 2016
Hot news flash! Menopause speeds up aging.
As if the hot flashes, night sweats and dry skin caused by menopause weren’t indignity enough, a new UCLA study has found that the change of life also accelerates the body’s biological clock, increasing women’s risk for aging-related diseases and earlier death. Published July 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the results could […]
Tags: aging, aging-related diseases, biological age, biological clock, cardiovascular disease, chronological age, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, dry skin, epigenetic clock, estrogen, genetics, hormone therapy
July 13, 2016
Sisters become doctors, lawyers after childhood of farm labor
Luz Corona Gomez never forgot what her mother advised her sisters and her 20 years ago, as they crouched in the dust to help their parents pick grapes from the sweltering farm fields of the San Joaquin Valley. “She said, ‘You have to get an education, so you don’t work in the dirt like us,’ […]
Tags: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, family, farm worker, grape picker, gynecology, high achievers, Hispanic, immigrant, Latino, low-income, Mexico, minority
