Coronavirus

Dear Doctors: I’ve been working from home for six months, so no more bike commutes and no office staircases. My two young kids are home, too, which means I can’t do a lunchtime bike ride, or even go during a break. How bad is it that I’m sitting way more [...]

The first doses are now being distributed

UCLA researchers are working to decrease illness severity in COVID-19 patients

‘We have to make sacrifices because there just isn’t enough testing,’ says Omai Garner, director of clinical microbiology for UCLA Health

What a stay-at-home order means for preventing hospitals from getting overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients

Dear Doctors: My uncle tested positive for the coronavirus last winter and wound up in the hospital. He was lucky, and he recovered, but it is six months later and he still is not completely better. He says he’s what’s known as a “long-hauler.” Can you please explain what that [...]

Dear Doctors: I’m a mom of three great kids and have always been healthy. But after eight months of working from home, being the teacher and keeping everything going, I’ve started getting sick. Plus, it feels like I’m failing. Can being stressed out make you physically ill? Dear Reader: As working [...]

Casting ballots in person is low-risk when public health guidelines are followed, says UCLA Health infectious diseases expert.

Uncertainty about what may happen next is a major stressor

Every day, researchers work to develop safe, effective therapies for a variety of diseases. That work is especially in the spotlight during the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. One promising treatment involves monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). UCLA Health researcher and infectious disease specialist Kara Chew, MD, MS, is helping [...]