Infectious Diseases
The importance of understanding your family's medical history
Early trial results are promising, but many questions remain
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
Public health specialists stress the importance of wearing masks
Zoom Thanksgiving? Socially distanced Christmas? UCLA experts on dealing with holidays that look very different
UCLA Health hosted a special virtual conversation on November 5, 2020, with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a world leader in infectious diseases and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Judith Currier, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at [...]
UCLA Health’s new Post-ICU Recovery Clinic is helping ‘long-haulers’ such as Ruben Salazar who have lingering symptoms
Dr. Jerome Adams addresses UCLA faculty and staff in Grand Rounds lecture
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 [...]