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David Geffen School of Medicine

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    Feb 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Hopkins' medical students learn to use their stethoscopes

    The stethoscope may be an icon of the medical profession to most patients. But it's more of a relic to many doctors.
    The stethoscope may be an icon of the medical profession to most patients. But it's more of a relic to many doctors. The device used to listen to the heart, lungs and other body parts — invented nearly 200 years ago — has been overtaken by...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Apple iPhone, Hospitals and Clinics, Students, Health and Medical Professionals

    2. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. UCLA doctor sues regents, alleging racial bias

    A UCLA physician has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents, alleging that he was routinely publicly humiliated and once was depicted as a gorilla being sodomized in a slide show presentation during a resident graduation...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Trials, Racism, Colleges and Universities, Discrimination

    3. Feb 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. In Practice: Doctors bury grief to help patients and families

    Rebecca's cancer was born in her bone marrow. Her abnormal blood cells soon broke free of their nest, sailing down the rivers of her arteries and veins to seed her liver, lungs and brain with malignancy.
    Rebecca's cancer was born in her bone marrow. Her abnormal blood cells soon broke free of their nest, sailing down the rivers of her arteries and veins to seed her liver, lungs and brain with malignancy. Chemotherapy for her metastatic acute myeloid...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Cancer, Leukemia, Health and Medical Professionals, Oncology

    4. Dec 26, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. In Practice: The risk of a cry unheeded

    Mike didn't talk much. After all, I was a stranger, another one of the guardians in a white coat that kept him imprisoned in the locked ward of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
    Mike didn't talk much. After all, I was a stranger, another one of the guardians in a white coat that kept him imprisoned in the locked ward of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. The hospital needed a medical resident to do basic physicals on...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Hospitals and Clinics, Psychiatry, California State University, Northridge, Suicide

    5. Dec 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Medical screenings: Time is of the essence

    Deep down inside, we all know it: It's inevitable, this living, breathing, beautiful, multipart machine, the human body, is — at some point, somewhere — going to break down.
    Deep down inside, we all know it: It's inevitable, this living, breathing, beautiful, multipart machine, the human body, is — at some point, somewhere — going to break down. We've all heard the warnings, the doctors' admonitions to get...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Symptoms, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease

    6. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads

    The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.
    The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients. The...

    Tags: Concerts, University of California, Los Angeles, Radio, Trials, Car Safety Tips and Advice

    7. Aug 31, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Harbor-UCLA medical chief placed on leave amid investigation

    L.A. NOW
    The chief medical officer at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance has been placed on leave amid an ongoing investigation, sources said late Wednesday. Gail V. Anderson Jr., who also is an associate dean at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine,...
    8. Jun 6, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. How effective are skin products with DNA-repairing enzymes?

    The UV rays blasting down from the sun do more than burn your skin. They attack you right down to your DNA. That's why there's such a strong link between sun exposure and skin cancer.
    The UV rays blasting down from the sun do more than burn your skin. They attack you right down to your DNA. That's why there's such a strong link between sun exposure and skin cancer. If you could somehow repair the sun-damaged DNA in your skin, you...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Hospitals and Clinics, Aging, Chemicals, Sun-Damaged Skin

    9. Jun 6, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Two nights, two honorees: Jane Fonda and Wallis Annenberg

    All The Rage
    Before she could present Jane Fonda with a UCLA Longevity Center Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda’s lofty achievements -- actress; fitness guru; author; and activist for environmental, human rights, health,...
    10. Jun 12, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years

    Before she could present Jane Fonda with the UCLA Longevity Center's Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda's lofty achievements — actress, fitness guru, author and activist for environmental, human rights, health, women's empowerment issues and more. "You're busy like crazy," Lopez said. "I thought I was busy."
    Before she could present Jane Fonda with the UCLA Longevity Center's Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda's lofty achievements — actress, fitness guru, author and activist for environmental, human rights, health,...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Jane Fonda, Sela Ward, Harry Potter (fictional character), Regina King

    11. Dec 27, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. With children and food allergy diagnoses, thoroughness is key

    More and more kids these days seem to have food allergies, and peanut-free classrooms are becoming the norm in many elementary schools.
    More and more kids these days seem to have food allergies, and peanut-free classrooms are becoming the norm in many elementary schools. In trying to characterize the apparent increase, scientists have identified two distinct trends. The first is that...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Symptoms, Wheezing, University of Cincinnati, American Academy of Pediatrics

    12. Sep 17, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Exercise may reduce chronic pain

    For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came from exercise.
    Tribune Newspapers
    For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart and Circulatory System, Internists

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