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The program, called SuEIR, takes into account the number of cases categorized as susceptible, unreported, exposed, infectious and recovered.

Half of apartment dwellers in the city say they have been exposed to unwanted secondhand smoke in their homes in the last year.

Thousands of individuals across the state will be trained in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing and case investigation.

The gift will support research aimed at understanding the SARS-CoV2 virus, developing methods to detect infection and creating therapies to treat infection.

The Hollywood power couple connected with public health professor Anne Rimoin after she appeared on an MSNBC program.

By repurposing drugs originally intended for other uses, scientists are pushing forward the fight against cancer.

The pandemic has highlighted our existing health disparities. Good data can prevent them from widening, says UCLA’s Ninez Ponce.

Families continue to demand aggressive medical treatment for loved ones, even when they know it isn't likely to help.

“We hope our method could be used in the future to prepare treatments that can be performed at the patient’s bedside,” said UCLA’s Paul Weiss.

This first offering of UCLA’s STAND Together During COVID-19 website provides self-care strategies based on research-backed cognitive behavioral therapy principles.

In a study using mice with bone defects in their skulls, the treatment reduced the size of the defects by an average of 50%.

The first installment features a discussion with professors Ren Sun, Dr. Otto Yang, Daniel Kamei and Eran Halperin.

One group organized a crowdsourced fundraising effort; another has donated thousands of surgical masks.

In online interviews with a professor, UCLA Luskin social welfare alumni reveal some fear, some frustrations and a whole lot of dedication.

Research brief: The experiment represents one of a very few instances in which a drug reduced cognitive decline in animals after radiation treatment.

The findings, from a study by a UCLA-led team, could inform the development of precision antibiotics.

Even though Los Angeles has issued a safer at home order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, giving blood is permitted.

The center, which is part of UCLA School of Law, has compiled an online resource that tracks issues at the intersection of the pandemic and food law and policy.

The policy is a change from previous practice of testing only those exhibiting symptoms of the disease and referred by their primary care physicians.

A Q&A with Dr. Eric Esrailian on the  Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health and outreach efforts around COVID-19.

Research brief: A UCLA study also suggests that more work remains to be done to protect U.S. families from high medical costs.

The shields can be mass-produced using laser cutting and 3D injection molding, giving quick relief to health workers battling the pandemic.

The system aggregates input from the general public to help UCLA scientists find ways to fight transmission of the disease.

The report was sponsored by the Latino Policy and Politics Initiative and the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

In lab tests, remdesivir appears to work against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.