public health

While many municipal climate plans cite extreme heat as a threat, few propose any comprehensive strategy to address it, a UCLA-led analysis shows.

The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests declining trust in public health.

The use of firearms and alcohol consumption are common factors in these deaths, say UCLA and CDC researchers.

Two national surveys that spanned demographic groups showed opposition to complete abortion bans.

With stories from across campus, we pay tribute to some of UCLA’s remarkable graduating students.

UCLA infectious disease expert Anne Rimoin says the risk for most people is very low.

UCLA pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice provides accurate information in this Q&A.

A novel surface treatment developed at UCLA stops microbes from adhering to common medical devices like catheters and stents.

A UCLA study estimates that there are 115 injuries per 1 million rides on e-scooters.

“The vaccine that is effective against BA.1 should be equally effective against BA.2,” said UCLA’s Shangxin Yang.

If COVID-19 cases continue on their downward trend, masking and testing requirements will be relaxed in early April, campus leaders said.

The new federal funding will support a research agenda aimed at reducing HIV transmission across Southern California, the nation and the world.

Research brief: Six months after the shot, nearly 96% of study participants in North Kivu Province still had antibodies in their blood.

Research brief: Additional services to monitor the drug’s potential side effects account for nearly 20% of its total costs, a UCLA-led study shows.

While the situation improved, economically disadvantaged patients were far less likely to return to using services at normal, pre-pandemic levels.

UCLA’s new analysis will help guide Medi-Cal as it expands coordinated care to all eligible participants in the state.

The meeting addressed topics ranging from how to get free masks to the factors under consideration for returning to in-person work and learning.

Campus leaders said they plan to resume in-person classes after this move to promote the health of the Bruin community.

The UCLA-led research also indicates that the primary culprit in smokers’ increased risk is not nicotine but other chemicals in tobacco smoke.

Classes will begin as scheduled on Jan. 3. The moves are designed to reduce the risk of a rise in new COVID-19 cases in light of the omicron variant.

Research brief: Adding a protein called viral polymerase to vaccines could potentially create a more robust, enduring immune response, scientists say.

Forty years ago, when a UCLA physician published a three-page report first identifying the disease that would become known as AIDS, few imagined the devastating toll that would follow.

UCLA’s Brad Sears has observed how the current pandemic has been shaped by what we did and did not learn in the past 40 years.

UCLA Health pathologist Shangxin Yang shares what scientists know thus far and what the public needs to know to try to prevent infection.

A UCLA report identifies physical and mental health burdens among the millions who care for friends and family members.