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January 20, 3:14 pm

UCLA nurses protest possible increase in number of patients per nurse in hospitals

Nurses at UCLA are protesting a decision that could give them a higher number of patients at UCLA hospitals. California state law requires hospitals to maintain nurse-to-patient ratios to improve patient safety outcomes by preventing issues that can arise from staffing shortages and nurses’ overextension when caring for multiple patients. Read more...

Photo: UCLA nurses are preemptively protesting a waiver that would increase the number of patients assigned to each nurse from two to three. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Higher Education, National, News

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January 20, 1:08 pm

Biden’s nominee for secretary of education draws support from students, faculty

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Miguel Cardona to be the next secretary of education is a promising choice, UCLA faculty and students said. Cardona previously taught as a fourth-grade teacher and is currently Connecticut’s commissioner of education. Read more...

Photo: UCLA faculty and students said Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s nomination for secretary of education, is a promising choice. (Courtesy of Ryan Glista/University of Connecticut Neag School of Education)

National, News

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January 20, 12:24 pm

UCLA faculty consider causes, consequences of Trump’s second impeachment

The second impeachment of former President Donald Trump shows the United States needs to formalize constitutional norms, establish checks on executive power and address divisions in the country, UCLA faculty said. Read more...

Photo: The U.S. House of Representatives impeached former President Donald Trump for the second time Jan. 13. UCLA faculty said Trump’s impeachment demonstrates the country’s need to address divisions and to formalize constitutional norms. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)

Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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January 20, 11:50 am

UCLA Health administers monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients

UCLA Health is giving monoclonal antibody treatments to some patients that are in the early stages of their COVID-19 infection. Monoclonal antibody treatments give people who are at high risk for complications from COVID-19 a reduced chance of hospitalization, said Tara Vijayan, an assistant professor of medicine. Read more...

Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)


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