Prospective medical school students said the COVID-19 pandemic has added a layer of uncertainty to the medical school application process. Students said many of their extracurricular and research activities were either canceled, postponed or moved to an online platform. Read more...
Photo: The COVID-19 pandemic has created more difficulties for medical school applicants by affecting their standardized testing and extracurricular activities. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Marcia Santini can’t escape the feeling of burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Santini, an emergency room nurse at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, is one of many health care workers who is overwhelmed by the pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Marcia Santini, a UCLA emergency room nurse, is one of many health care workers experiencing burnout from the pandemic. She said the pandemic may worsen in the upcoming months. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers developed a cost-cutting method to let more labs perform high-precision research themselves. The method uses microscopic 3D-printed particles that act similar to a test tube. Read more...
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This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:59 p.m. UCLA’s updated COVID-19 dashboard is helpful for the UCLA community but could include more information, students and faculty said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA revamped its COVID-19 dashboard to provide additional testing information and interactive graphics. (Screen capture by Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
Chronic wounds are a problem in the United States, said Philip Scumpia, an assistant professor of dermatology at UCLA. Millions of chronic wounds do not heal properly each year, costing the health care system billions of dollars annually, he said. Read more...
Photo: Researchers are looking at using modified hydrogel to provide a scaffolding for better recovery response, meaning wounds could result in less scarring. (Illustration by Maddie Rausa/Daily Bruin)
Dozens of UCLA Health nurses gathered outside a UCLA hospital Monday evening at a vigil to protest their working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nurses held signs and candles outside the main entrance of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Dozens of nurses gathered outside a UCLA hospital to protest their working conditions and urge the public to be safe over the Thanksgiving holiday. (Finn LeeAnne Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
Researchers are trying to find out if genes are responsible for why COVID-19 affects people differently. Daniel Geschwind, a UCLA neurology professor, said COVID-19 has been troubling to researchers because the disease affects people differently – some have mild to no symptoms while others have to be hospitalized, he said. Read more...
Photo: COVID-19 affects people differently as some do not exhibit any symptoms while some need to be hospitalized. Researchers are wondering if the different symptoms depend on a person’s genes. (Illustration by Emily Dembinski/ Illustrations Director)
