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April 9, 12:53 am

DiaBeaters at UCLA to host diabetes awareness event

The club DiaBeaters at UCLA will be hosting educational and interactive activities about diabetes Thursday in Bruin Plaza for the second annual Diabetes Day. This year, DiaBeaters has planned a larger event, receiving financial help from both the UCLA community and local businesses in Westwood, including Bristol Farms, Whole Foods and Coffee Bean, among others, said Megan Cory, one of the club’s co-founders. Read more...

Photo: The club DiaBeaters at UCLA will host a day of activities and interactive games relating to health and nutrition in Bruin Plaza on Thursday for the second annual Diabetes Day at UCLA. (Courtesy of Samar Khoury)

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April 6, 12:28 am

Share the Journey app collects data for breast cancer study

Purple peaks on a virtual graph track Patricia Ganz’s daily exercise levels, rising and falling with the steps her iPhone sensor records each day. But Ganz’s new app isn’t just a pedometer; it allows female Apple users across the United States to log their daily mood swings and sleep habits as part of a mobile-driven research study on the effects of breast cancer treatment. Read more...

Photo: UCLA cancer researcher Dr. Patricia Ganz recently launched a patient-centered mobile app that allows women to track their symptoms and disease progress in collaboration with Apple and Sage Bionetworks. (Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)

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April 3, 4:18 pm

UC student health center doctors to hold second strike

Doctors at the University of California student health centers will go on their second strike in three months starting Thursday, claiming the UC has not provided the financial information that the union needs. Read more...

Photo: University of California doctors in the Union of American Physicians and Dentists went on a one-day strike in January. The union will go on another strike starting Thursday. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)

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April 2, 1:57 am

UCLA professor combines expertise in public health, bioterrorism

Peter Katona spends his spare time giving talks on biological weapons and terrorism across the country. Otherwise, he can be found doing clinical rounds in the halls of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Photo: Peter Katona gives talks on bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction apart from working as a doctor at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


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