At the moment that quarterback Kevin Prince fractured his jaw during the Tennessee football game, Brian Enriquez was standing on the sidelines, watching the medical response unfold right in front of him. Read more...
Photo: Women’s soccer sports medicine intern April Anthony, a third-year physiological science student, wraps the ankle of junior midfielder Kylie Wright Tuesday.
British scientists announced the archaeological discovery of the remains of an additional branch of the iconic Stonehenge monument last week. Read more...
The first call John Thompson ran was a response to a man who had a seizure and cracked his head on a cement planter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA EMTs John Thompson (left) and Dominic Woodson take turns driving the ambulance. In order to be a UCLA EMT, one must be a full-time UCLA undergraduate or graduate student. Applicants must complete a rigorous training program that lasts approximately six months. Those hoping to succeed must be well-versed in both medical knowledge and campus geography.
If you can't breathe anymore, you are probably pushing your exercise to a level that is unsuited for you, said Alona Zerlin, registered dietician at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition. Read more...
To Susan Smalley, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, the mind is like a seesaw. Read more...
Although 100 years have passed since Chagas was formally documented, little is known about the disease or how to treat it. Read more...
Effective treatments and vaccines for HIV have so far been elusive, and UCLA researchers said they do not believe a solution for either will present itself in the next few years. Read more...
