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August 7, 3:28 pm

UCLA on track to offer medical abortions on campus starting in 2023

This post was updated August 7 at 11:01 p.m. The University of California and California State University will now provide medical abortions on campus. California Senate Bill 24 – passed in 2019 by the state legislature – requires every UC and CSU student health center to offer medical abortion services by Jan. Read more...

Photo: Medication sits on a table. A 2019 state law requires student health centers at California State University and University of California campuses to offer abortion services. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)

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July 31, 4:53 pm

UCLA study finds COVID-19 vaccination rates may affect influenza vaccine uptake

This post was updated July 31 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA researchers found that states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates experienced a decline in adult influenza vaccination rates after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available. Read more...

Photo: A vaccine is administered at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Huntington Park. UCLA researchers found that there could be an association between COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)

Los Angeles, News, Science & Health, Westwood

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July 31, 1:30 pm

New omicron subvariants cause surge in LA County COVID-19 cases

This post was updated July 31 at 10:43 p.m. New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County in the past two months. Read more...

Photo: New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County (pictured) in the past two months. The LA County Department of Public Health opted to not reinstate a mask mandate due to a recent decrease in cases, though officials still suggest masking indoors and keeping up to date on vaccinations. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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July 30, 4:13 pm

UCLA Health ranks fifth nationally on US News and World Report honor roll

This post was updated July 31 at 10:41 p.m. UCLA Health hospitals tied for fifth in the nation in a 2022-2023 ranking of U.S. hospitals published by U.S. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health hospitals ranked second in Los Angeles and California and tied for fifth in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 America’s Best Hospitals report. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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July 23, 3:31 pm

UCLA doctoral student maps out future as NASA fellow studying bird migration

This post was updated July 24 at 8:43 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student was awarded a three-year fellowship from NASA in May to study the migratory movements of disease-carrying birds. Read more...

Photo: Ben Tonelli, a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, was awarded a three-year fellowship through the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program. (Courtesy of Ben Tonelli. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)

News, Science & Health, UC

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July 12, 1:03 pm

UC announces new 3-year contract with California Nurses Association

The University of California announced Saturday that officials have reached an agreement on a new contract with the California Nurses Association, a union representing more than 17,000 UC nurses. Read more...

Photo: The University of California collaborated with the California Nurses Association – a union representing over 17,000 UC nurses, many of whom work at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (pictured) – on a new contract. The previous contract between the UC and CNA was set to expire this fall. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)


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