This post was updated Feb. 28 at 8:31 p.m. A UCLA registry is facilitating blood plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients and helping guide COVID-19 research. Read more...
Photo: (Eunice Hong/Daily Bruin contributor)
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A Closer Look, News, Science & Health
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February 22, 7:36 pm
Extreme weather in Texas forces students to cope with freezing temperatures
Lily Sperling and her family evacuated their home in Austin, Texas after two nights without power and heat. In anticipation of the upcoming snowstorm and the possibility of a power outage, Sperling and her family charged two portable batteries. Read more...
Photo: Students in Texas experienced freezing temperatures, power outages and lack of access to water this past week because of Winter Storm Uri. (Courtesy of Divya Prasad)
Academics, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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February 21, 1:05 pm
Medical professionals discuss inequities in health care at UCLA symposium
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis but it is important to consider racial and ethnic disparities in the health care industry, UCLA professors said at a virtual event on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA hosted its 25th annual health care symposium, in which a range of medical professionals spoke on topics including racism, health disparities, mental health and incarceration in health care. (Daily Bruin file photo)
National, News, Science & Health
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February 17, 4:51 pm
UCLA-led study highlights effects of ocean acidification, warming on coral reefs
Rising ocean temperatures and ocean acidification could have negative cumulative effects that slow the growth of tropical coral reefs, according to a UCLA-led study published in early January. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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February 16, 5:12 pm
UCLA-led study improves responsiveness in patients with disorders of consciousness
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 6:06 p.m. A group of UCLA researchers became the first team to use ultrasonic technologies to improve the consciousness of patients in disordered conscious states. Read more...
Photo: (Kylie Yamada/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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February 14, 9:48 am
University officials, health experts discuss COVID-19 vaccination plans at panel
The slow vaccine rollout in the state and country has made it difficult to carry out vaccination phases, a student health official said at a COVID-19 vaccine panel Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council held a COVID-19 vaccine panel Thursday to answer students’ questions about vaccinations. (Courtesy of Sandra Ocampo)
California, News, Science & Health
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February 12, 6:29 pm
California officials announce plan to expand vaccine distribution, eligibility
This post was updated Feb. 15 at 09:14 p.m. People between 16 and 64 years of age at high risk of severe complications due to COVID-19 may be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 15, the California Department of Public Health announced in a statement Friday. Read more...
Photo: California announced its plan to expand vaccine prioritization Friday. Starting March 15, people between 16 and 64 years old at high risk of COVID-19 complications may be eligible to receive vaccinations, according to the state’s public health department. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)