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31 Oct 2019
.@TheNCI has awarded @UCLAHealth $8.7 million to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer. bit.ly/2NniXLC #UCLAFightsCancer #ProstateCancer
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Wondering about air quality during and after wildfires? We have answers from a @UCLAHealth pulmonologist. ucla.in/36iMy1o
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18 Oct 2019
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with @UCLAHealth's @MaggieDinomeMD to answer some of the tough questions we all have.
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Using an antibody, UCLA researchers have discovered a way to eradicate leukemia stem cells. ucla.in/33wh1XM
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What are the long-term effects of #vaping? How do e-cigarettes work? How do you talk to your kids about it? Hear from a @UCLAHealth pulmonologist. ucla.in/2npOEuW
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UCLA Health News retweeted
30 Jul 2019
The results are in! @usnews has ranked UCLA Health #1 in Los Angeles, #1 in California, & #6 in the nation. Thank U to our physicians, nurses, employees & volunteers for providing the best in healthcare & the latest in medical technology. ➨ ucla.in/2vvWYKl #BestHospitals
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UCLA Health News retweeted
23 Jul 2019
Thank U for highlighting the importance of research in policy-making. @dgsomucla @voxdotcom #thePowerofU
Here are a couple of articles backed by new research that are worth taking a look at: A new study on the Medicaid expansion my administration fought for under the Affordable Care Act—and how these policy decisions affect lives in real terms: vox.com/policy-and-politics/…
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“Anesthesia for children is risky business,” @KarenSibertMD said. “They have tiny mouths and a tiny airway behind it. It doesn’t take much to obstruct the airway, and their lungs are tiny so they don’t have a lot of oxygen reserves.” mercurynews.com/2019/06/10/i…
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In a three-year study at @UCLAHealth, researchers found that combining biopsy strategies when testing for prostate cancer in men allowed doctors to find up to 33% more cancers. #prostatecancer @JAMASurgery #prostatebiopsy ucla.in/2MKYZNV

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Peptides that mimic ‘good cholesterol’ reverse inflammatory bowel disease in mice. #IBD #inflammatoryboweldisease #HDL #cholesterol @dgsomUCLA ucla.in/2WZ0Hzj

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UCLA-led research finds that combining immunotherapy with two target therapies extends the lives of people with advanced melanoma. @UCLAJCCC #skincancer #melanoma #immunotherapy ucla.in/2IrUF0y

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New York Times columnist @LisaSandersmd urges @dgsomUCLA medical students to hold on to their values. #HippocraticOath #commencementaddress ucla.in/2MrAZzo

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Research explains how eyes see continuously in bright light. #vision #ophthalmology ucla.in/2MhTC8y

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UCLA Health News retweeted
30 May 2019
Learn how we are using @Microsoft @Azure cloud computing tools to advance the way that we prevent, diagnose and treat disease ➡️ ucla.in/2JLQrEn #precisionmedicine
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The findings help answer a longstanding question about mammalian vision: Why don’t our eyes become less sensitive when they’re bombarded with bright light? @dgsomUCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLA @NeuroCellPress ucla.in/2MhTC8y

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“We believe this represents the advent of an entirely new treatment for patients with [the most common type of] #stroke.” - Dr. Jeffrey Saver of @dgsomUCLA. Read about the new UCLA-led research, published in @TheLancet, here: newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/n…
New UCLA-led study in @TheLancet: nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke. Read more: ucla.in/2JYLWpb @dgsomUCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLA @UCLAnewsroom #stroke

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