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Dr. David Talan is on a research team that's studying whether treating appendicitis solely with antibiotics can be a safe, effective and less expensive alternative to surgery.

Dr. Ippolytos Kalofonos has woven together his interests in global health, medicine and culture into a career as a medical anthropologist.

UCLA psychiatrist Dr. Larissa Mooney explains in this Q&A how allowing pharmacies to dispense naloxone leads to a reduction in overdoses.

UCLA researchers determined for the first time why some people with advanced melanoma or advanced colon cancer will not respond to pembrolizumab.

The study is the first to evaluate the medication as a possible treatment for alcoholism.

A UCLA-led research team has identified a drug and dose regimen that may cut the time by as much as 75 percent, while simultaneously reducing the risk that patients could develop drug-resistant TB.

The number of Latino physicians in the U.S. has not kept up with the dramatic increase in the Latino population.

Researchers from the schools of dentistry, medicine and engineering developed a digital health platform capable of optimizing efficacy and safety during chemotherapy.

The UCLA neurosurgeon received the William G. Lennox Award from the American Epilepsy Society.

Dr. Kevin Shannon founded the summer camp for kids with heart disease.

UCLA study showed positive results for palbociclib when used in combination with letrozole and without the side effects of traditional chemotherapy.

The development of DZ-2384 by UCLA chemists led to an international research collaboration which found that the molecule appears to help fight several types of cancer.

The peptide discovery by UCLA researchers and others has broad implications for biomedicine.

A UCLA public health professor has devised a first-of-its-kind model for equitable access.

UCLA researchers note that the next decade shows great promise for things like improving food safety, fighting infections, storing energy and supplying clean energy.

Distinguished professor of public health Jonathan Fielding says commonsense fixes to Medicare and FDA drug approval can lower the cost of lifesaving drugs.

The Department of Defense grant will support Dr. Randolph Steadman and his research team in developing technology to help health care trainees refine clinical decision-making and teamwork skills.

First-year medical students enrolled in Doctoring 1 join in hospital chaplain rounds.

The finding could help reduce the number of deaths from drug-resistant infections — currently about 700,000 each year.

Mellinkoff, who transformed the fledgling UCLA School of Medicine into a nationally recognized academic institution, died on July 17 at age 96.

When Luz Corona Gomez picked up her M.D. degree last June from UCLA's medical school, her parents and four sisters proudly celebrated with her. All five daughters in this family of farmworkers have college degrees.

Witte’s accomplishments include impactful scientific discoveries, advocacy for science education funding and exemplary leadership.

A prominent neuroscientist, Martin became interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in September 2015.

A UCLA study shows that the drug pembrolizumab also has fewer side effects than traditional treatments.

Prescribing antibiotics to patients who don’t need them can create problems so how do we get doctors to change their behaviors? Start by remembering that doctors are human, so not always perfectly rational.