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.@TheNCI has awarded @UCLAHealth $8.7 million to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer. bit.ly/2NniXLC #UCLAFightsCancer #ProstateCancer

Wondering about air quality during and after wildfires? We have answers from a @UCLAHealth pulmonologist. ucla.in/36iMy1o

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with @UCLAHealth's @MaggieDinomeMD to answer some of the tough questions we all have.

Using an antibody, UCLA researchers have discovered a way to eradicate leukemia stem cells. ucla.in/33wh1XM

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

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

Thank U for highlighting the importance of research in policy-making. @dgsomucla @voxdotcom #thePowerofU

“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/in-…

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

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

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

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

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

Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine geekwire.com/2019/microsoft…

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

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

Researchers at @UCLA and @UCIrvine found that crash-related reports from @Waze users came an average of two minutes and 41 seconds earlier than reports received by California Highway Patrol emergency personnel. More here: newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/waze-… @JAMASurgery

“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/nerve…

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

Josh Sasine, PhD, of @UCLAJCCC speaks with @Healthline about iron deficiency anemia -- including diagnosis and treatment. #anemia @Brimastroianni #Living-with-IDA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">healthline.com/health-news/ca…