Health
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Global leaders, Olympians, and celebrity chefs vow to fight malnutrition
Aug 5, 2016On August 4, leaders around the globe came to the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro to “go for the gold” and bring an end to malnutrition by 2030....Read More -
Women with common ovary problem may not get recommended tests
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: Women with a common ovary problem should be screened for blood sugar and cholesterol problems, but a new survey of obstetricians and gynecologists found few were ordering those tests. In the U.S., up to... -
Cuba reports two cases of Zika contracted locally
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: Cuba reported on Wednesday two new cases of residents contracting the mosquito-borne Zika virus locally, in a setback for the Caribbean country that has taken a series of measures in an attempt to stave... -
No to clinical services
Aug 3, 2016News Hour: The survey is the first to focus on the actual behavior and not just the attitudes of US physicians when it comes to rationing medical services. It highlights the challenging nature of being a... -
Underreporting of Zika is rife
Aug 3, 2016News Hour: With the report from Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday that 14 people in the state have been infected with the Zika virus most likely through mosquito transmission, the concern about outbreaks in the... -
Researchers image brain cells’ reactions to concussive trauma
Aug 3, 2016News Hour: A team of Brown University researchers has been able to watch in real time what happens to neurons after they experience the kinds of forces involved in a blow to the head. Their findings,... -
UCLA Health hospitals rank No. 1 in California and Los Angeles, No. 5 in U.S.
Aug 2, 2016News Hour: UCLA Health hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica were ranked No. 1 in both Los Angeles and California and No. 5 in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual honor roll. The... -
Cancer fighting therapy shows promise as treatment to speed up wound healing
Aug 2, 2016News Hour: A type of targeted therapy that has shown promising results treating advanced melanoma could also be used to help speed up how the skin repairs itself from injury, UCLA researchers have found, providing a... -
Ecologist tracks tick-borne diseases beyond their usual borders
Aug 2, 2016News Hour: As spring blooms, people in the Northeast and Midwest look forward to spending more time outdoors—which also means plotting ways to avoid the disease carrying black-legged deer tick. This year new research shows that... -
MSF calls for medical evacuation of syrian war-wounded into Northern Jordan
Jul 31, 2016News Hour: War-wounded Syrians must be evacuated through Jordan’s sealed northern border, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said few days ago. MSF has not treated any war-wounded Syrians in the...
