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UCLA Health is working with the Wisdom Study to modernize breast cancer screenings. By creating a process that goes beyond traditional mammograms, we believe we can detect breast cancer earlier and save lives. Sign up for the study today. https://wisdom.secure.force.com/

Thank you to The Argonaut for naming UCLA Health Santa Monica Medical Center the Best of the Westside Hospital AND Medical Group! Learn more about how we’re providing excellent care during the pandemic. https://bit.ly/3l3Q1rE

To protect themselves from exposure to viruses like COVID-19, registered nurses (and all medical staff) must cover their nose and mouth, usually by wearing a face mask and sometimes also a face-shield. Unfortunately, for patients, this means interacting with staff whose faces are almost completely coveredmaking it hard to connect on a human level. Together with his colleagues, Yury launched a personal crowdfunding campaign to support UCLA Health in purchasing 86 PAPRs (Power...ed Air Purifying Respirators). PAPRs provide caregivers with a constant flow of filtered air, and simultaneous protection for the eyes, nose, and mouth, but most importantly, PAPRs leave the faces of those wearing them much more visible to others. The PAPR is a solution that allows me to breathe easier, it allows me to stay in the room longer, and it will allow me to take better care of my patients, Yury said. The other nursing stuff I do the hand holding, the listening, the talking, the caring, the supporting that is what was missing in the goggle and mask scenario. Driven by compassion and dedication, Yury raised over $200,000enough to ensure that he and all of his colleagues in the ICU would have access to this game-changing equipment. Yury’s story is proof of the incredible impact one person can have when they inspire others to come together. Want to share your own story and give back to UCLA Health? Visit uclahealth.org/giving/P2P to learn more, and get started.

There are health risks associated with inhaling secondhand cigarette smoke. Is the same true of secondhand marijuana smoke? Find out. https://ucla.in/2JeGyQk

You win some, you lose some, but what matters is what you learn along the way. This year, Los Angeles won big! And we are proud of the journey and our unwavering commitment to the one team we are all a part of the LA community. Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Dodgers... #TeamLA #resilience #champions See more

From January to now, what has it *really* been like to be on the front lines of the pandemic? We documented six UCLA Health infectious disease experts’ journeys to find out. Read their stories. https://ucla.in/3mM95vl

Colon cancer is on the rise in adults under 50, even as overall deaths from colon cancer decrease. Here’s what you should know about prevention, symptoms, and when you should seek out care. https://ucla.in/2TW7ypO

Don’t let your Thanksgiving dinner turn into a superspreader event! UCLA Health epidemiologist Dr. Pamina Gorbach shares tips for a healthy holiday with HuffPost. https://bit.ly/2JFMeDj

Monoclonal antibodies might prevent COVID-19 symptoms from worsening. Here’s what the research has shown us so far. https://ucla.in/3kWN3Fs

California’s tiered approach to reopening is working, according to Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, an infectious disease expert at UCLA Health. Read more from The Sacramento Bee. https://bit.ly/3l2DiWp

We are proud to share that UCLA Health received the 2020 Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for the second year in a row! This award recognizes the work and dedication of our care providers and leadership team who deliver the highest quality care to our patients.

Like most everything else since this pandemic began, it was surreal. In early March, Dr. Natasha Wheaton, emergency room doctor at UCLA Health, contracted COVID-19. Read her story of recovery and return. https://ucla.in/3kEpxNi

Breast Cancer Social Media, or #BCSM, is proof of the power of a hashtag. Created by two breast cancer survivors, between 2011 and 2020, #BCSM generated over 4 billion impressions on Twitter internationally connecting the medical community like never before in support of patients, survivors, support people and health care practitioners. Learn what Deanna Attai, MD, a moderator of the Twitter convos for #BCSM, has discovered after 10 years of watching interactions with the hashtag on social media --> https://ucla.in/3kJof3S

Congratulations to Dr. Sherin Devaskar, physician-in-chief at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and assistant vice chancellor of Children’s Health at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, for being awarded the 2021 American Pediatric Society John Howland Award! Dr. Devaskar received the award for her contributions to child health and pediatrics. Read more. https://ucla.in/34Zge5n

#BCSM an initialism for "breast cancer social media" emerged on Twitter in 2011 as part of a weekly informational chat for #breastcancer patients. Since then, the hashtag has been used over 830,000 times, creating a global, online support system. The #BCSM online community has experienced tremendous growth since its inception because it has helped fulfill a need among patients who were searching for information and support on the platform," said Dr. Deanna Attai, UCLA Health cancer surgeon and lead author of the study Read more. https://ucla.in/3kJof3S