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New Year's resolution: #MaskUp to make a difference. Your family needs you. Your city needs you. California needs you. #TeamLA

Staying committed to fitness resolutions is challenging, especially with COVID-19 restrictions in place. How can you successfully achieve a new fitness and nutrition lifestyle in 2021? UCLA Health experts share tips for setting and sticking with your goals. Learn more. https://ucla.in/3pwFyH8

Are you having trouble choosing between fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables? If you’re trying to cut back on trips to the grocery store during the pandemic, your regular shopping list has probably changed. But when it comes to extending the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables, are frozen options better than canned, or vice versa? Assistant Professor of Medicine at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, Vijaya Surampudi, MD offers guidance on choosing between frozen and canned options --> https://ucla.in/3dQVHS4

Although Black and Latino Californians with COVID-19 are being hospitalized and dying at 2-4 times the rate of white residents, some communities of color express vaccine hesitancy. If you’re skeptical about the vaccine, we understand, especially for people of color who feel betrayed by the complex history of systemic racism in health care. Learn more, including the ways physicians and community leaders use education to overcome misinformation and address these concerns today --> https://ucla.in/37nhtwb

A mutant strain of the coronavirus is circulating in the UK. Is this variant more infectious? Do the new vaccines work against this strain? Annabelle De St. Maurice, MD, MPH, co-chief infection prevention officer at UCLA Health, answers these questions and more. Read. https://ucla.in/38IH0PX

The road to reopening Disneyland starts with science. UCLA Health’s Dr. Timothy Brewer explains how other park reopenings are models for COVID-19 do’s and don’ts. https://lat.ms/37led4R

Do you want to harmonize your mind, body and spirit in just thirty minutes? Join us today, December 29, for the last Virtual Yoga Therapy class of 2020 to finish off the year on the right page. Click below to register.

Turns out, warriors come in all sizes even super tiny-sized. Need proof? Meet Skye: a four-year-old cancer warrior who fought Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML) and won. It took three bone marrow transplants, four rounds of chemo, experimental immunotherapy treatment and 299 days as a UCLA Health in-patient, but Skye did it! Learn more about Skye’s warrior-triumphs, and remember: a hero’s a hero, no matter how small --> https://ucla.in/2YHYxT4

In collaboration with the Allen Institute, UCLA Health neuroscientist Baljit Khakh, Ph.D., explores a cell type showing promise as a therapeutic target for Huntington's disease. Read more here. https://bit.ly/2TkRXQu

U made it happen! UCLA Health raised $9,735 in just 24 hours to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)! It is with great pride that we say THANK YOU for making a real difference in our mission to cure cancer! If you still want to participate in this important effort, join us at LLS’ virtual Light The Night event on November 7 by signing up for our team or donating. https://bit.ly/3lBFrYS #ULighttheNight #LightTheNight #BeatingCancerIsInOurBlood

With cutting-edge research into remdesivir and dexamethasone, UCLA Health physicians have dedicated themselves to saving the lives of severely ill COVID-19 patients. Here’s what they’ve learned since March about treating the disease caused by the coronavirus. https://ucla.in/36QgPYa

So, wait a minute. How often should you be going in for a mammogram? And at what age should you start? If you've read multiple guidelines about mammograms and aren't sure what to do, you're not alone. Instructions may vary across different organizations. In this edition of Ask the Doctors, Dr. Eve Glazier and Dr. Elizabeth Ko explain why breast screening guidelines sometimes differ, and how breast cancer risk levels factor into why.... Learn more about screening guidelines and what they may mean for you --> https://ucla.in/2ITdtd3

Team UCLA Health has raised nearly $4,000 in the first 12 hours of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Cancer Cure-A-Thon! We’re blown away by your support so far, but we’re still working to reach our goal. With 12 hours left to go, there’s still time to make a life-saving donation. https://bit.ly/3lBFrYS #BeatingCancerIsInOurBlood

N95 versus KN95: which COVID-19 face covering should you choose? UCLA Health’s Dr. Timothy Brewer says leave the respirators for the medical professionals. https://bit.ly/2SKJVjy

Joe Biden is one of roughly 3 million people in the United States with a stutter. This International Stuttering Awareness Day, UCLA Health pediatric speech-language pathologist Nicole Schussel, MS, CCC-SLP discusses stuttering stigmas, misconceptions, and the latest treatments. https://ucla.in/3jehqFV

Join us TODAY, Thursday, October 22nd, for our 24-hour Cancer Cure-A-Thon! Donations will support breakthrough cancer research initiatives from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! Make your life-saving donation. https://bit.ly/3lBFrYS #BeatingCancerIsInOurBlood

As the Los Angeles Dodgers head into Game 2 of the World Series tonight, we wanted to share the team spirit from our amazing UCLA Health staff (and friends)! They all showed up today with unmatched energy and their best Dodgers blue to celebrate Dodgers Spirit Day in anticipation! #ITFDB We have our Dodgers in 4. What are your predictions?

TOMORROW, October 22, we are coming together virtually to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by raising funds for life-saving cancer research! Check back in tomorrow to join the event! Learn more and donate. https://bit.ly/3lBFrYS

Halloween will be different this year, but experts say there’s light at the end of the jack-o-lantern! Check out our tips for a safe and memorable Halloween night. https://ucla.in/31eqWm5

COVID-19 may have unique effects on pregnant women. Here’s what we know so far, according to Dr. Yalda Afshar, a UCLA Health OB/GYN. https://bit.ly/34Njuzr

Governor Gavin Newsom recently appointed Dr. Peter Szilagyi of UCLA Health to join the newly created California COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup. UCLA Health is proud to be a part of the leading efforts to ensure a safe, efficient, and equitable distribution of a future COVID vaccine to all Californians. Learn more. https://bit.ly/2T9Rosv