IN THE NEWS:
Los Angeles
July 30, 2021 6:46 p.m.
LA County experienced a seven-fold increase in new daily COVID-19 cases in the month after California’s June 15 reopening, a trend driven by slowed vaccination progress and the delta variant. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:14 p.m.
The rate of new COVID-19 cases is increasing in Los Angeles County, largely because of the spread of the delta variant among unvaccinated populations.
By Madelynn Mackenzie
California
July 27, 2021 1:09 p.m.This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:07 p.m.
UCLA Health hospitals were ranked as the third best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report, up from being ranked fourth best nationally last year.
By Noah Danesh
News
July 21, 2021 7:41 p.m.UCLA nurses protest unsafe staffing in front of Ronald Reagan Medical Center
This post was updated July 25 at 8:23 p.m.
Dozens of UCLA nurses demonstrated in front of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday morning, calling for safe staffing and better workplace protections.
By Chelsea Westman
Crime
July 17, 2021 2:26 p.m.James Heaps’ lawyers file motion to dismiss indictment for felony sexual assault
Lawyers representing former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps on sexual assault charges filed a court motion Thursday to dismiss Heaps’s indictment.
Heaps is accused by hundreds of women of sexual misconduct and assault while working as a gynecologist at UCLA and was indicted in late May on 21 counts of felony sexual assault.
By Justin Jung
Academics
July 16, 2021 1:41 p.m.Study finds recovered COVID patients may only need one vaccine dose
This post was updated July 18 at 8:42 p.m.
UCLA researchers found that individuals previously infected with the COVID-19 virus may not need the second shot of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines, but booster shots may be necessary in the future.
By Caroline Sha
Los Angeles
July 15, 2021 4:33 p.m.LA County to reinstate mask mandate, require face masks indoors
This post was updated July 18 at 6:29 p.m.
LA County is requiring face masks indoors effective Saturday at 11:59 p.m. in response to rising COVID-19 case rates and increasingly widespread virus variants.
By Victoria Li and Anushka Chakrabarti
Los Angeles
July 14, 2021 12:06 p.m.UCLA study reveals lack of cultural sensitivity in media’s portrayal of cancer
TV depictions of cancer lack representation of nonwhite actors playing both patients and health care providers, according to UCLA’s June 17 study.
Shows analyzed in the study mainly dealt with treatment and coping rather than preventative strategies, said Grace Kim, the author of the study and research analyst at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, in an emailed statement.
By Sarah Nelson
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