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UCLA Health | July 29, 2016

This year, patient Steve McDowell received what is arguably the best birthday present ever – a life-saving liver transplant – at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Not only was the operation an amazing birthday gift, it was a landmark procedure – UCLA performed its 6,000th liver transplant, a national milestone accomplishment based on the United Network of Organ Sharing database....

UCLA Health | October 24, 2016

With invitations to so many worthy medical causes and events, it becomes a difficult decision to figure out how to devote your time and energy. But a colleague who was diagnosed with a blood cancer gave me a laser focus on an upcoming event....

UCLA Health | October 24, 2016

A study led by UCLA researchers found that in people with breathing difficulties caused by phrenic nerve injury surgical reconstruction of the nerve can lead to significant improvement in breathing and an increase in regular physical activities....

UCLA Health | October 19, 2016

Using a recently developed technology for analyzing DNA, the scientists found dozens of genes and two major biological pathways that are likely involved in the development of the disorder but had not been uncovered in previous genetic studies of schizophrenia. The work provides important new information about how schizophrenia originates and points the way to more detailed studies — and possibly better treatments in the future....