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Becoming a Doctor: Ilich Rodríguez-Rivas

First-generation UCLA medical student Ilich Rodríguez-Rivas shares how he got into medical school and first-year survival tips.

For patients with localized prostate cancer, MRI-guided radiotherapy promotes better quality of life

Classification System for Reporting on Skin Biopsies of Melanocytic Lesions

International group updates a classification system that makes skin biopsy pathology reports easier for patients and medical teams to understand

MRI-guided radiotherapy produces fewer side effects and better quality of life for patients with localized prostate cancer

For men who undergo radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer, the precise targeting capabilities of MRI guidance resulted in fewer toxicities and be...

Minority Housestaff Organization Celebrates 2nd annual Holiday Gala

The Minority Housestaff Organization (MHO) celebrated its second annual gala and reception on Saturday, Dec. 17, honoring the organization's dedicatio...

Tiny implantable device designed by UCLA scientists helps kill cancer

A therapeutic sponge the size of a pencil eraser boosted the body’s tumor-fighting response in mice and kept the cancer from returning.

Watch: First Gen Mentorship for UCLA Medical Students

First Gen @ DGSOM members Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS and Cristina Valdovinos, MPH, MD candidate .23 meet for the first time and share their experien...

UCLA AIDS researchers receive $3 million in grants toward ending HIV in vulnerable populations

The UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) and the UCLA-Charles R....

Measles outbreak underscores importance of vaccination

The AVID college prep program leads to lower substance use, better health behaviors among high school students, UCLA-led research suggests

The findings suggest that "academic tracking," the practice of separating high and low performing students into different classes, reinforces risky so...