Sickle cell disease is caused by a gene mutation that makes abnormal hemoglobin, the protein the carries oxygen. As a result, ...

Ask the Doctors monthly letters column answers questions regarding benefits of walking backward, double vision, and the role ...

UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital placed in California’s top five and nine subspecialty areas earned national recognition in a comprehensive national evaluation of pediatric care. This is the 20th ...

A new UCLA study has found a connection between how quickly the brain ages and the bacteria and chemical byproducts found in ...

Removal of the fallopian tubes, a procedure known as a salpingectomy, has been shown to significantly reduce ovarian cancer ...

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My regular checkup showed I have prediabetes. My doctor explained how to change my diet, which I understand. He also talked ...

UCLA researchers have identified a pathway in liver cells that may explain how statins could help prevent or slow the ...

A phase 3 trial is showing “a potentially giant step forward,” in treating children with achondroplasia, UCLA Health’s Dr.

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