Holiday gatherings during COVID-19: What doctors say about traveling and family events
UCSF
November 19, 2020
The good news is that there are ways to make a gathering safer.
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How do our bodies fight off dangerous chemicals?
Cells are like night club bouncers, says UC San Diego's Amro Hamdoun: With every substance that a cell encounters, it has to decide which to eliminate and which to let in. -
How much sugar are you really eating?
In the near future, the Nutrition Facts label on the back of packaged foods will have a new look and more information. UC Davis' Kimber Stanhope explains how this will reveal the amount of sugar that is added to our foods. -
Ebola 101
An infectious-disease expert at UC Berkeley offers a primer on the deadly Ebola virus. -
New tactics, old foe: malaria
Vector biologist Anthony James takes a fresh look at how mosquitoes transmit malaria and other diseases.
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Racial minorities live on the front lines of heat risk
UC Berkeley
May 14, 2013
Fewer neighborhood trees and heat-retaining hard surfaces add up to sweltering conditions for many people of color. -
Nanomaterials cause big problems for lungs
UC Davis
May 6, 2013
Ultrafine particles, found in a host of common products, are linked to lung inflammation, other damage. -
Poison lips?
UC Berkeley
May 2, 2013
Troubling levels of lead, other toxic metals found in lipstick, lip gloss.
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University of California Health launches human donor milk bank to help newborns
November 19, 2020
University of California Health has launched an innovative mothers’ milk bank to help improve the lives of newborns, infants and their families.
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November 5, 2020
A program to test a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system will expand to an additional five University of California campus locations as a result of accomplishments from an initial deployment earlier this fall at two UC campuses. The program is a joint effort between the University and the State of California to assess use of the technology on a voluntary basis as a means of reducing the spread of the virus.
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September 11, 2020
Two University of California campuses will pilot the use of a smartphone technology to notify users if they have had a high-risk COVID-19 exposure that may result in infection.
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University of California Health Hospitals Recognized for LGBTQ Health Care Equality
September 4, 2020
University of California Health (UCH) hospitals across the state have been recognized as LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
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Your kid will love this: Lawrence Hall of Science's DIY Human Body app (for iPhone and iPad) helps kids discover how their bodies really work.