UC Merced via The Conversation |

Latinos face digital divide in health care

Internet access and education are essential for an equitable health care system, writes UC Merced professor.

UC Newsroom |

Floss: Have dentists been stringing us along?

UC experts help explain the great flossing debate.

UCLA |

UCLA medical students witness spiritual side of care

Opening eyes and teaching compassion by shadowing hospital chaplains.

UC San Francisco |

Popular mobile health apps fail to serve vulnerable populations

A new study finds those with the most to gain from online tools benefit the least.

UC Davis |

Telehealth program to improve cancer diagnosis in developing world

UC Davis surgical pathologist one of 14 specialists participating in innovative telepathology program.

UC Newsroom |

UC hospitals rank among best in nation

U.S. News ranks all five UC medical centers among nation's best, two in top 10.

KPBS |

Students pledge $1M to UC San Diego free clinic

Indigent patients get a break thanks to money raised by medical students on campus.

The Conversation |

How building new dams is adding to Africa’s malaria burden

A UC Irvine researcher suggests a range of approaches for controlling disease while meeting infrastructure needs.

UCLA |

Neuroscientist named dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Kelsey Martin was inspired to pursue a medical career by her experiences in the Peace Corps.

UC San Francisco |

One minute of secondhand marijuana smoke impairs cardiovascular function

UCSF finds that effects are like tobacco’s, but last three times longer.

UC Global Health Institute |

UC Global Health Institute names new leadership team

UCLA's Thomas Coates named director; UCSF's Craig Cohen, UC Davis' Patricia Conrad named co-directors.

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |

Why toxic compound emissions vary in e-cigarettes

Researchers also identify two carcinogens not previously reported in vapor.