Monday, February 16

Social media campaigns provide education about COVID-19 vaccines

Health care workers and public health advocates are using social media to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and combat misinformation about COVID-19. Anna Yap, a resident physician at UCLA, started an organization in December with a network of physicians after seeing people spreading COVID-19 misinformation online. Read more...

Photo: To tackle misinformation about the new COVID-19 vaccines, doctors and medical professionals are using social media and other platforms to spread accurate information. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Firing, reinstatement of UCLA nurse midwives causes distress and disillusionment

Shadman Habibi walked into a meeting with the obstetrics and gynecology department at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center expecting a long-awaited meeting on ways to improve the midwifery program’s performance. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health fired midwives working at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and reinstated them a week later. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Telehealth services likely to continue beyond pandemic, students and faculty say

This post was updated March 7 at 9:21 p.m. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives, especially for those working in health care. There have been both administrative and practical changes as a result of the pandemic to the health care industry, many of which are expected to remain even after the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: One of the notable administrative changes to health care due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the increased usage of telehealth services. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


Pre-med and medical students struggle, learn to adapt amid online learning

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives, especially for those working in health care. There have been both administrative and practical changes as a result of the pandemic to the health care industry, many of which are expected to remain even after the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic several pre-health students have experienced changes to how they prepare for their careers and graduate school. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)



Changes in health care research protocol provide disruptions, silver linings

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives, especially for those working in health care. There have been both administrative and practical changes as a result of the pandemic to the health care industry, many of which are expected to remain even after the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: The COVID-19 pandemic has created several obstacles for researchers, with labs operating only for essential research. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)



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