LOS ANGELES, CA – Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, with an alarming rise in mortality rates each year. South Asians, despite representing just 25% of the ...

The nation's overall cardiovascular health worsened from 1988 to 2014, with disparities among racial and ethnic groups dropping slightly. But the reduction in disparities was due to worsening health ...

Ravi Dave, MD is professor of medicine at UCLA and the director of interventional cardiology at UCLA Health. He is the program director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program. He is also ...

UCLA researchers are finding new treatments to ease the physical ailments caused by post-traumatic stress disorder. Their ...

Karol Watson, MD, PhD is an attending cardiologist and a professor of medicine/cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is director of the UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular Health ...

The University of California’s five medical centers have collected and pooled cardiac surgery data for more than a decade, allowing the system to streamline care and improve financial margins.

February is the month for matters of the heart, including both romances and cardiovascular health. In particular, February is American Heart Month, an awareness month first recognized in 1964 under ...

The UCLA Health System in Santa Monica and Westwood was ranked fifth among hospitals in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report. The system was also ranked the best in California and in Los ...

Melanin and Medicine began in 2019 as a way for Black students at UCLA pursuing health care careers to support each other. But the club quickly expanded its mission – evolving into a nonprofit ...