Mosquitoes spread serious diseases, like West Nile virus and Zika Protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites. Wear mosquito repellent when you’re outdoors. Use spray, wipes or lotion. Keep mosquitoes from infesting your home and yard. Tip and toss [...]
Today is PURPLE for PLATELETS day! photo by BruceBlaus. Platelets are small cells in the blood stream that are critical for allowing our blood to clot and allowing tissue damage to heal. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disorder characterized [...]
“I’m shaky,” Leo says. “Kind of nervous.” Leo has good cause to be, as he holds the hand of his wife, Lorena, of 15 years. She is giving birth to quadruplets. On September 28th, Harbor-UCLA and Harbor Pediatrics welcomed babies [...]
by Nisha Wadwha, MD PGY 1 As the final days of summer approach us and a new school year sets in, parents, teachers, and students are beginning to gear up for classes, homework, and extracurricular activities. This exciting time is [...]
by Alaa Shaban, M.D. PGY 2 Summertime is here! It’s time to dust off the bikes, wax those skateboard wheels, and pull out the roller blades. That also means bringing out the old helmet, right? Sadly - probably not. [...]
