How far would you go to thank someone who saved your life? For one Ventura couple, the sky was the limit.  They cashed in their frequent-flier miles to bring his entire family to America.

As a fighter pilot flying B-17 bombers behind enemy lines in Europe, Irvin Poff never backed down from danger. Seventy-five years later, he became one of the oldest Americans to undergo surgery for a cochlear implant.

Dr. Elizabeth Barnert grew up acutely aware of two versions of Los Angeles—one of privilege and one of social injustice. Straddling both worlds helped her become an effective doctor, child advocate and Congressional advisor. Now she can add book author to that list.

Dr. Gerald Levey led the transformation of UCLA’s hospitals and medical school into a world-class academic health system. 

An emotional reunion provided a rare spot of brightness for medical staff after a grim year of pandemic darkness. Once too weak to brush her hair, the mother of three regaled doctors and nurses with memories of her long hospital stay.

Years ago, Jason Esterhuizen was in a horrific car crash that destroyed his eyes, plunging him into total darkness. Now he’s regained more independence, thanks to a groundbreaking clinical trial and experimental device implanted in his brain.

Nanthia Suthana is one of the first neuroscientists in the world to use VR to unravel how the brain encodes and retrieves memories while its owner explores a new virtual setting on foot.

Biochemist Rachelle Crosbie-Watson is pursuing new drugs that one day may halt the progression of a deadly childhood muscle-wasting disease, allowing kids with the disorder to lead normal lives.