The UCLA Jonathan
and Karin Fielding School of Public Health has received a $1 million gift from
the Dream Fund,
a donor-advised...
Scientists from UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school's epidemiology department and a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to...
A new report launched today by the UCLA World Policy Analysis Center presents never-before-available comparative data on nearly every country in the world, revealing how millions of children across the globe...
One out of every four people living with HIV/AIDS is 50 or
older,
yet these older individuals are far more likely to be diagnosed when they
are
already in the later stages of infection. Such late diagnoses put their
health,
and the...
Psychological distress is lower among lesbian, gay and bisexual
individuals who are legally married to a person of the same sex, compared
with those not in legally recognized unions, according to a new study led by
Richard G. Wight from the...
A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. The study is published in the November...
The respected national Institute of Medicine estimates that $750 billion is lost each year to wasteful or excessive health care spending. This sum includes excess administrative costs, inflated prices, unnecessary services and fraud - dollars that...
Take the time to enjoy a deep breath next weekend when the 405 freeway closes for Carmageddon II. If it's anything like last year, the air quality is about to get amazing.
In study findings announced Sept. 28, UCLA researchers report that they...
