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Most universities have tried to be forces for good, helping communities that don’t have the same resources. Researchers have applied their expertise to measure the effects of pollution, provide medical care for people experiencing homelessness, and learn what…
A UCLA Health surgical team has performed the first-in-human bladder transplant.
The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4, 2025. The team was led by Dr. Nima Nassiri, a urologic transplant…
As a child, UCLA’s Dr. Eric Esrailian listened to his great-grandmother’s stories of how she and his great-grandfather had survived the Armenian Genocide of the early 20th century and ultimately made their way to America. In those reminiscences, he said, one key element…
As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness.
Public health officials advise caution, especially for older adults, young children, people with chronic medical conditions and people who work outdoors. If possible, avoid going outside…
Dr. José J. Escarce, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, is a co-author of new research that found self-employed women have fewer risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to non-self-employed women,…
Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by Politico about the demographics of the U.S. healthcare workforce.
“We’ve created fear and distrust of the health care system in the…
For many of us, a personal experience early in life plants the seed for our future. For Dr. Julio Frenk, UCLA’s chancellor and a pioneering public health researcher, that moment occurred when he was 16 and in his last summer of high school. Weighing whether he wanted to…
Dr. Mark Litwin, UCLA Fielding School professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and professor and chair of the Department of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about prostate cancer.
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Dr. Dylan Roby, an associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by CNBC about the U.S. health insurance industry.
" ... insurers use tools such as deductibles, co-pays, and prior authorization…
The UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Anne Rimoin, Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health and professor in the Department of Epidemiology, was interviewed by Science about a new mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone.
Some…
When patients and friends ask about the long-term health effects of the Los Angeles wildfires that killed 29 people and destroyed more than 16,000 structures in January, Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Community Health Sciences,…
Dr. Mark Litwin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, is a co-author of new research that found stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a form of high-dose radiation delivered in just five sessions, is as safe as conventional…
The Washington Post quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research into the costs of using air purifiers and insulation to stave off the hazards of indoor wildfire smoke…
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding professor of epidemiology and of medicine at the David Geffen…
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graduating and continuing student award recipients.
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NPR interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and of Medicine and a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, for the "…
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Joann Elmore, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored an article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could help…
A five-year-long study found that a stepped care, behavioral and technology-based intervention for adolescents living with HIV enhanced their adherence to antiretroviral therapy by greater…
Less than half of children ages 5 and younger in California had regular child care arrangements in 2023, with affordability, lack of available space, or concerns about quality being the main reasons, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health…
Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored a data brief published by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute on the demographics of Medi-Cal enrollees in California.
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