Off-label prescribing — when FDA-approved medications are used to treat conditions that they are not approved for — is widespread in the U.S. health care system. In fact, about 1 in 5 prescriptions written are for off-label use, most commonly when…

Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Community Health Sciences, was interviewed by NPR on how medications can affect the way people's bodies react to, or perceive, heat.

"When you're taking these medications…

Dr. Naomi Zewde, assistant professor in the UCLA Fielding School Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by NPR about her research into the potential impact of so-called "baby bonds."

“Wealth is the kind of thing where when you need to dip into…

Study design, data analysis, visualization, statistical computing and modeling. The software R — a scientific standard for more than three decades that is widely available as free, open-source software — is a programming language that can make all of these possible.…

The 2025 keynote commencement address that follows was written and delivered by Dr. Jonathan Fielding -- distinguished professor of health policy and management and of pediatrics in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at UCLA -- at UCLA's Royce Hall on…

While more than 1 in 3 American Indian and Alaska Native adults in California experienced moderate or serious psychological distress in the past year, 61% of the individuals in that group had not seen a medical provider, according to a new study from…

Dr. Jonathan Jacobs, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Epidemiology, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about research into colitis that suggests a common genetic variant may interact with gut bacteria to trigger chronic inflammation in…

Dr. Michael Ong, a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy Management and of medicine at UCLA, was interviewed by CBS News about e-cigarettes and their associated health risks.

“Traditional cigarettes are definitely the…

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about her team's work on the public health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

A…

A team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found that both the distribution and reliability of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) are extremely unequal in the U.S., with renters in disadvantaged communities experiencing the…

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times for a report on her work on the public health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

A team led…

A groundbreaking work has been published exploring the impact of celiac disease, a serious autoimmune condition that affects approximately three million Americans, or 1 percent of the population, and its connections to diet and public policy in the United States.

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A team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers completed the installation of 20 air quality monitoring stations in West Los Angeles this month, allowing residents across the region to get up to date information on air quality as reconstruction work moves…

Lara Khouri is President and Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, responsible for overseeing operational performance across the CHLA enterprise. Khouri works alongside clinical and administrative leaders to develop and improve processes, procedures…

A team of UCLA engineers and researchers has developed a new technique to make it feel up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler outside while preserving a sense of safe and open space.

Co-authors of the research, published in the journal Nature Sustainability…

Dr. Crable is an Assistant Professor with expertise in health policy, health services research, and implementation science. Her research investigates the roles of policy and politics in achieving health equity outcomes. Dr. Crable tests dissemination and implementation…

Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA is CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, which serves more than 300,000 members across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Previously, Dr. Jain was President and…

Jill Martin is the executive vice president of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network, a clinically integrated network of physicians managed through the operations of Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation and the multi-specialty medical groups contracted with Cedars-Sinai…

Paul S. Viviano is a healthcare leader and a prominent national voice advocating for child health. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) since late 2015, he has led the organization to be named among the top 10 hospitals in…

Ozzie Martinez is a seasoned health care executive with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles. Since 2015, Ozzie serves as the Chief Administrative Officer where he oversees the strategic direction, operations, and performance of the Kaiser Permanente South Bay…