Public hospitals in California that serve the poorest patients could face a $1.54 billion funding shortfall in 2019, when federal funding cuts go into effect. Those cuts, along with health-care cost inflation, could jeopardize the financial stability of the state’s…

Cajoling, pleading, even blackmail — just a few of the tactics parents have used when their children refuse to eat vegetables they haven't tried before. Now it appears that the nation's second largest school district is facing the same problem.

The Los Angeles…

Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a comprehensive new study on the prevalence of diabetes in hospitals and its impact on providers and spiraling health care costs. 

The study of hospital…

Striking a balance between earning income and caring for family members is a daunting challenge with high stakes. Working conditions have long-term effects on the health, education and welfare of our children, and shape our ability to care for disabled and elderly family…

Dr. Robert M. Kaplan, Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management at FSPH, has been named chief science officer at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), an organization under the U.S. Department of Health…

A team of community leaders and researchers from UCLA and RAND has been awarded the 2014 Joint Team Science Award in recognition of a 10-year effort to conduct community engaged, population-based translational science to improve care for depression in low-income areas.…

Acetaminophen, found in over-the-counter products such as Excedrin and Tylenol, provides many people with relief from headaches and sore muscles. When used appropriately, it is considered mostly harmless. Over recent decades, the drug, which has been marketed since the…

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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Study prompts FDA investigation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in men taking FDA-approved testosterone products. The FDA decided to…

Studies have shown that certain pesticides can increase people's risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Now, UCLA researchers have found that the strength of that risk depends on an individual's genetic makeup, which, in the most pesticide-exposed populations, could…

You may have seen one of the many advertisements geared toward men asking if they suffer from "low T" — low testosterone levels that, according to the ads, can result in lost sex drive, diminished energy and moodiness. The answer, they suggest, may be as simple as…

A new study by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and McGill University in Montreal reveals that the United States health care system ranks 22nd out of 27 high-income nations when analyzed for its efficiency of turning dollars spent into…

Big chain grocery stores, farmers markets and other sources of healthy foods are usually in short supply in low-income communities. Public health experts refer to these areas as "food swamps" for their lack of available nutritious foods.

One such area is in the…

Three UCLA scholars have been selected as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science. Members are chosen for their distinguished efforts to…

Dr. John Froines, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health, has been awarded the prestigious 2013 Ramazzini Award for his outstanding efforts in occupational and environmental health research. The award is…

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded UCLA a $7 million grant to investigate the links between substance abuse and HIV among Latino and African-American men who have sex with men.

Researchers will examine how non-injected drugs and alcohol can directly…

Dr. Jody Heymann, dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been elected to the national Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Heymann is an internationally renowned researcher on health and social…

The Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA has established an innovative new center to increase awareness of important health issues and improve the well-being of people throughout the world by harnessing the storytelling power of television, film, music and new media…

Approximately 30 million pounds of fumigant pesticides are used each year on soil that yields valuable California crops — strawberries, tomatoes, peppers and the like — in an attempt to control pests. Responsibility for the safety of pesticides must…

Cancer care in the United States is a system in crisis, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine that says urgent changes are needed to boost the quality of care and improve outcomes for people diagnosed with the disease.

The report…

Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, Professor of Epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed the new Associate Dean for Research beginning September 1, 2013.

Dr. Zhang has served as Co-Director of the UCLA Alper Center for…