Telesca cancer research_Clinical Cancer Research
April 7, 2025
Test predicts which patients with prostate cancer are most likely to develop long-term side effects from radiation therapy

UCLA Fielding School's Dr. Donatello Telesca co-authors research to predict and prevent the adverse effects of radiation therapy before treatment starts.

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March 28, 2025
Prevention | "Soy milk vs almond milk: which is better for you?"

Dr. Dana Hunnes, a UCLA dietician and nutrition expert and assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School, on the differences between soy and almond milk.

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Urban wildfire follow-up (Zhu)
March 28, 2025
Scientific American | "Urban wildfire smoke sensors miss some harmful chemicals"

Scientific American quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research into how best to measure toxins released into the air during urban wildfires, including the recent blazes in Los Angeles County.

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LAT story on LA Fire Health Study
March 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times | "Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study"

The Los Angeles Times cited research conducted as part of the longer-term LA Fire Health Study.

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March 27, 2025
Science | "After wildfires burned houses and brush alike in Los Angeles, researchers have mobilized to understand the health risks posed by urban conflagrations"

Science interviewed Dr. Rachael M. Jones and Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about their work on the L.A. Fire HEALTH Study.

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March 27, 2025
NPR (KPCC-FM) | "HHS plans to cut 10,000 jobs as part of a major health agency overhaul"

KPCC-FM interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor 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.

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CalMatters_CHPR_CalFresh
March 26, 2025
CalMatters | "Applying for CalFresh food aid is complicated. California colleges are trying to make it easier"

CalMatters cited a report by researchers with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that found students at California's public universities and colleges face problems accessing federal and state food assistance programs.

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March 22, 2025
Associated Press | "More states requiring paid medical or sick leave"

The Associated Press quoted Aleta Sprague, director of legal analysis and communication with the UCLA Fielding School's WORLD Policy Analysis Center, about how the U.S. compares to the rest of the world in terms of paid medical or sick leave.

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March 21, 2025
PBS | "New rules for asthma treatment pit insurer against some patients, providers"

WTTW-TV (Chicago) interviewed the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor of health policy and management and associate director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, on changes to asthma coverage by an Illinois-based insurer.

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Spinach and diet questions
March 19, 2025
Washington Post | "What to know about the spinach health hack"

The Washington Post referenced UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's faculty member Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes in a report about spinach and diet.

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May interview re research on NPR
March 18, 2025
National Public Radio | Fielding School alum Dr. Fola May interviewed on "All Things Considered” about health disparity research

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health alum Dr. Fola May was interviewed on NPR's "All Things Considered" about health disparity research.

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post-fire debris
March 17, 2025
New York Times | Drs. Michael Jerrett, Yifang Zhu address wildfire health risks

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health environmental science professors Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu were quoted in the New York Times about the potential long-term health risks to residents in the southern California communities destroyed by wildfires in 2025.

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