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Research by study lead author, Dr. Roch Nianogo, finds modifiable risks are linked to more than one in three cases of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in the U.S.
Source: JAMA Neurology Read Full Article![Dr. Anne Coleman](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.06.02_Coleman_UCLANewsroom_Thumbnail.png?itok=ddGsIjS3)
Dr. Anne L. Coleman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and professor of ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been named director of the UCLA Stein Eye Institute.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full Article![Dr. Zunyou Wu at the 75th World Health Assembly](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.27_Wu_WHO_Thumbnail_0.png?itok=VhDONbYg)
Dr. Zunyou Wu has been honored with the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion on May 27 by the World Health Organization for his work to prevent HIV/AIDS in China.
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Research led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars finds strong associations between drug misuse and employment status.
Source: Journal of Psychiatric Research Read Full Article![Pregnant woman holding stomach](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.04.18_ReganArah_NIH_Thumbnail.png?itok=-fuLPXLv)
Dr. Annette Regan and Dr. Onyebuchi A. Arah will study the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.
Source: National Institute of Health (NIH) Read Full ArticleDr. Susan Cochran, professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Vickie Mays, professor of health policy and management, were honored by UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute.
Source: UCLA School of Law Williams Institute Read Full Article![A team member from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s National Institute of Biomedical Research takes a blood sample from a vaccinated man in North Kivu Province.](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.02.08_Hoff_Rimoin_UCLANewsroom_Thumbnail.png?itok=haxHVaTS)
UCLA-led study, led by Dr. Nicole A. Hoff and Dr. Anne Rimoin, finds crucial evidence that antibody response and persistence after Ebola vaccination is robust, significantly informing the use of vaccination for outbreak control.
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UCLA researchers found that conservatorships often result in lengthy psychiatric hospitalizations due to a lack of permanent supportive housing and community-based treatment options.
Source: Psychiatric Services Read Full Article![Dr. Roch Nianogo](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.01.04_Nianogo_UCLANewsroom_Thumbnail.png?itok=kIbkh7KZ)
Dr. Roch Nianogo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, was honored by the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust with the 2022 Toffler Scholar Award for his ongoing research into preventing Alzheimer’s disease in vulnerable populations.
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Researchers found “racial and ethnic minorities have undoubtedly suffered the most, on multiple levels … during COVID-19."
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Read Full ArticleFive UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars - Dr. Sander Greenland, Dr. Ron D. Hays, Dr. Steve Horvath, Dr. Michael Jerrett, and Dr. Marc Suchard - among the most highly cited researchers for 2021.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleDr. Anne Rimoin, an internationally recognized expert on emerging infections, global health, infectious disease surveillance systems and vaccinations who has been engaged in pandemic preparedness and response work for more than two decades, has been appointed to the newly established Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
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