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Dr. Ninez Ponce
March 30, 2022
"Inconsistent data masks the pandemic’s toll on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders"

PBS News Hour interviewed Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about the need to disaggregate COVID-19 statistics in the U.S.

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Nurse
March 29, 2022
Report: Medi-Cal patients with complex needs experienced some improvement with the Health Homes Program

A team led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has found that Medi-Cal patients with complex needs experienced improvements in some health-related outcomes with the Health Homes Program.

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March 29, 2022
"How to stay up to date on terrible news without burning out"

The Washington Post interviewed Dr. Kristen Choi, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of health policy and management, about protecting mental health in a time of tragedy.

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Dr. Xi Zhu
March 28, 2022
Dr. Xi Zhu named first holder of UCLA Fielding School’s Paul Torrens Chair in Healthcare Management

The Paul Torrens Chair in Healthcare Management at UCLA FSPH, which provides critical support for the teaching and research efforts of promising early-career UCLA Fielding School faculty members, was made possible by an outpouring of support from alumni whose careers have been significantly influenced by Dr. Paul Torrens, a professor emeritus and member of the school’s faculty since 1972.

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March 28, 2022
Doctoral student awarded “Best Research Paper” for 2022 by Society of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy and Management, recognized for research into costs of Medicare Preventive Services.

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Dr. Patricia Ganz
March 28, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor elected as cancer research fellow

Dr. Patricia Ganz, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished professor of health policy and management, chosen for 2022 class of fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy.

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March 25, 2022
Opinion: "Cuts to COVID relief programs are coming. Once again Latinos will bear the brunt of the effect"

The Los Angeles Times published a commentary by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, on the costs of Congressional inaction on further pandemic response funding.

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Dr. Carol Mangione
March 18, 2022
Dr. Carol Mangione named chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Dr. Carol Mangione, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has been named chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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Test vials
March 12, 2022
"Long COVID patients, in search of relief, turn to private company"

NBC News quoted research by Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Lauren Wisk, an FSPH researcher, about long COVID, which researchers call Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC).

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Two scientists in laboratory
March 10, 2022
Report: Premium cigar ingredients as harmful as cigars and cigarettes

Dr. Steven Teutsch, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, led a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine team investigating the health effects of "premium" cigars.

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March 9, 2022
UCLA Fielding School team receives state grant for COVID-19 research

A team led by Dr. Vickie Mays and Dr. Ninez Ponce, both UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors of health policy and management, has received a state grant for COVID-19 data research in Los Angeles County.

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Sleeping patient
March 8, 2022
"Good end-of-life care out of reach for many Black nursing home residents"

U.S. News & World Report quoted Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about research that shows that Black and Hispanic nursing home residents are far less likely to receive palliative care than their white peers.

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