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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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Research co-authored by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found that U.S. Latinos saw a 5% increase in the probability of being uninsured after the elimination of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.

In a new report, Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, says research into 'long COVID' is hampered by research data of varying quality and consistency.

NBC News interviewed Dr. Thomas Rice, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished professor of health policy and management, about how the U.S. healthcare system and results compare to those of other wealthy countries.

Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, chosen for 2022 class of membership in the National Academy of Social Insurance.

Fortune interviewed Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor of epidemiology, about the future of the pandemic and the psychological impact of lessened pandemic control measures.

NPR (KALW-FM, San Francisco) interviewed Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about mental health issues for college students during the pandemic.

Difficulty finding providers, getting timely care particularly acute among bisexual women, transgender adults, say researchers from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the center.