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April 18, 2025
AI could help improve early detection of breast cancers between screenings, UCLA-led study shows

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Joann Elmore, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored the research.

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April 14, 2025
Clinical outcomes improve when patient’s and surgeon’s ethnicity match, study shows

Data revealed reduced hospital stays and readmissions when Hispanic patients were treated by Hispanic surgeons; Dr. Yusuke Tsugawa, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, is a co-author.

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April 12, 2025
The Hill | Opinion: "Unnecessary cuts could destroy public health beyond repair"

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor of epidemiology Dr. Peter Katona, and School of Public Health alum Seth Freeman, MPH, share their perspective on the questions of federal funding for public health research and treatment programs.

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April 11, 2025
California State Civil Rights Department partners with UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to study extent of hate acts

The findings spotlight the potential prevalence of hate beyond hate crime data reported to law enforcement.

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April 11, 2025
The Washington Post | "RFK Jr. says we’ll know what causes autism by September. Is that realistic?"

Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and associate professor of internal medicine, pediatrics, and psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was interviewed by the Washington Post.

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April 10, 2025
Majority of eligible Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders didn’t receive mental health care, food assistance during pandemic

New report spotlights how COVID-19 affected NHPIs in California.

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April 9, 2025
Dr. Jonathan Fielding to deliver 2025 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Commencement address
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Yu Yu Q&A
April 8, 2025
Don’t forget about the long-term mental health impacts of wildfires

Dr. Yu Yu is a physician and senior research analyst at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) whose work focuses on the health impacts of weather and climate with an emphasis on wildfires.

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April 7, 2025
UCLA Fielding rises in national rankings to #8 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Public Health Schools

UCLA Fielding also ranked top ten in all specialty areas

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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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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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March 13, 2025
NBC News | "With Medicaid cuts looming, misinformation spreads on social media"

NBC News quoted Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) systems.

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