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Escarce co-author, BMC Public Health study
May 30, 2025
Self-employed women may be at significantly lower heart attack risk compared with women employed for salary or wages

Dr. José J. Escarce, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored the research.

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CNBC story on health insurance
May 22, 2025
CNBC | "How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America's health insurance frustrations"

Dr. Dylan Roby, an associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by CNBC.

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CHPR data tools
May 21, 2025
New visualization tools provide California county-level data on health among NHPI communities

Advocates and communities will have free access to a new dashboard and data profiles that can help narrow gaps in data and research.

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Los Angeles Times story on prostate cancer and President Biden
May 19, 2025
Los Angeles Times | "Cancer diagnosis and a new book fuel questions about Biden’s decision to run in 2024"

Dr. Mark Litwin, UCLA Fielding School professor of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about prostate cancer.

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Shorter radiation therapy after prostate surgery safe, study finds
May 15, 2025
Shorter radiation therapy after prostate surgery safe, UCLA-led study finds

Dr. Mark Litwin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, is a co-author of the research.

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Bladder transplant_Litwin
May 4, 2025
First human bladder transplant performed at UCLA

The first-in-human bladder transplant ever was conducted May 4 at UCLA by a team including staff from UCLA Urology, where UCLA Fielding School's Dr. Mark Litwin serves as chair.

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CHPR_Child Care Briefing
April 29, 2025
Regular child care remains out of reach for nearly half of young children in California

Less than half of children ages 5 and younger in California had regular child care arrangements in 2023, with affordability, lack of available space, or concerns about quality being the main reasons, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR).

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LPPI data brief_Vargas Bustamante
April 23, 2025
Data brief: Key facts about Medi-Cal beneficiaries

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored a data brief published by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute on the demographics of Medi-Cal enrollees in California.

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WHO_INB_RKF_NPR
April 21, 2025
NPR (KPCC-FM) | "U.S. withdrawal from WHO is ‘going in the wrong direction' "

Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor-in-residence in the departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences. was interviewed on KPCC-FM on the agreement of the World Health Organization’s member countries on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines for how the international community might confront the next global crisis.

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Photo illustration_doctor and patient
April 18, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team awarded $2.1 million NIH grant for diabetes research

A team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (UCLA Fielding) researchers has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve risk assessment for those suffering from diabetes and related complications.

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Elmore_breast cancer_JNCI
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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BMJ Open study_Tsugawa
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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