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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.

Governing interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about the decision this month by Congress to delay action on new funding for COVID-19 relief.

The New York Times interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the likelihood of a new surge in the United States.

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).

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about how to remain safe even as public requirements for safety precautions are relaxed.

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.

Business Insider interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about the public health crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine.

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.

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.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about California’s decision to lift a statewide mask rule in K-12 schools after March 11.

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.

Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez interviewed Dr. D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, a researcher with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management, about building a better mental healthcare system in Los Angeles County.