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July 13, 2022
"The nonstop scam economy is costing us more than just money"

The Washington Post interviewed Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and professor of psychiatry & biobehavioral sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, about the mental health impact of telephone and online scams.

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July 12, 2022
"How dangerous is extreme heat in your neighborhood? This map tells you"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about a heat mapping project by the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters and UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions.

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Ocean waves
July 5, 2022
"Bay Area hazardous sites at risk from rising seas"

NPR (KQED-FM) interviewed Dr. Lara Cushing, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity and an assistant professor of environmental health sciences, for the “Morning Edition” program, about the impact of sea level rise on current and former industrial sites in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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COVID-19 Cases in the United States
July 2, 2022
"New ultra-contagious Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Paul Simon, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and chief science officer at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, about the growing dominance of two new ultra-contagious Omicron subvariants among COVID-related infections.

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Dr. Anne Rimoin
July 2, 2022
"Health officials keeping eye on rising monkeypox cases"

CNN 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 need for a vaccine and testing campaign focused on monkeypox.

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Doctor discussing with patient
June 30, 2022
Study spotlights gaps in access to health care among state’s LGBT community

Dr. Susan Babey, co-director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, itself led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, addresses barriers to health care access by California's LGBT community.

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Students studying a statue
June 30, 2022
Human Touch: A new humanities curriculum in the UCLA School of Medicine

Dr. Mark Litwin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and chair of the Department of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, addresses thinking behind educating medical students in the humanities.

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Individual filling out paperwork
June 27, 2022
"Abortion bans raise economic barriers for people who need the procedure"

Marketplace interviewed Dr. Jessica Gipson, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of community health sciences, for the “Morning Report” program, about the impact of the U. S. Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling to eliminate constitutional rights regarding healthcare.

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Sign saying, "Respect Women"
June 24, 2022
"Caregivers and counselors see a dark period as Californians struggle with fear"

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about the mental health impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling to eliminate constitutional rights regarding healthcare.

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Bowl of lentils
June 24, 2022
"Daily Harvest recalls lentil and leek crumbles after consumers fall ill"

The New York Times interviewed Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about the recall of food products by the Daily Harvest company.

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Doctor giving a vaccine to a child
June 22, 2022
"Two million California kids are now eligible for COVID vaccine. How many will get it?"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the recent decision by federal health officials to authorize children as young as six months to receive either the Moderna or the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Los Angeles highway and skyline
June 21, 2022
Summer air quality and your health: what to know

Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, addresses the health effects of air pollution.

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