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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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HIV
June 30, 2022
UCLA study shows HIV speeds up body’s aging processes soon after infection

Changes at the DNA level can accelerate aging by nearly five years, according to research co-authored by Dr. Steven Horvath and Dr. Christina Ramirez, professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics.

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June 30, 2022
UCLA Health Equity Challenge awards $100,000 in funding to student projects aimed at eliminating health inequities in Los Angeles

A competition co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has awarded $100, 000 to UCLA students to implement health equity projects in Los Angeles.

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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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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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June 29, 2022
UCLA survey quantifies COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Californians

More than half who aren’t vaccinated are still worried about side effects, according to findings by 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.

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Dr. Roger Detels
June 27, 2022
UCLA Fielding School professor honored with Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award

Dr. Roger Detels, distinguished research professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School receives the Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award in recognition for outstanding research, teaching, and service.

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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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Dr. Rachael Jones
June 24, 2022
UCLA Fielding School appoints Dr. Rachael Jones chair of the department of Environmental Health Sciences

Dr. Rachael Jones to join the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty and begin service as chair of the Department of Environmental Health Science and director of the Southern California Education and Research Center.

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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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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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June 23, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors named to WHO monkeypox panel

UCLA FSPH professors of epidemiology, Dr. Anne Rimoin and Dr. Zunyou Wu, to serve on an emergency World Health Organization (WHO) panel as part of the WHO’s response to the current monkeypox outbreak.

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