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Research suggests ending eviction moratoriums led to spikes in COVID cases and deaths; UCLA-led study finds coronavirus spread steadily after states’ eviction bans expired.

Research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, shows many don’t believe they need help, even if they report having psychological symptoms.

During a four-month-period in the fall of 2020, confidence levels of front-line healthcare and emergency services workers in a vaccine program roughly doubled, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team has found.

Unlike nearly three-quarters of high-income countries, the U.S. has no laws specifically limiting the detention of accompanied migrant and asylum-seeking children, according to a new study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD), led by Dr. Jody Heymann, a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine.

Dr. James A. Macinko, a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named the school’s new associate dean for research.

UCLA-led research finds that wildfire survivors face both mental and physical health issues during and after a major blaze.

Dr. Annette Regan, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, led the research, which found that e-cigarettes are not a healthier alternative to smoking for expectant mothers.

Research team led by UCLA faculty finds that better access to insurance for aging immigrants would improve access to health care and reduce emergency room costs for users and taxpayers.