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Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, addresses discrepancies in COVID-19 mortality records.
Source: UCLA Health Read Full ArticleThe Sacramento Observer quoted Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about racism’s impact on public health.
Source: The Sacramento Observer Read Full Article![Gloved hand holding a pipette](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.18_Rimoin_WashingtonPost_Thumbnail.png?itok=FPowGzVY)
The Washington Post 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 a rare and sometimes serious viral illness called monkeypox.
Source: The Washington Post Read Full Article![Woman resting head on hands](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.16_Choi_UCLANewsroom_Thumbnail.png?itok=NbNOyZV0)
Dr. Kristen Choi, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of health policy and management and assistant professor of nursing in the UCLA School of Nursing, to lead study of access to mental health care for LGBTQ adolescents.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full Article![Dr. Martin J. Tucker and Dr. Kimberly Gregory](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.13_Gregory_UCLANewsroom_Thumbnail.png?itok=Otd7wwKH)
Dr. Kimberly Gregory, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, has been recognized by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full Article![Stressed individual looking at paperwork](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.13_Brewer_Scientific_Thumbnail.png?itok=Luj_uBrl)
Scientific American interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about self-care for COVID-19.
Source: Scientific American Read Full Article![Hospital sign leading to emergency room](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.13_HayesBautista_NYT_Thumbnail.png?itok=HuEZGGEp)
The New York Times interviewed Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about higher COVID-19 transmission rates, hospitalizations, and deaths in Black and Hispanic communities in the United States.
Source: The New York Times Read Full Article![Paper reading "Abortion Law"](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.12_Tavrow_ABC_Thumbnail.png?itok=DNasbwPS)
ABC News interviewed Dr. Paula Tavrow, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the Bixby Program in Population and Reproductive Health, about abortion, including the small number – roughly 9% - that occur later than 13 weeks after gestation.
Source: ABC News Read Full Article![Dr. Katherine Chen](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.11_Chen_Award_Thumbnail.png?itok=q0FqOQpZ)
Dr. Katherine Chen, in the UCLA Fielding School’s Department of Health Policy and Management, Recognized for Research into Impact of Housing Costs and Residential Moves on Renters’ Health.
Source: Society of General Internal Medicine Read Full Article![Stressed individual holding the bridge of their nose](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.10_Nianogo_USNewsReport_Thumbnail.png?itok=W3HzM-3b)
U.S. News & World Report cited research by Dr. Roch Nianogo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association’s Neurology, that found the top threats to Americans today regarding dementia in old age are obesity, physical inactivity and lack of a high school diploma.
Source: U.S. News & World Report Read Full Article![Doctors at operating table](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.09_Needleman_CHPR_Thumbnail.png?itok=RbV8TiNQ)
Study by Dr. Jack Needleman, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, finds cap imposed in 1975 may be costing the state Medi-Cal program $245 million a year.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full Article![Hospital room](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.05.09_Needleman_KNXAM_Thumbnail.png?itok=l4zUeS_l)
KNX-AM interviewed Dr. Jack Needleman, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the impact of labor costs on the healthcare system for the “In Depth” program.
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