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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.
Source: Los Angeles Times Read Full Article![UCLA Chancellor Gene Block](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.03.11_Li_Chen_Thumbnail.png?itok=Z6KpYZGS)
UCLA Chancellor Dr. Gene Block cited research by Dr. Liwei Chen, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Jian Li, Fielding School professor of environmental health sciences, in a column in the April, 2022 edition of UCLA Magazine.
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Dr. Steven Teutsch, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, led a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine team investigating the health effects of "premium" cigars.
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A team led by Dr. Vickie Mays and Dr. Ninez Ponce, both UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors of health policy and management, has received a state grant for COVID-19 data research in Los Angeles County.
Source: University of California Health Read Full Article![Sleeping patient](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.03.08_Mays_USNewsReport_Thumbnail.png?itok=6fUQFi_A)
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.
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Research co-authored by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found that U.S. Latinos saw a 5% increase in the probability of being uninsured after the elimination of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open Read Full Article![Close-up of COVID-19 virus](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.03.08_Elmore_UCLAHealth_Thumbnail.png?itok=iCke6Mux)
In a new report, Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, says research into 'long COVID' is hampered by research data of varying quality and consistency.
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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.
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Research co-authored by Dr. Steven Horvath, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of human genetics and biostatistics, finds animals' aging essentially stops during hibernation.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full Article![Baby](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.03.04_Afulani_UCSF_Thumbnail.png?itok=txhjZU-H)
UCLA Fielding School alum Dr. Patience Afulani (MPH '11, PHD '15), an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the UCSF School of Medicine, addresses how improving global birth outcomes could help reduce racial disparities in the United States.
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Professor Hamid Arabzadeh honored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association with President’s and Social Responsibility awards.
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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.
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