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March 12, 2022
"Maskless at gym? At grocery? Dining indoors? Experts break down risks as COVID cases fall"

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.

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UCLA Chancellor Gene Block
March 11, 2022
Confronting the ‘shadow pandemic’ of mental health disorders

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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March 10, 2022
Report: Premium cigar ingredients as harmful as cigars and cigarettes

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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March 9, 2022
UCLA Fielding School team receives state grant for COVID-19 research

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.

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March 8, 2022
"Good end-of-life care out of reach for many Black nursing home residents"

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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March 8, 2022
Elimination of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate linked to increase in uninsured, report says

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.

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March 8, 2022
Treatment of 'long COVID' hampered by limited research data, UCLA-led report says

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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March 7, 2022
"Public health experts say the 'burden of disease and death' will face Ukrainians"

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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March 7, 2022
Aging slows to a crawl during hibernation, new UCLA-led study reveals

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.

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March 4, 2022
Global work to improve birth outcomes could help reduce racial disparities in the U.S.

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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Dr. Hamid Arabzadeh
March 4, 2022
UCLA Fielding School professor recognized for COVID-19 related service by the American Industrial Hygiene Association

Professor Hamid Arabzadeh honored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association with President’s and Social Responsibility awards.

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March 2, 2022
"Four undeniable signs the U.S. health care system is broken"

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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