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Gloved hand holding vial labeled "SARS-COV-2 OMICRON"
February 1, 2022
"New ’BA.2’ more contagious than original Omicron variant"

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 new strain of the Omicron variant called BA.2.

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Doctor checking heart rate of young patient
January 31, 2022
A decade after the Affordable Care Act, researchers find disparities persist

Research 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 and director of the center, found coverage and health care access disparities persist.

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Doctor checking blood sugar levels of patient
January 31, 2022
"U.S. diabetes deaths top 100,000 for second straight year"

Reuters interviewed Dr. Paul Hsu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, on the U.S. death rate from diabetes.

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Pandemic written in different international languages on slips of paper
January 27, 2022
"Omicron is loosening its hold. But the pandemic has not ended"

The New York Times 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 whether the Omicron variant surge is the last big battle with the virus in the United States.

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Scientist using pipette in laboratory
January 24, 2022
Articles co-authored by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers among health affairs' "top 10" studies of 2021

Two separate studies by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers have been recognized as among the 'Top 10' in 2021 by the scientific journal Health Affairs.

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Student cooking
January 24, 2022
UCLA food studies institute to tackle global food challenges

The institute, an outgrowth of work by the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, led by Dr. Wendelin Slusser, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, will collaborate with a community of chefs and scholars in pursuit of a healthier population and planet.

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Three different types of nut-based milk
January 24, 2022
"Should you switch to plant-based milk?"

Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences and senior dietitian at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, addresses milk and milk alternatives.

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January 20, 2022
The lessons of COVID-19, two years on

Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, addresses the issue of how the U.S. has coped with the pandemic.

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Test trials labeled COVID-19
January 20, 2022
"Public health in America at a breaking point. The question is now 'Can it recover?'"

USA Today interviewed Dr. Jody Heymann, distinguished professor of health policy and management and founding director of FSPH’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center, about the need for an improved public health and healthcare system in the United States, including more emphasis on preventative care.

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Worker taking COVID test
January 18, 2022
Researchers evaluate impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Medi-Cal’s Whole Person Care Program

Research led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and associate director of the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found fewer emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and more outpatient telehealth visits in 2020.

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Young child practicing writing
January 16, 2022
"More kids in the hospital with COVID renew fears for medically fragile children"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management and of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, about the risks from COVID-19 for children who are immunocompromised or medically fragile, including those with cancer, lupus, and other conditions.

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Pregnant belly
January 15, 2022
"Global heating linked to early birth and damage to babies’ health, scientists find"

The Guardian quoted Dr. Lara Cushing, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity and an assistant professor of environmental health sciences, about research that found the risk of any premature birth was 15% higher the day after a day of excessive heat.

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