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September 15, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Howard University researchers team up with University of Arkansas
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September 15, 2022
UCLA Fielding School researchers find Salvadoran-American community had limited resources during COVID-19

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, have found that Californian's Salvadoran-American community suffers from lack of health insurance.

Source: UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture Read Full Article
September 13, 2022
These pesticides may increase cancer risk in children

UCLA-led research by a team including Dr. Julia Heck, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Beate Ritz, professor of epidemiology and environmental health sciences, links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.

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September 13, 2022
‘Glass bubble’ nanocarrier boosts effects of combination therapy for pancreatic cancer
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September 12, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher awarded grant for work on Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Roch Nianogo recognized by Alzheimer's Association with research award for early-career scientists

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September 2, 2022
"Extreme heat waves are making firefighters sick, adding new dangers to job"
Source: The Los Angeles Times Read Full Article
September 2, 2022
"The monkeypox outbreak may be slowing in the U.S., but health officials urge caution"
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September 2, 2022
"The push for greener schools: How community groups are fighting extreme heat inequities"
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September 2, 2022
Are you protected from polio?
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August 29, 2022
More than 40% of unvaccinated Californians went maskless in May 2022 as the state's summer wave loomed

The California Health Interview Survey, led by principal investigator Dr. Ninez Ponce, has found both a drop in risk reduction behaviors, and that one third of Californians are experiencing long COVID.

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August 23, 2022
Older adults and adults with disabilities: In need of care but financially strapped
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August 17, 2022
"The case for Medicare for all: Congress passes an inflation bill but is it enough?"

USA Today interviewed Dr. Gerald Kominski, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor emeritus of health policy and management, about why 25 million Americans, in a population of 329.5 million, still remain without health insurance.

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