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Distracted driving kills and injures thousands of people every year. Here are 5 ways to stay safe.
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UCLA experts make recommendations based on UCLA-First 5 LA program achievements.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleUCLA’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center produces far-reaching assessment of countries’ efforts to address rights of persons with disabilities.
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Government health agencies can take these four steps to better prepare for the next disease outbreak.
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Journal special edition is guest edited by UCLA FSPH professor of health policy and management, James Macinko.
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Tooth decay disproportionately affects low-income kids with limited access to dental care.
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UCLA public health professor devises a first-of-its-kind model for equitable access.
Read Full ArticleZymo Research Corp. announced today that it has obtained an exclusive license for a methylation age predictor, also known as Horvath's Clock, so named for Dr. Steve Horvath, professor of biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, who is the developer of the epigenetic clock.
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Appointment honors achievements and service in medicine and health care.
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Commonsense fixes to Medicare and FDA drug approval can lower the cost of lifesaving drugs.
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Detels will be honored for his more than 30 years of service in the role of training workers under the UCLA/Fogarty AIDS International Research and Training Program, housed at the Fielding School of Public Health. As part of the program, Dr. Detels has contributed to the training of more than 100 students at UCLA and more than 3,300 short-term trainees in China over the past 30 years.
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New research finds 5 percent of population ages faster, faces shorter lifespan.
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