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Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and of psychology in the UCLA College, addresses body dissatisfaction, or dysmorphia, stemming from the pandemic.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.