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April 14, 2025

Clinical outcomes improve when patient’s and surgeon’s ethnicity match, study shows

Data revealed reduced hospital stays and readmissions when Hispanic patients were treated by Hispanic surgeons; Dr. Yusuke Tsugawa, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, is a co-author.

April 12, 2025

The Hill | Opinion: "Unnecessary cuts could destroy public health beyond repair"

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor of epidemiology Dr. Peter Katona, and School of Public Health alum Seth Freeman, MPH, share their perspective on the questions of federal funding for public health research and treatment programs.

Source: The Hill

April 11, 2025

California State Civil Rights Department partners with UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to study extent of hate acts

The findings spotlight the potential prevalence of hate beyond hate crime data reported to law enforcement.

April 11, 2025

KABC-TV | "HIV patients react to DOGE's cutting of research funding grants"

Dr. Pamina Gorbach, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Epidemiology and in the Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was interviewed by KABC-TV about her research.

April 11, 2025

The Washington Post | "RFK Jr. says we’ll know what causes autism by September. Is that realistic?"

Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and associate professor of internal medicine, pediatrics, and psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was interviewed by the Washington Post.

April 10, 2025

Majority of eligible Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders didn’t receive mental health care, food assistance during pandemic

New report spotlights how COVID-19 affected NHPIs in California.

US Latino GDP Report_Hayes-Bautista and Hsu

April 10, 2025

U.S. Latino GDP hits high of $4.1 trillion, marking ‘growth spot’ for the nation

Co-authors include UCLA Fielding School's Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu.

April 9, 2025

Dr. Jonathan Fielding to deliver 2025 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Commencement address

April 7, 2025

UCLA Fielding rises in national rankings to #8 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Public Health Schools

UCLA Fielding also ranked top ten in all specialty areas.

Telesca cancer research_Clinical Cancer Research

April 7, 2025

Test predicts which patients with prostate cancer are most likely to develop long-term side effects from radiation therapy

UCLA Fielding School's Dr. Donatello Telesca co-authors research to predict and prevent the adverse effects of radiation therapy before treatment starts.

March 28, 2025

Prevention | "Soy milk vs almond milk: which is better for you?"

Dr. Dana Hunnes, a UCLA dietician and nutrition expert and assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School, on the differences between soy and almond milk.

March 28, 2025

Scientific American | "Urban wildfire smoke sensors miss some harmful chemicals"

Scientific American quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research into how best to measure toxins released into the air during urban wildfires, including the recent blazes in Los Angeles County.