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Choi_Academic Pediatrics Study_June_2025
June 1, 2025
Just one adverse childhood event can nearly double health-related school absences

Dr. Kristen Choi, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored the research.

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Elmore_study_Open Forum Infectious Disease_June, 2025
June 1, 2025
People with COVID-like symptoms took up to nine months post-infection to regain mental well-being

Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School professor in the Department of Health Policy and Medicine, co-authored the research.

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Eisenman_AJPH study_June, 2025
June 1, 2025
Expanded child tax credit helped middle-class families pay energy bills, but not the poorest

Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Community Health Sciences, co-authored the study.

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Ritz research_Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides_2025
June 1, 2025
How are pesticides and Parkinson’s disease linked? One doctor's research spans 25 years

Dr. Beate Ritz’s research in California’s Central Valley highlights the role of the environment in the neurodegenerative disorder.

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Politico interview of Arturo Vargas Bustamante
May 31, 2025
Politico | "Targeting of legal immigrants threatens health sector"

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by Politico about the demographics of the U.S. healthcare workforce.

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Escarce co-author, BMC Public Health study
May 30, 2025
Self-employed women may be at significantly lower heart attack risk compared with women employed for salary or wages

Dr. José J. Escarce, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored the research.

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Eisenman heat stroke piece
May 30, 2025
It's hot out there: Tips for avoiding heat-related illness

Do you know the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion?

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CNBC story on health insurance
May 22, 2025
CNBC | "How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America's health insurance frustrations"

Dr. Dylan Roby, an associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by CNBC.

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Calvin Chang Q&A
May 22, 2025
What community-engaged research means for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Calvin Chang, director of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab, explains how good intentions haven’t always produced good collaborations.

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CHPR data tools
May 21, 2025
New visualization tools provide California county-level data on health among NHPI communities

Advocates and communities will have free access to a new dashboard and data profiles that can help narrow gaps in data and research.

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Los Angeles Times story on prostate cancer and President Biden
May 19, 2025
Los Angeles Times | "Cancer diagnosis and a new book fuel questions about Biden’s decision to run in 2024"

Dr. Mark Litwin, UCLA Fielding School professor of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about prostate cancer.

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Shorter radiation therapy after prostate surgery safe, study finds
May 15, 2025
Shorter radiation therapy after prostate surgery safe, UCLA-led study finds

Dr. Mark Litwin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, is a co-author of the research.

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