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LGBTQ+ Youth Town Hall
June 1, 2022
"LGBTQ+ youth health and mental health"

KABC-TV interviewed Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology director of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH), about mental health issues related to LGBTQ+ youth.

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African doctor
June 1, 2022
"Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against"

Science 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 where the current monkeypox outbreak started.

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Sleeping patient in hospital bed
June 1, 2022
"Lives cut short: COVID-19's heavy burden on older Latinos"

U.S. News & World Report interviewed Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about how the pandemic has eaten away at the Latino edge in life expectancy.

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Blurry police car lights
May 26, 2022
"The difference in treating child victims of gun violence versus adults"

ABC News interviewed Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the realities of treating gunshot victims, including children and those shot multiple times.

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Scientist using a pipette
May 26, 2022
"Who is protected against monkeypox?"

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 current monkeypox outbreak is likely to swell into a large epidemic.

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Mask on sand
May 22, 2022
"COVID cases are surging again - Here's what to expect this summer, experts say"

CNBC interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the importance of vaccination and boosters as COVID-19 case reports rise.

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May 19, 2022
"Acts of racial violence don’t happen in a bubble — They happen in America"

The Sacramento Observer quoted Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about racism’s impact on public health.

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Gloved hand holding a pipette
May 18, 2022
"What is monkeypox, the rare virus now confirmed in the U.S.?"

The Washington Post 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 a rare and sometimes serious viral illness called monkeypox.

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Stressed individual looking at paperwork
May 13, 2022
"How to treat COVID at home: Over-the-counter medications can help"

Scientific American interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about self-care for COVID-19.

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Hospital sign leading to emergency room
May 13, 2022
"How America lost one million people"

The New York Times interviewed Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about higher COVID-19 transmission rates, hospitalizations, and deaths in Black and Hispanic communities in the United States.

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Paper reading "Abortion Law"
May 12, 2022
"Supreme Court decides future of Roe v. Wade"

ABC News interviewed Dr. Paula Tavrow, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the Bixby Program in Population and Reproductive Health, about abortion, including the small number – roughly 9% - that occur later than 13 weeks after gestation.

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Stressed individual holding the bridge of their nose
May 10, 2022
"The three midlife factors that raise your odds for Alzheimer's"

U.S. News & World Report cited research by Dr. Roch Nianogo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association’s Neurology, that found the top threats to Americans today regarding dementia in old age are obesity, physical inactivity and lack of a high school diploma.

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