Nearly half of California adults, including one out of every three young adults, have either prediabetes — a precursor to type 2 diabetes — or undiagnosed diabetes, according to a UCLA study released today.
A UCLA study has found that the state agency responsible for protecting Californians from the dangers of pesticides is failing to assess the health risks likely posed by pesticide mixtures, which are believed to be more harmful than individual pesticides.
Dr. Michael Jerrett, FSPH Environmental Health Sciences chair, co-authored a study on long-term ozone exposure and mortality, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, adjunct professor in the Department of Epidemiology, co-authored a study that showed a new drug to prevent HIV infection to be as safe as asprin.
The Skirball's guest curator for A PATH APPEARS: Actions for a Better World is FSPH adjunct professor, Neal Baer, and will feature ActionLab.org, a project of FSPH’s Global Media Center for Social Impact.
