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A Doctor Weighs In

Source:
Spectrum News 1
Date:
August 5, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was interviewed by Spectrum News 1 about the public health implications of bars extending hours of serving alcohol.
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VICE: We Asked Real Dietitians If Beyoncé's 22 Days Diet Plan Would Actually Work

Source:
VICE
Date:
August 1, 2019
Dana Hunnes, an adjunct assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a senior dietitian at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, was quoted in a VICE article about the plant-based “Beyoncé Diet.”
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Los Angeles Times column | Health care costs

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
July 30, 2019
Jack Needleman, Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times column about the high cost of health care in the United States.
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UCLA FSPH professor appointed to national health committee

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
July 29, 2019
Gilbert Gee, professor of community health sciences in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee on Informing the Selection of Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2030.
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Fielding School geneticist awarded $2.3 million to unravel workings of epigenetic clock

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
July 26, 2019
Steve Horvath, professor of biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been awarded $2.3 million to pursue a series of experiments aimed at understanding why his epigenetic clock accurately measures age and predicts lifespan.
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2018 - 2019 Fielding School Student Awards

Date:
July 23, 2019
Fielding School of Public Health students earned academic awards, scholarships, internships, grants and/or fellowships during the 2018-19 academic year.
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Medicare for All plan highlighted

Source:
CNN
Date:
July 18, 2019
Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management, and senior fellow at the Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in a CNN article about U.S. senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ health care plan.
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Women who work for a salary see slower memory decline in old age, reducing their risk of dementia, a new study suggests

Source:
The Washington Post
Date:
July 16, 2019
The Washington Post covered a study led by Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, assistant professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, reporting that participation in the paid labor force may help prevent late-life memory decline among women in the United States.
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Here’s how it works if you’re undocumented and need health care

Source:
NPR's Marketplace
Date:
July 9, 2019
Steven Wallace, a professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and associate director of the Fielding School’s Center for Health Policy Research, was interviewed by NPR about health insurance for undocumented immigrants.
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Making sure that your place in the sun is a safe one

Source:
The Hill
Date:
June 29, 2019
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding discusses developments in sunscreen-related research and best practices to protect oneself from the sun.
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