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Mexico’s murder rate is so high it has altered the life expectancy of men

Source:
Newsweek
Date:
January 24, 2019
Newsweek featured a new study co-authored by Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, associate professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
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HIV may alter a person’s gut microbiome and cause inflammation, immune system disruption

Date:
January 24, 2019
Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health report that changes in the balance of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract of men with human immunodeficiency virus are associated with increasing amounts of the virus.
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National cancer rates saw huge drop in last quarter century, but less so for people who are poor or of color

Source:
California Health Report
Date:
January 18, 2019
FSPH's Roshan Bastani, professor of health policy and management and director for disparities and community engagement at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Beth Glenn, associate professor of health policy and management and associate director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, were quoted in a California Health Report article about a 25-year decline in cancer rates.
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Lack of paid family leave, support at work partly to blame for 30-year low in fertility rates: Experts

Source:
ABC News
Date:
January 12, 2019
ABC News cited research from the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health showing that the U.S. is the only high-income country that doesn’t have a federal policy that provides some form of paid family leave.
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Biostatistics professor appointed to California’s Carcinogen Identification Committee

Date:
January 10, 2019
Catherine Crespi, professor-in-residence of biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed by former California Governor Jerry Brown to the state’s Carcinogen Identification Committee.
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U.S. fast food chains offering more healthy options for kids

Source:
Reuters
Date:
January 9, 2019
Reuters Health (Jan. 9) featured a new study by Megan Mueller, a researcher at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, reporting that more fast food restaurants are now offering kids meals that include healthier options.
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Even older drugs are getting steep price hikes, study finds

Source:
HealthDay
Date:
January 8, 2019
Stuart Schweitzer, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a HealthDay article about a new study describing increases in prescription drug prices.
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For drug companies, making shareholders happy is more important than treating the sick

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
January 8, 2019
William Comanor, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times column (Jan. 8) about pharmaceutical companies that hike the prices of widely used drugs.
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Medicare coverage could help older adults maximize hearing

Source:
Medscape
Date:
January 7, 2019
Steven P. Wallace, professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and associate director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, commented in Medscape about a new law that will allow consumers to buy hearing aids over the counter.
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The US must invest in fighting foodborne illness

Source:
The Hill
Date:
January 3, 2019
In a recent opinion piece published in The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, discusses the causes of foodborne illnesses, and the need to eradicate this public health threat.
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