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"Whether Free, Affordable or Pricey, Testing Requirements can Include a Headache"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
October 16, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Gerald Kominski, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about the widely varying costs of COVID tests for consumers.
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"Did Americans Work out More During Pandemic? Study Finds the Opposite, in Fact"

Source:
USA Today
Date:
October 14, 2021
USA Today quoted Dr. Liwei Chen, Fielding School associate professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Jian Li, professor of environmental health sciences, about research into Americans' habits during the pandemic.
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" ‘Lurching Between Crisis and Complacency’: Was This our Last COVID Surge?"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
October 14, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Christina Ramirez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, about whether the U.S. can avoid a potential wintertime surge of infections this year.
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"Pregnant Women Urged to get the COVID-19 Vaccine"

Source:
BBC Television
Date:
October 11, 2021
The BBC interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the risk coronavirus poses to pregnant women, and the importance of being vaccinated.
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"Oil Spill Hints at Broader Threats to Ocean Health"

Source:
Orange County Register
Date:
October 8, 2021
The Orange County Register interviewed Dr. Richard Ambrose, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor emeritus of environmental health sciences, about the impact of climate change on southern California’s ocean waters.
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"First Latino CAO at Kaiser Permanente Shares his Story"

Source:
KABC-TV
Date:
October 7, 2021
KABC-TV interviewed UCLA Fielding School of Public Health alumnus Ozzie Martinez (MPH, ’03), the first Latino chief administrative officer at the Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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"Long After Aliso Canyon gas Rupture, Residents Still Fear Long-term Toll on Their Health"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
October 3, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, about the long-term health risks to those exposed in the 2015-16 Aliso Canyon natural gas leak.
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"Drugmaker Merck Touts new Pill in Potential Game Changer for COVID Treatments"

Source:
Fox News
Date:
October 2, 2021
Fox News interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about a new pharmaceutical therapeutic announced by Merck for COVID treatment.
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"COVID-19 Deaths in U.S. Level Off as Delta Variant Surge Eases"

Source:
The Wall Street Journal
Date:
October 1, 2021
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the current surge in COVID-19 infections, including 84,500 deaths in August and September.
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"The U.S. has Terrible Family Policies. How do Expats Fare Abroad?

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
September 27, 2021
The Guardian interviewed Dr. Jody Heymann, a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine, on how American expatriates living abroad use the family leave policies of those nations, and how they compare to policies in the United States, including pending legislation that could add up to 12 weeks of paid leave, at a cap of $4,000 a month, for American families.
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