KPCC-FM (NPR) interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research he has led that found that women who were pregnant at the time of the 2015-16 leak had babies with low birth weights at rates almost 50% higher than normal.
As an early-career physician specializing in gastroenterology more than a decade ago, Dr. Folasade (Fola) May found herself fascinated by colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. among men and women combined.
Women in their final trimester of pregnancy who lived within 6.2 miles of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Field blowout — the largest uncontrolled release of toxic air pollutants from an underground gas storage facility in U.S. history — had a nearly 50% higher-than-expected chance of having a low–birth-weight baby, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.
Bloomberg interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the current outbreak of Ebola in Central Africa.
Canada's Globe and Mail interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and a physician, about the agreement between U.S. Pacific Coast states to collaborate on public health needs through a new "West Coast Health Alliance" made up of the state governments of California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
The struggle for Californians ages 65 and older to pay their day-to-day expenses has only gotten worse in the last decade, in particular for older adults who live alone, according to new data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR).
From 2015 to 2023, the number of single older adults living alone who are economically insecure increased by 19%, from 542,000 to 647,000. During the same time frame, researchers found that the number of economically insecure older couples in a two-person household increased by 26%, from 362,000 to 458,000.
The UCLA Data Equity Center (DEC) has launched a video series to improve the quality of research by offering training to ensure that overlooked populations and their needs are accurately represented in data.
From questionnaire design to language access to weighting and imputation techniques, the seven modules provide easy-to-follow, practical techniques on how to apply a data equity lens throughout every stage of a project.
According to recent research by UCLA scientists, exercise may help fend off early-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) symptoms like worsening tremors, stiffness, and balance issues.
An interdisciplinary team of public health and environmental science researchers from across the University of California have found that despite efforts by the state and local school districts, many public schools fall short of providing sufficient shade, much less natural playing surfaces, for the 5.8 million children they serve – especially in an era of extreme temperatures.