Transgender and bisexual adults in California are more likely than other LGBT adults to report serious thoughts of suicide and moderate or serious psychological distress, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Res
For the first time in history, one out of every five people in the U.S. are Latino, according to a new data analysis by the Latino GDP Project from UCLA and California Lutheran University.
College students’ reports of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts have continued to move in a positive direction, the third year in a row of such improvements since 2022, researchers have found.
The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed new leadership to several of its programs, bringing together a team of experts poised to advance cancer discoveries, education and patient care.
UCLA and UC Davis will co-lead a newly funded, multi-institutional clinical trial to evaluate whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help support radiologists in interpreting mammograms more accurately, with the goal of improving breast cancer screening and reducing unnecessary callbacks and anxiety for patients.
The daughter of San Joaquin Valley farmworkers has earned the opportunity to study alongside a nationally prominent UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher to improve the health of California’s agricultural laborers.
Inside Higher Ed interviewed Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, about the 2024-2025 Healthy Minds Survey.
College students continue to report poor mental health, with more than one in three students saying they experience moderate anxiety or depression.
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.
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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.