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ABC News — How smoke blanketing Northeast from Canadian wildfires can impact our mental health — July 12, 2023

How smoke blanketing Northeast from Canadian wildfires can impact our mental health — How smoke blanketing Northeast from Canadian wildfires can impact our mental health — July 12, 2023

There's a vulnerability that happens when there are disasters and wildfires, even at a distance," Dr. Vickie Mays, a professor of psychology at UCLA College of Letters and Sciences, told ABC News. 'You need to kind of just check in with yourself and say, 'Wow, am I having a response to this? If so, do I need to do something about this? Don't just ignore it.'

Features: Vickie Mays, Air Pollution and Health Care Utilization

California Healthline — Young people are having less sex than their parents did at their age, and researchers are exploring why — May 30, 2023

Young people are having less sex than their parents did at their age, and researchers are exploring why — Young people are having less sex than their parents did at their age, and researchers are exploring why — May 30, 2023

The number of young adults going without sex was rising even before covid made dating harder and riskier. In 2011, about 22% of Californians ages 18 to 30 reported having no sexual partners in the prior 12 months. That crept up to 29% in 2019, and it jumped to 38% in 2021, according to the latest figures from UCLA's California Health Interview Survey.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Our Weekly — No Menthol Sunday: A day of reflection, purpose — May 30, 2023

No Menthol Sunday: A day of reflection, purpose — No Menthol Sunday: A day of reflection, purpose — May 30, 2023

The California Health Interview Survey found that a staggering 47.7% of African American/Black adults who smoke use menthol cigarettes, compared to only 16.5% of White adults.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Women — Fun Fact: Skipping Weekday Workouts May Not Be So Bad — May 30, 2023

Fun Fact: Skipping Weekday Workouts May Not Be So Bad — Fun Fact: Skipping Weekday Workouts May Not Be So Bad — May 30, 2023

A 2023 study published in medical journal JAMA Network Open suggests that keeping workouts to the weekend might not be all that bad.

Spectrum 1 LA — Housing instability leads to health tradeoffs, UCLA study finds — May 30, 2023

Housing instability leads to health tradeoffs, UCLA study finds — Housing instability leads to health tradeoffs, UCLA study finds — May 30, 2023

Someone's housing situation has consequential effects on their overall health and well-being," UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Public Administration Analyst Sean Tan said Thursday during a presentation of the research findings.

Features: Sean Tan, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

UCLA Newsroom — Ninez Ponce featured at White House event for AANHPI Heritage Month — May 30, 2023

Ninez Ponce featured at White House event for AANHPI Heritage Month — Ninez Ponce featured at White House event for AANHPI Heritage Month — May 30, 2023

Ninez Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, joined leaders from the government, health, business and other sectors at a White House forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders hosted by the White House on May 3.

Features: Ninez A. Ponce

STAT+ — Carbon Health blasts a major insurer in rare public dispute over coverage — May 30, 2023

Carbon Health blasts a major insurer in rare public dispute over coverage — Carbon Health blasts a major insurer in rare public dispute over coverage — May 30, 2023

The disputes that go public are the tip of the iceberg," said Gerald Kominski, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. "Companies tend to only make these disagreements public if they're trying to put pressure on insurance companies," he added. "The fact that Carbon is a startup is maybe why they're in this position," he said."Their relative power, there's not symmetry here in terms of power in the two sides negotiating.

Features: Gerald F. Kominski, Health Insurance Program