Epidemiology & Biostatistics – UC Irvine Wen Public Health

Healio, October 21, 2024

‘Alarmingly’ few childhood cancer survivors undergo recommended surveillance for late effects

"Discussion of a survivorship care plan and the need for follow-up care was associated with adherence to surveillance. It can be helpful for clinicians to take the time in the clinical encounter to have these discussions and offer support to patients." (Joel Milam)

Medical Xpress, October 7, 2024

Updated findings provide insights into radiation exposure’s impact on cancer risk

"Our studies of people exposed to low doses of radiation add to our understanding of radiation risks at the exposure levels encountered in many contemporary settings. Our results can inform radiation protection standards and will provide input for discussions on protections from radiation. " (David Richardson )

Health Imaging, October 7, 2024

Low doses of radiation still increase risk of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma

"The study provides crucial insights into radiation exposure’s impact on cancer risk. While this study looked specifically at low-dose exposure of employees at nuclear facilities, it has direct correlation to technologists in radiology and staff in interventional radiology and cardiology." (David Richardson)

LAist, September 26, 2024

California Proposition 35: Extending a tax to fund health care

"You're using that tax to draw down federal dollars that will increase the budget, allow you to pay the plans higher premiums to take care of the Medi-Cal population, and then those plans are supposed to take those premiums and pay better reimbursement, down to the providers and their network,” and that improves health care for low-income residents" (Dylan Roby)

Don't Give Up on Testicular Cancer Podcast, September 25, 2024

Am I Doing OK – Research Insights on Pursuing Goals and Quality of Life After Testicular Cancer

"People have different feelings on the term cancer survivor, in general. There are life long impact for a lot of cancer survivors, in the research world, we'd call that fear of recurrence. But it's that sort of feeling that comes with the uncertainty about the future, and I think that is part of the experience for a lot of cancer survivors. " (Michael Hoyt)

NPR, September 19, 2024

Ukraine keeps up the fight against HIV while fighting a war

"Ukraine has always been, I believe, at the forefront of HIV prevention. These initiatives, which helped find undiagnosed people and link them to care, were tested in Ukraine and have since been adopted by many countries in Southeast Asia and Africa." (Tetyana Vasylyeva)

UCI News, September 19, 2024

Who Wants to Be a Study Subject

"These are areas that are important to Black people. Issues around trust, research, brain health, relationships and racial discrimination are things people care about; it’s not random. It signals that we know these things are important and helps engage our study participants." (Karen Lincoln)

The Orange Country Register, September 16, 2024

Polio? Mumps? Chicken pox? Many SoCal kids lack required vaccinations

"COVID shots — as well as flu —are not required for public school attendance. The must-do list targets contagious illnesses such as diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; polio; Hepatitis B; measles, mumps and rubella; and varicella (chickenpox). Many of those require a series of shots, timed for maximum effect, over weeks or months." (Andrew Noymer)

The Orange Country Register, September 16, 2024

Polio? Mumps? Chicken pox? Many SoCal kids lack required vaccinations

"Kids should be well-rested to minimize side effects, and parents might want to negotiate the fear-of-needles issue. The risk of disease is often much greater than the threat of a needle. " (Suellen Hopfer)

ASBMB Today, September 14, 2024

At the Salton Sea, uncovering the culprit of lung disease

"The Salton Sea may simply provide a glimpse of the future, as climate change begins to produce new and unexpected health challenges. We are going to see novel things happening. They may have just been the canary in the coal mine on this one. " (Michael Kleinman)