Health Disparities – Page 3 – UC Irvine Wen Public Health

UCI Health Affairs, July 25, 2023

Bridging the Gap: Latinx Children with Cancer, Culturally Appropriate Support for Families

"More than 30% of Spanish-speaking caregivers of patients with pediatric cancer surveyed reported feeling that their child would have received better care if English was their primary language." (Michelle Fortier)

Washington Post, July 20, 2023

We asked: Should I cancel a cruise if my ship had norovirus?

"You must be diligent beyond your common understanding of when to wash your hands because there are millions of norovirus particles spreading in various areas." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

NBC News, July 19, 2023

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke can collide in deadly ways

"Though older adults and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk for dire health outcomes related to extreme heat and air pollution, no one is immune." ( Jun Wu)

OC Register, July 19, 2023

A ‘communi-versity’ model is how UCI aims to improve health of OC’s Latinx and Vietnamese families

"Early on, I realized that to understand diseases, you have to understand community context — where people are living, what their environment is and all those things that impact the way in which they experience disease." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

Fierce Biotech, July 18, 2023

Blue Water Biotech makes the case for better mpox vaccines, even at ‘hyperlow endemicity’

"What’s different now is that mpox now is at what I call ‘hyperlow endemicity’—it has established itself at a very low level and hasn’t gone away." (Andrew Noymer)

LA TImes, July 18, 2023

New moms shouldn’t have to suffer in silence

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Health, July 17, 2023

Norovirus Oubreaks on Cruise Ships: How to Avoid Getting Sick on Vacation

"Norovirus, which causes inflammation of the stomach or intestines, typically causes diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

Medical News Today, July 16, 2023

Do reading, puzzles, and similar activities really stave off dementia?

"These types of activities are important for stimulating the brain, but puzzles alone do not necessarily improve cognitive abilities or lower dementia risk. […] We have to consider our entire vascular system as a whole rather than separating them into individual parts." (Karen Lincoln )

InfoBae, July 15, 2023

Scientists debate: the reasons why the frequency of different infectious outbreaks has accelerated

"It is unlikely that the progression of avian flu outbreaks in the bird population is related to COVID-19. However, as the coronavirus lockdown was ending worldwide, human encounters with bird populations were increasing, and that could have led to a higher incidence of bird flu in humans." (Dele Ogunseitan)

My News LA, July 14, 2023

Orange County Health Officials Announce 3 New Cases of Mpox

"Any adult who wants one should get one, but I would focus on people who have known cases of mpox in their social networks." (Andrew Noymer)