Health Equity

Dylan Roby
LAist, October 9, 2024

At Cal State Dominguez Hills, students are connecting other students to health services

"The peer kind of advocate model might be really effective, and I think it's important that student health has a role in that. The challenge is that health care is provided to college students in different locations from residence halls to urgent care and hospitals, and student health centers could be good places to follow up with students because the centers are on campus." (Dylan Roby)
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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 )
Andrea De Vizcaya-Ruiz
WebMD, October 7, 2024

Clean Air Tips for Your Home

"It may be hard to imagine why the air inside your home could be so dirty. But the causes are all around you. Home items are the main culprits. This includes items like your furniture, gas stoves, cleaning products, paints, and carpets. " (Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz)
Andrea De Vizcaya-Ruiz
Everyday Health, October 2, 2024

Are Your Pots and Pans Safe? How to Choose Nontoxic Cookware

"The safest cookware materials in terms of the possible impact on health would be those that do not react with food or ingredients, do not release harmful chemicals, and are durable and easy to clean." (Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz)
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Forbes Health, September 30, 2024

Devoted Health Medicare Advantage Review 2024

"One interesting feature of Devoted Health plans is Devoted Medical, their in-house medical group that collaborates with an enrollee’s primary care provider while providing telehealth and in-home services. " (Brandy Lipton)
Dylan Roby
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)
Michael Hoyt
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)
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UCI News, September 23, 2024

UC Irvine grad student training program aims to broaden access to cardiovascular care

"The NSF BEST program will introduce students to the concept of team science and provide skills training at multiple stages of each participant’s journey. The outcomes will be rigorously studied and evaluated to perfect training in the knowledge, skills and values to collaboratively solve health inequities with technology." (Jason Douglas)
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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)