BPH In the Media

KCBS Radio

How a UC Berkeley program is trying to solve youth homelessness

Features Professor Coco Auerswald

July 1, 2025

www.audacy.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Rolling Stone

He had a mental breakdown talking to ChatGPT. Then police killed him

Features Professor Jodi Halpern

June 27, 2025

www.rollingstone.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Lake County News

AAA supports bill advocating for expansion of California’s slow down, move over laws

Features UC Berkeley SafeTREC research

June 26, 2025

lakeconews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT News

Childhood vaccination coverage was falling across the globe even before Covid

Features Professor Art Reingold

June 26, 2025

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Stanford doctor fired from US vaccine panel by RFK Jr. speaks out

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

June 26, 2025

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Observer

AI and our healthcare: California lawmakers address biases, benefits, access and safety

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

June 16, 2025

sacobserver.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Scientist

Preparing for Disease X in a Changing World

Features Assistant Professor Tierra Smiley Evans

June 13, 2025

www.the-scientist.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

What happens to vaccines now?

Features Professor Art Reingold

June 13, 2025

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo is teaching its driverless cars to drive more like humans

Features Matthew Raifman of UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC

June 11, 2025

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Newsweek

UnitedHealthcare is struggling to recover from Luigi Mangione

Features Professor Richard Scheffler

June 11, 2025

www.newsweek.com (Link opens in a new tab)

News from the office of CA State Senator Steve Padilla

California Senate advances legislation protecting against predatory chatbot practices

Features Professor Jodi Halpern

June 9, 2025

sd18.senate.ca.gov (Link opens in a new tab)

Native News Online

Trailblazer American Indian dentist Dr. George Blue Spruce Jr. passes away at 94

1967 UC Berkeley Public Health graduate

June 9, 2025

nativenewsonline.net (Link opens in a new tab)

CalMatters

Her miscarriage showed the limits of California’s abortion protections. Where you live matters

By UC Berkeley Public Health alum Kristen Hwang

June 9, 2025

calmatters.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Affairs

Improving the US health care system: The case for practical wisdom

Opinion co-written by Professors Stephen Shortell and Jodi Halpern

June 9, 2025

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Hill

No, OBGYNs are not systematically fleeing states that banned abortion

Co-written by Professor Rebecca Staiger

June 2, 2025

thehill.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC

New contagious COVID-19 variant now circulating in CA, health experts warn

Features Dr. Art Reingold and Dr. John Swartzberg

June 2, 2025

abc30.com (Link opens in a new tab)

"This Is Rural Health" podcast

Rural Wellness: Revolutionizing rural health education

Features RHI Faculty Director Kim MacPherson

June 2, 2025

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San Francisco Chronicle

A Zoox and an e-bike collided in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. Here’s what it says about robotaxi safety.

Features Matthew Raifman of UC Berkeley SafeTREC

May 29, 2025

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CNN

A fungus that can ‘eat you from the inside out’ could spread as the world heats up

Features Professor Justin Remais

May 28, 2025

www.cnn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

USA TODAY

Mosquitoes are adapting to warmer environments, risking spread of disease

Features research by postdoctoral scholar Lisa Couper

May 28, 2025

www.usatoday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

HCP Live

Impacts of COVID-19 on vaccination coverage around the world

By Professor Arthur Reingold

May 20, 2025

www.hcplive.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Malcolm Potts, irreverent evangelist for contraception, dies at 90

May 16, 2025

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ScienceDirect

What would Len say?

Alumnae Lisa Berkman and Nancy Krieger on Dr. Len Syme

May 14, 2025

www.sciencedirect.com (Link opens in a new tab)

California Health Care Foundation

Medicaid is one of America’s strongest economic engines. Why don’t we treat it that way?

Opinion by UCBPH Social Impact Fellow Marko Mijic

May 8, 2025

www.chcf.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KCBS Radio

Because of their weight, electric vehicles cause more serious crashes

Features Julia Griswold, Director of UC Berkeley SafeTREC

May 6, 2025

www.audacy.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Mercury News

The Bay Area’s first turbo roundabout sent crashes soaring. Commuters and experts say it’s still a better intersection

Features Julia Griswold, Director of UC Berkeley SafeTREC

May 6, 2025

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CalMatters

Investigation: License to kill

Features Liza Lutzker of UC Berkeley SafeTREC

May 6, 2025

calmatters.org (Link opens in a new tab)

LAist

Lack of political will and poor coordination hamper LA goal to eliminate traffic deaths

Features Matthew Raifman of UC Berkeley SafeTREC

May 2, 2025

laist.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Mercury News

As EV vehicles get heavier, they’re also getting more dangerous

Features Julia Griswold, Director of UC Berkeley SafeTREC

May 2, 2025

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

California’s primary care shortage persists despite ambitious moves to close gap

Features Dr. Stephen Shortell

April 29, 2025

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CNN Health

Ob/gyns in states with abortion bans face risks, but new study shows that most stayed after Dobbs

Features Assistant Professor Rebecca Staiger

April 25, 2025

us.cnn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Reuters

OB-GYNs are not deserting U.S. states with abortion bans

Features Assistant Professor Rebecca Staiger

April 25, 2025

www.reuters.com (Link opens in a new tab)

MSN News

Analysis finds steep increase of self-harm among California girls, multiracial youth

Features Professor Jennifer Ahern and doctoral student Emily Liu

April 24, 2025

www.msn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KRON News

Caltrain’s switch to electric fleet cut carcinogen exposure by 89%

Features Associate Professor Joshua Apte

April 22, 2025

www.kron4.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The 19th

Parents are receiving mixed messages about measles from RFK Jr.

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

April 11, 2025

19thnews.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

RFK Jr. tells CDC to change its guidance on fluoride in drinking water

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

April 10, 2025

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Independent

EPA to review ‘new science’ on fluoride as RFK Jr. reportedly tells CDC to stop recommending it

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

April 9, 2025

www.independent.co.uk (Link opens in a new tab)

Becker's Payer Issues

Population behavioral health: A national movement to add early intervention to clinical care

Opinion by Deryk Van Brunt, DrPH

April 2, 2025

www.beckerspayer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

MSN

Measles outbreak highlights safety of vaccinations

Features Associate Professor Ann C. Keller

March 21, 2025

www.msn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Politico

AI relationships have entered the chat

Features Professor Jodi Halpern

March 20, 2025

www.politico.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Examiner

SF public-health officials, experts stress importance of measles vaccine

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

March 19, 2025

www.sfexaminer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Market Activity

Shocking rural health policy gaps

Features UCBPH rural health policy fellows

March 18, 2025

themarketactivity.com (Link opens in a new tab)

PsyPost

Large-scale analysis confirms Black students disproportionately punished in schools

Features Assistant Professor Sean Darling-Hammond

March 17, 2025

www.psypost.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Infection Control Today

The CDC at a crossroads: Budget cuts, public health, and the growing threat of infectious diseases

Features Associate Professor Ann C. Keller

March 14, 2025

www.infectioncontroltoday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Whittier Daily News

Older Black people die at higher rates than their white peers. Here’s why aging is a greater risk for Black Americans.

Cites UC Berkeley School of Public Health research on redlining

March 12, 2025

www.whittierdailynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

LAist

With first measles case in LA resident and an outbreak in Texas, what SoCal needs to know

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

March 11, 2025

laist.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Len Syme, beloved UC Berkeley professor and ‘father of social epidemiology,’ dies at 92

March 10, 2025

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The New Lede

Postcard from California: Chemical warning labels are everywhere – and they’re working

Features UC Berkeley School of Public Health research

March 6, 2025

www.thenewlede.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Extreme heat linked to accelerated aging in older adults

Features Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

March 5, 2025

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Medical Xpress

As dengue spreads, researchers discover a clue to fighting the virus

Includes research by Professor Eva Harris

March 4, 2025

medicalxpress.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Is glyphosate in the food supply harming your health?

Features Dr. Luoping Zhang

March 3, 2025

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

California’s worst flu season in years may finally be easing

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

February 26, 2025

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Is this common herbicide harming your health?

Features Dr. Luoping Zhang

February 25, 2025

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Springer Nature

Antiretroviral use for HIV prevention during pregnancy

Opinion piece by a group led by the UC Berkeley Forum for Collaborative Research

February 24, 2025

link.springer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Examiner

In post-pandemic first, flu deaths outpacing COVID-19

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

February 20, 2025

www.sfexaminer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

California’s scary product warning labels might be working, study says

Includes research by Dr. Megan Schwarzman

February 18, 2025

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Nautilus

The unnatural history of Bird Flu

Features Dr. Jay Graham

February 17, 2025

nautil.us (Link opens in a new tab)

The Hill

California disclosure law prompting manufacturers to shift away from toxic compounds

Features Dr. Megan Schwarzman

February 14, 2025

thehill.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Newsweek

Flu now deadlier than COVID in California for first time since 2020

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

February 12, 2025

www.newsweek.com (Link opens in a new tab)

WBUR

This doctor says he can make AI in health care safer

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

February 12, 2025

www.wbur.org (Link opens in a new tab)

HuffPost

5 things doctors never, ever do during cold and flu season

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

February 11, 2025

www.huffpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Huge Martinez refinery fire renews neighbors’ fear and frustration

Features Assistant Professor David J.X. González

February 6, 2025

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Scientist

Mosquitoes adapt to a warming environment

Features Professor Justin Remais

February 4, 2025

www.the-scientist.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

“Father of social epidemiology”: professor emeritus S. Leonard Syme dies at 92

January 31, 2025

www.dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

MDLinx

Do we need another crisis to revive the CDC?

Features Professor Art Reingold

January 31, 2025

www.mdlinx.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Guardian

Families fear rollback of school vaccine requirements under RFK Jr

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

January 24, 2025

www.theguardian.com (Link opens in a new tab)

El País

My therapist is a bot: The rise of AI in mental health treatment

Features Professor Jodi Halpern

January 23, 2025

english.elpais.com (Link opens in a new tab)

California Health Care Foundation (CHCF)

California’s safety net at a crossroads

By UCBPH Impact Fellow Marko Mijic

January 22, 2025

www.chcf.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Can San Francisco stop traffic violence? So far, efforts are failing

Cites UC Berkeley SafeTREC research

January 21, 2025

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

McGill Newsroom

Child undernutrition may be contributing to global measles outbreaks

Features Professor Emerita Brenda Eskenazi

January 17, 2025

www.mcgill.ca (Link opens in a new tab)

Motherly

Protect your family from wildfire smoke: What parents and pregnant people need to know

Features a paper by Associate Researcher Sally Picciotto

January 15, 2025

www.mother.ly (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

‘Daylighting’ laws will be enforced in the Bay Area in 2025. Here’s how to avoid a ticket

Features SafeTREC research data analyst Liza Lutzker

January 8, 2025

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

HealthDay

Social risk screening has increased at physician practices

Features Associate Professor Amanda L. Brewster

January 7, 2025

www.healthday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

Whooping cough cases surge in Berkeley

Features Dr. John Swartzberg and Dr. Fenyong Liu

January 6, 2025

www.dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Experts say RFK Jr. can’t easily halt kids’ vaccinations in California

Features Associate Professor Ann Keller

December 31, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

WBUR

How insurance companies use AI to deny claims

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

December 20, 2024

www.wbur.org (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS 58

Walgreens is in particularly awful shape

Features Assistant Professor Jenny Guadamuz

December 18, 2024

www.cbs58.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Why do some drivers flee after a crash? The psychology behind hit-and-runs

Features SafeTREC Director Julia Griswold

December 17, 2024

www.heraldtribune.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Tech Explorist

Bay Area soda taxes help change people’s minds

Features Professor Kristine A. Madsen

December 12, 2024

www.techexplorist.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KCBS Radio

Soda sales bubble down following increase in taxes

Features Professor Kristine Madsen

December 11, 2024

www.audacy.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Brighter Side of News

Scientists discover major link between sugar consumption and aging

Features Professor Barbara Laraia

December 10, 2024

www.thebrighterside.news (Link opens in a new tab)

PLOS Global Public Health

Promising results of HIV prevention trials highlight the benefits of collaboration in global health

Opinion - The Forum for Collaborative Research

December 10, 2024

journals.plos.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The New York Times

This carcinogen keeps cropping up in personal care products

Features Dr. Luoping Zhang

December 9, 2024

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Beyond Chron

Newsom’s defense of Californians should include Cal/OSHA

Opinion by by Garrett Brown, COEH

December 9, 2024

beyondchron.org (Link opens in a new tab)

U.S. News and World Report

Almost a third of U.S. retail pharmacies have closed since 2010

Features Assistant Professor Jenny Guadamuz

December 5, 2024

www.usnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed over the last decade, study shows

Features research by Assistant Professor Jenny Guadamuz

December 5, 2024

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC 4 Los Angeles

‘Unprecedented’ number of pharmacies shuttered in recent years, putting Black and Latino communities at risk

Features Assistant Professor Jenny Guadamuz

December 4, 2024

www.nbclosangeles.com (Link opens in a new tab)

JAMA Forum

Is it time to refocus the role of the CDC?

Includes a response by Associate Professor Ann C. Keller

November 22, 2024

jamanetwork.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Vancouver Sun

When it comes to health, the science is clear on gas appliances

Opinion by Associate Researcher Seth Shonkoff

November 18, 2024

vancouversun.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Could RFK Jr. affect childhood vaccination in California? Here’s what experts say

Features Associate Professor Ann Keller and Professor Art Reingold

November 18, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

American Public Health Association

Climate change could worsen dangers of fungal diseases

Features Professor Justin Remais

November 15, 2024

www.thenationshealth.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Environmental Health News

Stricter toxic chemical rules reduce Californians’ exposures

Features Dr. Megan R. Schwarzman

November 4, 2024

www.ehn.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Forum for Collaborative Research

Twenty-five years of addressing cutting-edge scientific, policy, and regulatory issues through collaboration

October 30, 2024

www.forumresearch.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Environmental Health News

How social and environmental stress impact children’s health

Features Laura Diaz, PhD student in Environmental Health Sciences

October 25, 2024

www.ehn.org (Link opens in a new tab)

AJPH

Progress on doula access, persistent challenges, and next steps for birth equity

Co-written by Assistant Professor Cassondra Marshall

October 17, 2024

ajph.aphapublications.org (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

Indoor workers in California are learning about their right to heat protections

Features the Labor Occupational Health Program

October 15, 2024

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

American Psychological Association

As patients develop cancer at younger ages, psycho-oncologists are studying the mental health impact

Features postdoctoral researcher Ola Abdelhadi

October 8, 2024

www.apa.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Mounting evidence shows air pollution threatens children’s cognitive development

Features Dr. John Balmes

October 7, 2024

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Washington Post Live

Ziad Obermeyer on tackling ‘data bottleneck’ to combat AI bias

October 3, 2024

www.youtube.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Nightingale College

Kimberly MacPherson named incoming chair of Nightingale Education Group’s board of managers

October 3, 2024

nightingale.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS News

Caltrain completes rollout of all-electric fleet between San Jose, San Francisco

Features Professor Joshua Apte

September 25, 2024

www.cbsnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Wall Street Journal

It’s the year 2030. What will artificial intelligence look like?

Features Professor Jodi Halpern

September 25, 2024

www.wsj.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Inside Precision Medicine

Dandelion Health cracks clinical data bottleneck limiting AI in healthcare

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

September 24, 2024

www.insideprecisionmedicine.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Californians are breathing far less vehicle pollution, but disparities are widening

Features Associate Professor Joshua Apte

September 18, 2024

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

California faces ‘profound increased risk for valley fever.’ Here’s how it’s connected to weather

Features Professor Justin Remais

September 17, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

PNAS Sustainability Science

California dreaming: Why environmental justice is integral to the success of climate change policy

Co-authored by Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

September 12, 2024

www.pnas.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Healthnews

California droughts are driving cases of Valley Fever fungus

Features professor Justin Remais

September 11, 2024

healthnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Guardian

At least 19 people contract fungal infection after California music festival

Features Assistant Adjunct Professor Tomás Aragón

September 10, 2024

www.theguardian.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Guardian

Mosquito-borne virus prompts public health restrictions in Massachusetts – and backlash

Features professor Art Reingold

September 6, 2024

www.theguardian.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ScienceBlog

California droughts fuel surge in dangerous airborne fungal disease

Features professor Justin Remais

September 4, 2024

scienceblog.com (Link opens in a new tab)

EdSource

Let’s ensure ‘Recess for All’ law really does apply to all

Co-written by Assistant Professor Hannah Thompson

August 29, 2024

edsource.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Drexel News

Looking for clues about your real age? Your grandparents’ education may offer some insight.

Features a paper co-written by Professor Barbara Laraia

August 27, 2024

drexel.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

The Kansas City Beacon

Half of KC’s traffic deaths in the last two years happened on these 10 streets

Features Julia Griswold of UC Berkeley Safetrec

August 23, 2024

thebeaconnews.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Public Health Institute

PHI experts join inaugural cohort of BPH Impact Fellows

August 22, 2024

www.phi.org (Link opens in a new tab)

PNAS

California dreaming: Why environmental justice is integral to the success of climate change policy

Co-authored by Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

August 21, 2024

www.pnas.org (Link opens in a new tab)

WIRED

Wear this AI friend around your neck

Features professor Jodi Halpern

August 9, 2024

www.wired.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Mercury News

Some Bay Area neighborhoods breathe more hazardous air. Here’s where they are.

Features EHS Researcher Jason Su

August 8, 2024

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

E.P.A. pulls from the market a weedkiller harmful to fetuses

Features research by Professor Kim Harley

August 6, 2024

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Undark

Schools launched anti-obesity policies. Experts say they failed.

Features professor Kristine Madsen

July 30, 2024

undark.org (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT News

Functional neurological disorder is not an appropriate diagnosis for people with long Covid

Op-ed co-authored by David Tuller (CGPH)

July 26, 2024

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

A study found toxic metals in popular tampon brands. Here’s what experts advise

Features postdoctoral scholar Jenni A. Shearston

July 12, 2024

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

TODAY

Are tampons safe? New study finds lead and arsenic in tampons.

Features postdoctoral scholar Jenni A. Shearston

July 10, 2024

www.today.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC7 News

Bay Area health experts suggest new protocols for those with COVID this summer

Features Dr. John Balmes

July 10, 2024

abc7news.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Newsweek

Toxic metal in tampons risks brain’s cognitive function, scientists warn

Features postdoctoral scholar Jenni A. Shearston

July 10, 2024

www.newsweek.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Tampons contain toxic metals such as lead and arsenic, UC Berkeley study finds

Features postdoctoral scholar Jenni A. Shearston

July 9, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Berkeley News

Dance prepared him for the NFL. It began with a Berkeley summer camp.

Features professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

July 2, 2024

news.berkeley.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

The Mercury News

Will California remember the lessons of the COVID health emergency?

Features George W. Rutherford and John Swartzberg

June 25, 2024

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

New rules will protect California workers from dangerous heat indoors

Features LOHP Director Laura Stock

June 24, 2024

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Scientist

A voyage of curiosity and vision

Features Assistant Professor Filipa Rijo-Ferreira

June 18, 2024

www.the-scientist.com (Link opens in a new tab)

BBC

How air pollution is causing girls to get their first periods earlier

Features Professor Brenda Eskenazi

June 17, 2024

www.bbc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Newsom dismisses workplace safety regulator ahead of important vote

Features Labor Occupational Health Program director Laura Stock

June 14, 2024

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Martin Griffin, conservationist who fought coastal freeway, dies, 103

Obituary of influential BPH alum L. Martin Griffin

June 12, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

American Society for Microbiology

Becoming a public health leader: Spotlight on Anthony Tran

Profile of BPH alum Anthony Tran, DrPH '13

June 12, 2024

asm.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

Public health students launch project to support breastfeeding in Black community

Features BPH students Renee Clarke and Retundo Ajayi

June 11, 2024

www.dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Press Democrat

Marty Griffin dies at 103, leaving legacy of land conservation, environmental leadership

Obituary of influential BPH alum L. Martin Griffin

June 7, 2024

www.pressdemocrat.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Girls of color are getting their periods earlier. No one quite knows why.

Features Professor Julianna Deardorff

May 31, 2024

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

MedPage Today

Antimicrobial resistance must be addressed now, global experts warn

Features professor Joseph Lewnard

May 30, 2024

www.medpagetoday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Biden underestimates how much Black Americans care about this issue

Op-ed by Dr. Jerel Ezell

May 29, 2024

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

California Association of Healthcare Leaders

Dr. Stephen M. Shortell on Authentic Leadership

CAHL podcast interview

May 28, 2024

ache-cahl.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Forbes

Public health professionals must engage the public. Communications training is key

Opinion by BPH alum Madhukar Pai

May 24, 2024

www.forbes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Nature Machine Intelligence

Does it matter if empathic AI has no empathy?

Commentary co-authored by Professor Jodi Halpern

May 22, 2024

www.nature.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Psychology Today

What the Flint water crisis revealed about trust

Commentary by Dr. Jerel Ezell

May 21, 2024

www.psychologytoday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Science

The U.S. wants to change how researchers get access to a huge trove of health data. Many don’t like the idea

Features BPH health policy researcher Becky Staiger

May 21, 2024

www.science.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Diablo Magazine

Diablo Magazine’s 2024 Beacons of Change

Features Professor Amani Nuru-Jeter

May 6, 2024

www.diablomag.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Financial Times

Doubled estimate of fatal fungal infections sharpens scientific focus

Features professor Justin Remais

April 30, 2024

www.ft.com (Link opens in a new tab)

JAMA Network

Exposure to burn pit emissions and respiratory diseases?

By Dr. John R. Balmes

April 29, 2024

jamanetwork.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

Arkansas led the nation sending letters home from school about obesity. Did it help?

Features Dr. Hannah Thompson

April 17, 2024

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Outside

Inside the battle over school fitness testing

Features Dr. Hannah Thompson

April 17, 2024

www.outsideonline.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Big donors want to shape college campuses. Why that needs to stop

By Dr. Jerel Ezell

April 12, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Mercury News

With demand for food assistance sky-high, one Bay Area county is trying to shake a decade-long legacy of failing residents in need

Features public health nutrition student Jessica Rangel

April 11, 2024

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Billions in tax credits for working families go unclaimed. How the IRS and state can fix this

Co-authored by Professor Lia Fernald

April 11, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Think Global Health

Will international humanitarian law survive the Israel-Hamas conflict?

Co-written by Dr. Rohini J. Haar

April 10, 2024

www.thinkglobalhealth.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Housingwire

Opinion: To redress racial bias in mortgage underwriting, scrap the credit score

Features BPH research on redlining

April 9, 2024

www.housingwire.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Guardian

California wants to force people into mental health care. Advocates say it will backfire

Features Assistant Professor Jerel Ezell

March 25, 2024

www.theguardian.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Long-awaited California safeguards against hot workplaces delayed again

Features LOHP director Laura Stock

March 22, 2024

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Mercury News

Opinion: Richmond’s standout strategy in fight to reduce gun violence

By MPH candidate Elinor Simek

March 21, 2024

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Wyoming Public Media

Study: ‘Systemic’ changes could better protect farmworkers as climate change pushes temperatures higher

Features Professor Carly Hyland

March 20, 2024

www.wyomingpublicmedia.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Business Wire

Decolonizing global health a must, says pandemic panel

Features Professor Stefano M. Bertozzi

March 20, 2024

www.businesswire.com (Link opens in a new tab)

National Bureau of Economic Research

NBER featured researcher: Ziad Obermeyer

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

March 15, 2024

www.nber.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Casual Inference Podcast

Targeted Learning with Mar van der Laan

Features Professor Mark van der Laan

March 11, 2024

casualinfer.libsyn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

EcoWatch

California wildfire smoke impacts Indigenous communities nearly 2x more than expected

Features Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

March 5, 2024

www.ecowatch.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Harvard Public Health

Increasing social impact on public health campuses

Features BPH Chief Social Impact Officer Claudia Williams

February 22, 2024

harvardpublichealth.org (Link opens in a new tab)

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Newsletter

Highlights Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

February 14, 2024

www.niehs.nih.gov (Link opens in a new tab)

Courthouse News Service

California lawmaker takes another shot at single-payer health care

Features Professor Richard Scheffler

February 12, 2024

www.courthousenews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Hill

This Black History Month, let’s finally break the cycle of racial inequality in our housing and education systems

Features BPH research on redlining

February 6, 2024

thehill.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Most unhoused youth are invisible. How do we bring them out of the shadows?

Features a report by Dr. Coco Auerswald

February 5, 2024

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Baltimore Sun

Support for Israel or Palestine in the current conflict falls along racial lines in America

Op-ed by Dr. Jerel Ezell

January 31, 2024

www.baltimoresun.com (Link opens in a new tab)

PBS

Pharmacy closures affect underserved communities

Features Dr. Jenny Guadamuz

January 26, 2024

www.pbs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Blue Cross Coverage

Fostering innovation in health equity

Features Professor Hector Rodriguez

January 19, 2024

coverage.bluecrossma.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CBC Radio

Being Human Now – Belonging

Features Dr. Jodi Halpern

January 12, 2024

www.cbc.ca (Link opens in a new tab)

Forbes

How this startup is using 10 million patient records to reduce bias in healthcare AI

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

January 11, 2024

www.forbes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CNN Health

Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says

January 10, 2024

edition.cnn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

This program could help lower maternal mortality rates for Black women in California

Features Dr. Kim Harley

January 9, 2024

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Storytellers for Public Health

An interview with Dr. Charlotte Smith

December 20, 2023

storytellersforpublichealth.blog (Link opens in a new tab)

The New Lede

“What is going on?” Pregnant women living near farm fields show increased weed killing chemical in their urine

Features research co-authored by Dr. Carly Hyland

December 14, 2023

www.thenewlede.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Nature Microbiology

Close the gender gap in Africa’s HIV epidemic

Co-written by MPH student Dr. Bryan Tegomoh

December 12, 2023

www.nature.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CBC

Spark with Nora Young: Intimacy – Being Human Now podcast

Interview with Dr. Jodi Halpern on human interaction with mental health bots

December 8, 2023

www.cbc.ca (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

The Newsom-DeSantis debate showed the ‘war on woke’ isn’t going away. Here’s why that’s a good thing

Op-ed by Dr. Jerel Ezell

December 5, 2023

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Maternity group Care for and by Black People is improving health outcomes in Oakland

Featured program is part of ongoing study led by Dr. Kim Harley

December 4, 2023

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

TIME Magazine

California’s new plan to treat the mentally ill may end up violating their rights

By Dr. Jerel Ezell

December 1, 2023

time.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Bay Area’s COVID death rate was among the lowest in the nation. Here’s why

Reports on paper co-authored by Dr. Maya Petersen

November 30, 2023

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Just how germy is that shopping cart? We asked scientists

Interview with John Swartzberg

November 27, 2023

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Lancet

Attacks on health are war crimes and a public health catastrophe

Co-authored by Dr. Rohini Haar

November 8, 2023

www.thelancet.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Grist

Pennsylvania’s fracking boom is hurting its oldest residents

Includes research by Dr. Rachel Morell-Frosch and Dr. David J.X. González

November 7, 2023

grist.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Contraceptive Technology Update

Family planning services need better integration in primary care: Rural areas need attention

Includes research from PhD candidate Alex Schulte

November 3, 2023

www.reliasmedia.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Vox

Lahaina schools are open again. Parents worry they’re ridden with toxic waste

Includes Dr. John Balmes

November 2, 2023

www.vox.com (Link opens in a new tab)

VoxDev

The deadly toll of marketing infant formula in low- and middle-income countries

Co-written by Dr. Lia Fernald and PhD candidate Eleanor Tsai

October 31, 2023

voxdev.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Salon

More than peer pressure, coercing people through drug use is on the rise. Here’s how we can fight it

Article co-authored by Dr. Jerel Ezell

October 25, 2023

www.salon.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Lancet

Iran must stop the use of pellets to target and blind protesters

Co-written by Dr. Rohini Haar

October 24, 2023

www.thelancet.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Gaza’s collapsing health system shows struggles of medical care in war

Comments from Dr. Rohini Haar

October 23, 2023

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Lancet

The when is less important than the what: an epidemic scale as an alternative to the WHO’s Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Co-authored by professor Stefano Bertozzi

October 12, 2023

www.thelancet.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

Berkeley professor’s company partners with NACCHO for national mental health support

Features Dr. Deryk Van Brunt

October 2, 2023

www.dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Frontera

Experts: Medical AI needs more experts with technical, health fluency

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

September 22, 2023

fronterasdesk.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Relias Media

Study: Family planning services need better integration in primary care

Features PhD candidate Alex Schulte

September 22, 2023

www.reliasmedia.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Opinion: California can lead the nation with a public option for health insurance. We have the data to show it works

By professors Richard Scheffler and Stephen Shortell

September 19, 2023

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Affairs

Moving health policy research toward a community-engaged research standard

By assistant professor Jerel Ezell

September 15, 2023

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

WIRED

The battle against the fungal apocalypse is just beginning

September 14, 2023

www.wired.com (Link opens in a new tab)

TechCrunch

Could AI be the spark that ends the opioid epidemic?

By assistant professor Jerel Ezell, PhD

September 4, 2023

techcrunch.com (Link opens in a new tab)

American Public Health Association

Alumna Nancy Krieger wins prestigious Sedgwick Medal from APHA

September 1, 2023

www.apha.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

UC Berkeley School of Public Health’s new journal to reduce misinformation on infectious diseases

August 30, 2023

www.dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

eScholarship

Opinion: Toward language justice in environmental health sciences in the United States: A case for Spanish as a language of science

Authors include assistant professor David González

August 28, 2023

escholarship.org (Link opens in a new tab)

TIME Magazine

The face of rural addiction is not what you think

By assistant professor Jerel Ezell

August 25, 2023

time.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Which California workers take paid leave? Many noncitizens forgo the benefit, study shows

August 24, 2023

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Affairs

James Robinson on life sciences innovation acceleration

A Health Podyssey podcast

August 23, 2023

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Evidence for Action

Evidence for Action celebrates Dr. Nancy Adler as she retires, and welcomes Dr. Amani Allen as Director

August 18, 2023

www.evidenceforaction.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Brookings

Making the invisible epidemic visible

Co-authored by Ziad Obermeyer

August 17, 2023

www.brookings.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

How AI could transform mental health care

Features professor Jodi Halpern

August 16, 2023

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

Berkeley Lab study finds smoke exposed carpets retain tobacco pollutants

Includes research by John Balmes

August 16, 2023

www.dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KCBS Bay Area All Local podcast

Climate change causes increase in Valley fever in California

Features assistant researcher and lecturer Jennifer Head

August 16, 2023

www.audacy.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

Berkeley study finds shortcomings in OB-GYN screening for postpartum depression

August 15, 2023

dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Affairs

Opinion: How industrial policy could accelerate innovation in the life sciences

By professor James C. Robinson

August 8, 2023

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Blue Shield of California News Center

Joel’s story: UC Berkeley student says Blue Shield Fellowship is helping turn his trauma into a career

August 4, 2023

news.blueshieldca.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The San Francisco Chronicle

COVID taught important lessons to Bay Area public health schools. Here’s how they’re changing

July 28, 2023

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

GO Magazine

Cheri Pies, Lesbian Parenthood Pioneer, Dies

July 26, 2023

gomag.com (Link opens in a new tab)

PinkNews

Cheri Pies, pioneering author of lesbian parent handbook, dies of cancer, aged 73

July 26, 2023

www.thepinknews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Berkeleyside

Remembering Cheri Pies, who wrote trailblazing book on lesbian parenting

July 26, 2023

www.berkeleyside.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

A ‘caretaker’: a look into Cheri Pies’ life

July 26, 2023

dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Independent

Cheri Pies death: Author of ‘pioneering’ lesbian parenting handbook dies of cancer at 73

July 26, 2023

www.independent.co.uk (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Cheri Pies, who guided lesbian couples in parenthood, dies at 73

July 24, 2023

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NIHCM

Shared decision-making and racial or ethnic concordance reduces health expenditures

Features Timothy T. Brown, PhD

July 20, 2023

nihcm.org (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT News

Living in a historically redlined area linked to worse heart health, study finds

Features Epidemiology Division Chair Mahasin Mujahid

July 19, 2023

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Advisory Board

Redlining: An ongoing threat to public health

Features Epidemiology Division Chair Mahasin Mujahid

July 19, 2023

www.advisory.com (Link opens in a new tab)

PBS News Hour

Legacy of redlining linked to poor heart health among veterans, study finds

Features Epidemiology Division Chair Mahasin Mujahid

July 19, 2023

www.pbs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Who employs your doctor? Increasingly, a private equity firm

Features professor Richard Scheffler

July 11, 2023

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Californian

‘We want to talk about the emotions involved’: Berkeley Public Health encourages empathy in healthcare

Features Dr. Jodi Halpern

July 6, 2023

dailycal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Local News Matters - Bay Area

Plight of unhoused youth worse since COVID in two Bay Area counties, UC researchers find

July 5, 2023

localnewsmatters.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Healthcare IT News

Dandelion Health launches pilot to evaluate AI performance and potential bias

Features Professor Ziad Obermeyer

June 28, 2023

www.healthcareitnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The BMJ

Protecting health in conflict in Sudan: a call for health worker solidarity

Features Dr. Rohini J. Haar

June 27, 2023

www.bmj.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

2022 was the worst year on record for attacks on health care workers

Podcast with Dr. Rohini Haar

June 27, 2023

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

American Antitrust Institute

Private equity’s impact on physician practices: Unpacking markets, competition, and prices

Podcast featuring associate research professor Brent Fulton

June 22, 2023

www.antitrustinstitute.org (Link opens in a new tab)

CNBC

FDA advisors raise doubts about seasonal updates to Covid vaccines as with flu shots

Features Dr. Arthur Reingold

June 20, 2023

www.cnbc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Zoe Report

Luxury, sustainable cleaning products are taking over — But are they worth the hype?

Features Kim Harley, PhD

June 15, 2023

www.thezoereport.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The San Francisco Standard

Hey NYC, San Francisco feels your pain: Our tips for surviving wildfire smoke

Features Dr. John Balmes

June 12, 2023

sfstandard.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Washington Examiner

Wildfire smoke: Masks making a return over respiratory harm fears — what to know

Features professor John Balmes

June 8, 2023

www.washingtonexaminer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Washington Examiner

Wildfire smoke: Who is affected and how dangerous is it?

Features professor John Balmes

June 8, 2023

www.washingtonexaminer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC News

Canadian wildfire smoke affecting U.S.

Features professor John Balmes

June 8, 2023

www.abc23.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Commonwealth Fund

Can AI improve health without perpetuating bias?

The Dose podcast featuring Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

June 8, 2023

www.commonwealthfund.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New England Journal of Medicine

Opinion: Racial affinity group caucusing in medical education — a key supplement to antiracism curricula

Co-authored by Leanna Lewis, MSW and Jyothi Marbin, MD

May 31, 2023

www.nejm.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Wellness Letter

The Wellness Letter: Chocolate, we have a (cadmium) problem

May 30, 2023

www.wellnessletteronline.com (Link opens in a new tab)

AJMC

Measuring and addressing the environmental factors that impact social determinants of health

Features Dr. John Balmes

May 24, 2023

www.ajmc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

At-home COVID tests are still effective in 2023 — and you can still get them for free

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

May 24, 2023

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KCBS Radio San Francisco

How the pandemic adversely and drastically impacted unhoused youth

May 23, 2023

omny.fm (Link opens in a new tab)

Inside Philanthropy

With its first major grant, a new foundation tackles rural healthcare access

Features HPM Faculty Director Kimberly MacPherson

May 22, 2023

www.insidephilanthropy.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Virginia Rural Health Association

Rural Health Voice podcast: Future public health leaders

Features HPM faculty director Kimberly MacPherson

May 22, 2023

vrha.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Healthcare Innovations Group

Study: CPC+ practices had lower share of Black, Latino Patients

May 10, 2023

www.hcinnovationgroup.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Berkeley News

Graduation season is getting greener at UC Berkeley

May 9, 2023

news.berkeley.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Common consumer products contain multiple toxic chemicals, new study shows

By Environmental Health Sciences alum Rebecca Fuoco, MPH

May 3, 2023

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS News

Study: Over 5,000 tons of dangerous fumes escaped from consumer products

Features Dr. Megan Schwarzman

May 2, 2023

www.cbsnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The American Journal of Managed Care

County-based insurance option linked with reduced ACA premium growth

A review of a paper by professor Richard Scheffler

May 2, 2023

www.ajmc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Greater Good Science Center

What stressed children the most during the pandemic?

April 24, 2023

greatergood.berkeley.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

NeurologyLive

Shared genetic variants account for overlap in migraine and multiple sclerosis

Features professor Lisa Barcellos

April 20, 2023

www.neurologylive.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Health and Human Rights Journal

No dignity on the floor: A human rights argument for adult-sized changing tables in public restrooms in the United States

Student essay by Geffen Treiman

April 14, 2023

www.hhrjournal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

U.S. life expectancy falls behind that of other developed nations. Why?

Features HPM lecturer Tony Iton

April 13, 2023

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Why you should still be washing your hands in 2023 — just not for COVID

Features John Swartzberg

April 12, 2023

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The New England Journal of Medicine

“Not Otherwise Specified” Podcast – Medicine Machines

Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer

April 11, 2023

www.nejm.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Advisory Board

What’s missing from hospital boardrooms? Nurses.

Features professor emeritus Stephen Shortell

March 29, 2023

www.advisory.com (Link opens in a new tab)

AP News

Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015

Features Dr. Rohini Haar

March 24, 2023

apnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The New England Journal of Medicine

The climate gap and the color line — racial health inequities and climate change

By Professors Rachel Morello-Frosch and Osagie K. Obasogie

March 13, 2023

www.nejm.org (Link opens in a new tab)

NAM aidsmap

Huge increase in PrEP uptake when services offer choice and flexibility, African studies show

Featuring work by Dr. Laura Balzer, Dr. Maya Petersen, and colleagues

March 10, 2023

www.aidsmap.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Consumers' Checkbook

FTC warns eye doctors to provide prescriptions for free, as required by law

Features Dr. Marlon Maus

March 7, 2023

www.checkbook.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Inverse

The Last of Us gets one thing right about fungi and climate change

Features professor Justin Remais

March 6, 2023

www.inverse.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The San Francisco Standard

Therapy Brought to You by Silicon Valley

Features professor Jodi Halpern

February 28, 2023

sfstandard.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Consumer Watchdog

Consumer advocate Harry Snyder, rest in peace

February 24, 2023

www.consumerwatchdog.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Public Health Institute

Alum Mary Pittman named as a top 2023 Woman Leader in healthcare

February 23, 2023

www.phi.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Opinion: This deadly chemical should be banned

By Environmental Health Sciences alum Rebecca Fuoco, MPH

February 23, 2023

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Northern California Public Media

Video: Connect the Bay Mental Health – Dr. Stephen Shortell

Features Stephen Shortell

February 22, 2023

www.youtube.com (Link opens in a new tab)

MIT Sloan Management Review

Helping doctors make better decisions with data: UC Berkeley’s Ziad Obermeyer

Features Ziad Obermeyer

February 17, 2023

sloanreview.mit.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds

Features professor Emily Ozer

February 15, 2023

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Environmental Health News

On the frontlines of pesticide exposure

Features Dr. Kim Harley

February 14, 2023

www.ehn.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Public Health Post

Profile – professor Hannah Thompson

February 13, 2023

www.publichealthpost.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Fortune Magazine

Why dual degrees in public health and business can be ‘the way to create the most change’

February 8, 2023

fortune.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Coda

When the doctor doesn’t listen

By David Tuller, senior fellow at the BPH Center for Global Public Health

February 2, 2023

www.codastory.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

After a tragic workplace mass shooting, one Bay Area city got tougher on guns. Did it work?

Features professor Jason Corburn

February 1, 2023

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Grist.org

EPA’s proposed air pollution standards for soot could save thousands of lives

Features associate professor Joshua Apte

January 31, 2023

grist.org (Link opens in a new tab)

PBS News Hour

School lunch goes farm-to-table for some California students

Features Nina Ichikawa, executive director of the Berkeley Food Institute

January 30, 2023

www.pbs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

In memoriam: Female trailblazers who leapt over barriers to fight for their sisters

Includes former BPH Dean Joyce Lashof

January 3, 2023

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Poets and Quants

Most disruptive MBA startups 2022: HOPO Therapeutics, UC Berkeley

Features MBA/MPH student Hannah Weber

December 20, 2022

poetsandquants.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Patch News, Napa Valley

Napa County appoints BPH alum Dr. Christine Wu as Public Health Officer

December 14, 2022

patch.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS News

COVID-19 spike protein could cause blood vessel leaks, possible organ failure

Features professor Eva Harris and postdoctoral scholar Scott Biering

December 14, 2022

www.cbsnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Dawn.com

Ignoring undernutrition

By BPH student Mahnoor Fatima

December 5, 2022

www.dawn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

How Iran’s Security Forces Use Ambulances to Suppress Protests

Features assistant adjunct professor Rohini Haar

November 28, 2022

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT News

Sporting night vision goggles, a scientist probes the internal clocks that help parasites infect people

Features Assistant Professor Filipa Rijo-Ferreira

November 21, 2022

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT News

STAT Wunderkinds: Filipa Rijo-Ferreira

Features Assistant Professor Filipa Rijo-Ferreira

November 16, 2022

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Esri News

A self-learner becomes an influential GIS lecturer

Features Dr. Charlotte Smith

November 16, 2022

www.esri.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Affairs

Podcast: Brent Fulton on cross-market hospital consolidation

Features associate research professor Brent Fulton

November 8, 2022

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

CNN Health

Monkeypox may spread before symptoms start, study suggests

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

November 7, 2022

www.cnn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CNBC

Should you WFH or take a sick day? What to consider this cold, flu and Covid season

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

October 26, 2022

www.cnbc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CredibleMind

The worksite mental health crisis is real. Here’s what to do about it.

Webinar featuring associate clinical Professor Deryk Van Brunt

October 24, 2022

solutions.crediblemind.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The San Francisco Standard

New Covid variants could catch San Francisco off guard

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

October 18, 2022

sfstandard.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Wishesda

Why a Bay Area Catholic doctor supports abortion choice

By BPH senior research scientist Dr. Julia Walsh

October 14, 2022

www.wishesda.com (Link opens in a new tab)

California Health Report

Wildfire smoke is hurting pregnant people and babies. Can California cities protect them?

October 7, 2022

www.calhealthreport.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Mercury News

How the Bay Area crushed the monkeypox curve

Features John Swartzberg, FACP

October 6, 2022

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Climate change drives another outbreak: In California, it’s a spike in Valley fever cases

Courthouse News Service; featuring BPH researcher Jennifer Head

October 5, 2022

www.courthousenews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Grist

Stuck at work during a climate disaster? A new bill could change that.

Features Carisa Harris Adamson

September 30, 2022

grist.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Inc. Magazine

Berkeley Public Health grad is quietly preparing to plant her startup in the middle of the reproductive rights battle

Features MPH/MBA program alum Amy Fan

September 29, 2022

www.inc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

‘A lesson in discrimination’: A toxic sea level rise crisis threatens West Oakland

Features professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

September 15, 2022

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Public Health Networker Podcast

The Power of GIS and CBPR for public health

Features Dr. Charlotte Smith

September 7, 2022

www.podpage.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KRON San Francisco

New COVID-19 variants emerging

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

August 19, 2022

www.kron4.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Fortune Magazine

There’s good news in the crowded field of Omicron subvariants: ‘Bad Ned’ is (nearly) dead—but Aeterna and Centaurus are on the rise

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

August 19, 2022

fortune.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Bloomberg Radio

Balance of Power: Why is Polio making a comeback?

Interview with Dr. John Swartzberg

August 17, 2022

www.bloomberg.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Affairs

Unified financing of health care in California: The road ahead

Co-written by Professor Richard Scheffler

August 11, 2022

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Beast

Scientists fear we’re not ready for nightmare new COVID variant

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

August 10, 2022

www.thedailybeast.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC7 Bay Area

Deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak linked to Napa County hotel’s contaminated cooling tower: Official

Features professor Art Reingold

August 4, 2022

abc7news.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Yale School of Public Health

Multi-layered strategies needed to protect public health from oil and gas drilling impacts

Features Rachel Morello-Frosch, Thomas McKone, and David J.X. Gonzalez

July 22, 2022

ysph.yale.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

The FDA has authorized a fourth COVID vaccine. Here’s what you need to know about Novavax

Features professor Art Reingold

July 19, 2022

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

AP News

Tear gas: Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment

Features Dr. Rohini Haar

July 13, 2022

apnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment of tear gas

Features Dr. Rohini Haar

July 11, 2022

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

HealthDay

Why COVID spread so fast in California’s prisons

July 11, 2022

consumer.healthday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Joyce C. Lashof, doctor who shattered glass ceilings, dies at 96

July 8, 2022

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Los Angeles Times

Op-Ed: Only states can stop antiabortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ from deceiving consumers

By Jessica Hamilton and Joint Medical Program graduate Christine Henneberg

June 29, 2022

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Examiner

The fight for women’s right to control their bodies is again a war

By Lindsay Parham, PhD, JD (Executive Director, Wallace Center) and BPH student Emma Anderson

June 27, 2022

www.sfexaminer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Fast Company

Ahead of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision, social media is rife with anti-abortion misinformation

Features BPH doctoral candidate Betsy Pleasants

June 27, 2022

www.fastcompany.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The San Francisco Examiner

Doctors are concerned about a post Roe v. Wade world

Features JMP student Meredith Klashman

June 24, 2022

www.sfexaminer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Live Science

How does soap kill germs?

Features professor Lee Riley

June 24, 2022

www.livescience.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Scientific American

Universal health care could have saved more than 330,000 U.S. lives during COVID

Features associate professor Ann Keller

June 24, 2022

www.scientificamerican.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Reuters

U.S. FDA advisers overwhelmingly back Moderna COVID vaccine for ages 6-17

Features professor Art Reingold

June 15, 2022

www.reuters.com (Link opens in a new tab)

California Healthline

Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s covid vaccine mandates

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

June 9, 2022

californiahealthline.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Politico

FDA advisers vote to recommend Novavax Covid-19 vaccine

Features professor Art Reingold

June 8, 2022

www.politico.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Politics and pandemic fatigue derail California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

June 7, 2022

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

48 Hills

Berkeley professor from Angola talks about the threat to abortion rights—globally

Features professor Ndola Prata

May 24, 2022

48hills.org (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS News

Bay Area health official urges mask-wearing as COVID cases climb

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

May 17, 2022

www.cbsnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Environmental Health News

Op-Ed: Black gold and the color line

By David J.X. González and Rachel Morello-Frosch

May 12, 2022

www.ehn.org (Link opens in a new tab)

AFP Factcheck

Hepatitis outbreak in children misleadingly linked to Covid-19 vaccination

Features John Swartzberg

May 9, 2022

factcheck.afp.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Fox 2 KTVU

CDC study shows 75% of children had COVID infection

Features John Swartzberg

April 28, 2022

www.ktvu.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Do I still need to wear a mask? A guide to help you decide.

Features assistant professor Laura Kwong

April 27, 2022

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Mask mandates have mostly gone away. Will they come back — and should they?

Features professor Fenyong Liu

April 26, 2022

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC News

Masking while traveling protects you even if others don’t wear them, experts say

Features professor Joseph Lewnard

April 26, 2022

www.nbcnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC News

Almost half of Americans breathing more unhealthy air than ever before: Report

Features professor John Balmes

April 25, 2022

abcnews.go.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Daily Beast

China’s new COVID crisis could spawn the worst variant yet

Features John Swartzberg

April 20, 2022

www.thedailybeast.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Do I still need to wear a mask on a plane? 5 questions, answered.

Features John Swartzberg

April 19, 2022

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ProPublica

San Francisco rations housing by scoring homeless people’s trauma. By design, most fail to qualify

Features professor Coco Auerswald

April 18, 2022

www.propublica.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Taiwan News

Public health experts call for high booster shot coverage as Taiwan border restrictions ease

Features BPH dean Michael C. Lu

April 14, 2022

www.taiwannews.com.tw (Link opens in a new tab)

The Daily Beast

This new COVID variant is the most unpredictable one yet

Features John Swartzberg

April 12, 2022

www.thedailybeast.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

How rising sea levels could push up a ‘toxic soup’ into Bay Area neighborhoods

Features professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

April 11, 2022

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Vox

It’s not too late for new Covid-19 drugs to change the pandemic

Features John Swartzberg

March 29, 2022

www.vox.com (Link opens in a new tab)

AJMC

Walkability and redlining: how built environments impact health and perpetuate disparities

Features professor Mahasin Mujahid

March 24, 2022

www.ajmc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Becker's ASC Review

$15B in cumulative savings for physician practices is on the table, study says

Features research by Professor Hector Rodriguez

March 24, 2022

www.beckersasc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Medical Economics

‘Robust’ physician practices spend less on Medicare beneficiaries: study

Features research by Professor Hector Rodriguez

March 24, 2022

www.medicaleconomics.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Empathic curiosity is a way for health-care professionals to manage stress

Co-written by professor Jodi Halpern

March 22, 2022

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Agri-Pulse

Debate flares up in Legislature over pesticide risks

Features professor Kim Harley

March 21, 2022

www.agri-pulse.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS SF Bay Area

COVID: Higher levels of coronavirus in wastewater could presage surge in coming weeks

Features John Swartzberg

March 18, 2022

sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com (Link opens in a new tab)

California Healthline

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up.

Features assistant professor Cassondra Marshall

March 15, 2022

californiahealthline.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Albuquerque Journal

We must create a dynamic public health model that serves everyone

By alum Michael E. Bird MSW, MPH ’83

March 11, 2022

www.abqjournal.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Cal Matters

California mask mandate: Is it ending too soon for little children?

Features John Swartzberg

March 11, 2022

calmatters.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Redlining means 45 million Americans are breathing dirtier air, 50 years after it ended

Features BPH professor Joshua Apte

March 9, 2022

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Inside Climate News

Why do environmental justice advocates oppose carbon markets? Look at California, they say

Features alum Amee Raval, MS '16

March 7, 2022

insideclimatenews.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Why environmental justice is crucial in climate resilience: just look at new sea level rise predictions

Features professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

February 28, 2022

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Science

One antibody to treat them all

By BPH postdoctoral scholar Scott Biering

February 28, 2022

www.science.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Medical News Today

Does pollution cause eczema? Experts weigh in

Features professor John Balmes

February 25, 2022

www.medicalnewstoday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Forbes

Why endemic covid could lead to another deadly outbreak

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

February 22, 2022

www.forbes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Healthcare Finance

California lawmakers introduce bill to mandate vaccinations in workplaces

Features John Swartzberg

February 18, 2022

www.healthcarefinancenews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Freakonomics

Would you rather see a computer or a doctor?

Podcast featuring professor Ziad Obermeyer

February 18, 2022

freakonomics.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Publication Plan

What is health literacy and why does it matter? Insights from health literacy expert Becca Freed

Features Becca Freed of Health Research for Action

February 17, 2022

thepublicationplan.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CNBC

Covid fatigue is making the pandemic worse — and prolonging its end, experts say

Features professor John Swartzberg

February 14, 2022

www.cnbc.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Consistently wearing high-quality masks offers strong protection, a study in California suggests.

February 9, 2022

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

N95, KN95 masks provide best protection against covid, CDC study shows

February 8, 2022

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Ms. Magazine

Congress must take this critical step to protect immigrant survivors

By Berkeley MPH student Michele Ko

February 2, 2022

msmagazine.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KNX News

Why Americans haven’t chosen to get COVID-19 booster shots

Features John Swartzberg

January 28, 2022

podcasts.apple.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC News

Could California’s single-payer proposal reignite debate on health care reform?

Features professor Stephen Shortell

January 25, 2022

abcnews.go.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CNN

After the Omicron wave, here’s what experts say could come next in 2022

Features John Swartzberg

January 24, 2022

www.cnn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

WIRED

When it comes to health care, AI has a long way to go

Features associate professor Ziad Obermeyer

January 20, 2022

www.wired.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Diablo Magazine

Safe Streets in the East Bay

Includes Offer Grembek, codirector of UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC

January 19, 2022

www.diablomag.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Telegraph

Omicron leads to much shorter hospital stays, Californian study finds

January 14, 2022

www.telegraph.co.uk (Link opens in a new tab)

Public Policy Institute of California

Dangers lurk in the San Joaquin Valley’s dust

Features Dr. John Balmes

January 13, 2022

www.ppic.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

California hospitals find that Omicron causes fewer hospitalizations and shorter stays.

Features assistant professor Joseph Lewnard

January 12, 2022

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Vice World News

Please do not just go get Omicron

Features professor Jodi Halpern

January 11, 2022

www.vice.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS News; featuring

How empathy can help heal a divided nation

Features professor Jodi Halpern

January 7, 2022

www.cbsnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Financial Times

Trove of unique health data sets could help AI predict medical conditions earlier

Features Ziad Obermeyer

January 7, 2022

www.ft.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC News

Covid testing sites overwhelmed ahead of the holidays

December 21, 2021

www.nbcnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

Talking COVID: All About Omicron

December 17, 2021

www.youtube.com (Link opens in a new tab)

WOSU Public Media

The latest on the omicron variant and COVID

December 17, 2021

news.wosu.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Salon

Climate change expected to cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100

December 9, 2021

www.salon.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Millbank Quarterly

Health Equity: California Style

By professor Richard Scheffler

December 7, 2021

www.milbank.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Central

Omicron Is Here. Are You Ready for It?

December 2, 2021

www.healthcentral.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NEJM Perspectives

Why Is Aducanumab Priced at $56,000 per Patient? Lessons for Drug-Pricing Reform

By BPH professor James C. Robinson

November 30, 2021

www.nejm.org (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

She built a model overnight that would guide SF’s pandemic response. Now, she predicts our COVID future

November 30, 2021

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Mother Jones

Here’s What We Know About the COVID-19 Omicron Strain So Far

November 29, 2021

www.motherjones.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Flu infections on the rise after hitting historic low last winter

November 16, 2021

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Economist

The color of health—how to close the racial health gap

November 15, 2021

economist.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KCLU

For more than a month every year California’s Central, South Coasts are breathing in wildfire smoke

November 14, 2021

www.kclu.org (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s why people with depression and mood disorders now qualify for COVID booster shots

November 13, 2021

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Nature

When are masks most useful? COVID cases offer hints

November 5, 2021

www.nature.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Berkeley News

UC Berkeley again No.1 public, fourth best globally in U.S. News rankings

October 29, 2021

news.berkeley.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

The Conversation

Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent COVID-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go

By assistant professor Laura (Layla) H. Kwong

October 28, 2021

theconversation.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Charts of the U.K.’s COVID surge hold insights into how California has kept cases low

October 25, 2021

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Press Democrat

Local public health experts: Colin Powell’s not part of vaccination debate

October 19, 2021

www.pressdemocrat.com (Link opens in a new tab)

HealthDay News

Improving The Health Of Rural Americans

By BPH professors Stephen Shortell and Brent Fulton

October 14, 2021

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Kaiser Health News

Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal?

October 11, 2021

khn.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Forbes

Covid-19 vaccine mandates are working—here’s the proof

October 6, 2021

www.forbes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

‘Mandates are working’: Employer ultimatums lift vaccination rates, so far

October 5, 2021

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC News

West Oakland air pollution disproportionately affects Black, Latino residents, report finds

October 4, 2021

abc7news.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Runner's World

Why You Might Want to Reconsider Running Next to a Highway Every Day

October 2, 2021

runnersworld.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

We Did the Research: Masks Work, and You Should Choose a High Quality Mask if Possible

By BPH assistant professor Laura H. Kwong

September 28, 2021

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Cal Matters

California’s extra sick leave for COVID-19 is ending, but is it too soon?

September 28, 2021

calmatters.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Bloomberg CityLab

Why the Most Populous U.S. County Just Ended Oil and Gas Drilling

Features professor Rachel Morello-Frosch

September 24, 2021

www.bloomberg.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s why California has the lowest COVID rate in the nation

September 21, 2021

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

California is seeing covid-19 cases drop. Has the state turned the tide on the delta variant?

September 20, 2021

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Natural Resources Defense Council

California Teens Expose the Chemicals in Household Cleaners That Are Putting Their Community at Risk

September 17, 2021

www.nrdc.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Public Health Post

Global Health Profile; Featuring BPH assistant professor Dr. Phuoc Le

September 15, 2021

www.publichealthpost.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Vox

Why food and housing assistance is essential for improving America’s health

September 15, 2021

www.vox.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Fung Fellowship / Medium

Celebrating Jaspal Sandhu: 5 Years at the Fung Fellowship

September 10, 2021

fungfellows.medium.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

The right to protest is sacrosanct. California needs to protect that right from rubber bullets and tear gas.

By BPH adjunct professor Rohini Haar

September 1, 2021

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Mercury News

Has Bay Area summer COVID-19 infection wave crested?

August 26, 2021

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

MarketWatch

America Is Aging and Diversifying: What that Means for Healthcare

August 20, 2021

www.marketwatch.com (Link opens in a new tab)

HealthDay News

HealthDay Now: What Does Wildfire Smoke do to Your Lungs?

Features Dr. John Balmes

August 14, 2021

consumer.healthday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Milbank Quarterly

Consolidation of Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Government Bailouts and Private Equity

By BPH professor Richard Scheffler

July 27, 2021

www.milbank.org (Link opens in a new tab)

CIDRAP - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

Study: 2 COVID vaccine doses much more effective than 1 against Delta

July 26, 2021

www.cidrap.umn.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

What to know about the Delta variant in California

July 1, 2021

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KTVU FOX 2

Infection from Delta variant reported in Santa Cruz County, as variant spreads nationwide

June 30, 2021

www.ktvu.com (Link opens in a new tab)

William T. Grant Foundation Digest

How we embraced the challenge of institutional change to pave the way for community-engaged research

June 29, 2021

wtgrantfoundation.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Governing

How San Francisco Brought Its COVID Death Rate Down to Zero

June 23, 2021

www.governing.com (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT

‘Nobody is catching it’: Algorithms used in health care nationwide are rife with bias

June 22, 2021

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Fyne Fettle

Medline Buyout May Set Off Private Equity Investment Wave

June 8, 2021

fynefettle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

A lab found a carcinogen in dozens of sunscreens. Here’s what those findings really mean.

June 8, 2021

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Times Herald

What to do if you lose your coronavirus vaccine card — and how to be more careful next time

May 26, 2021

www.timesheraldonline.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Science Friday

Can An Algorithm Explain Your Knee Pain?

May 18, 2021

www.sciencefriday.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

What does the new mask guidance really mean?

May 14, 2021

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

With hugs and haircuts, U.S. epidemiologists start returning (carefully!) to everyday life

May 13, 2021

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

The vaccinated and unvaccinated are mingling, creating a tricky new social landscape

April 26, 2021

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED Radio

LA mayor proposing basic income pilot program

April 22, 2021

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Guardian

Innovative gun violence program saved many lives and millions of dollars, researchers find

April 19, 2021

www.theguardian.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC Bay Area

UCSF panelists argue structural changes necessary for post-COVID pandemic society

April 15, 2021

www.nbcbayarea.com (Link opens in a new tab)

AMA Journal of Ethics

Ethics Talk: health hazards of cost sharing

Video featuring professor Ziad Obermeyer

April 14, 2021

journalofethics.ama-assn.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Tradeoffs Podcast

This algorithm can help docs better ID pain in Black patients

April 13, 2021

tradeoffs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

How epidemiologists are planning to vacation with their unvaccinated kids

Features Professors Art Reingold and Sadie Costello

April 12, 2021

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KCBS Radio

The pandemic’s impact on youth homelessness

April 5, 2021

omny.fm (Link opens in a new tab)

KRON4 News

Pfizer: COVID vaccine safe for kids as young as 12

April 2, 2021

www.kron4.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Eater

What Climate Change Means for Foodborne Illness and Food Safety

March 29, 2021

www.eater.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CAP Journalism Podcast

Racefluent: Why are Black people scared of vaccines?

March 29, 2021

soundcloud.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Journal of Virus Eradication

Commentary: COVID-19 research, Africa, and global health

March 25, 2021

www.sciencedirect.com (Link opens in a new tab)

California Preterm Birth Initiative

Police Violence Impacts the Health of Black Infants

March 22, 2021

pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

What Happens to Your Mental Health When You Can’t Pay Your Rent?

March 17, 2021

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Tradeoffs

Raising the Minimum Wage Saved Lives

March 17, 2021

tradeoffs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

SCVTV Santa Clarita

COVID-19 Vaccine Shortages Highlight Health Inequities in L.A. County

March 3, 2021

scvnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

JAMA Health Forum

Taking Vaccine to Where the Virus Is—Equity and Effectiveness in Coronavirus Vaccinations

February 22, 2021

jamanetwork.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Public Health Post

An Interview with Amani Allen

February 19, 2021

www.publichealthpost.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Sacramento Bee

Which California counties could achieve COVID herd immunity first? Survey offers clues

February 11, 2021

www.sacbee.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC Bay Area

Guard Must Remain High Even After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccinations: Doctors

February 10, 2021

www.nbcbayarea.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

As We Return to School, We Must Also Invest in Social Learning

February 2, 2021

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Fast Company

West Virginia Has a Simple System that Avoids Wasting Vaccine Doses

January 29, 2021

www.fastcompany.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Tradeoffs Podcast

Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden’s Pick to Lead HHS

January 28, 2021

tradeoffs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

WIRED

New Algorithms Could Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care

January 27, 2021

www.wired.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Politico

Newsom Lifts Stay-at-Home Orders across California

January 26, 2021

www.politico.com (Link opens in a new tab)

MIT Technology Review

AI Could Make Healthcare Fairer—By Helping Us Believe what Patients Say

January 23, 2021

www.technologyreview.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Milbank Quarterly

Richard Scheffler: Why the Biden Administration Should Help States Develop Capitated Public Options

January 22, 2021

www.milbank.org (Link opens in a new tab)

LA Times

How the ‘California Miracle’ Dissolved into a Winter Coronavirus Nightmare

January 22, 2021

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

JAMA

Viewpoint: Funding of Pharmaceutical Innovation During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

By professor James C. Robinson

January 20, 2021

jamanetwork.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Colorado Public Radio

Coronavirus Can Spread Fast When Restrictions Open Up

January 11, 2021

www.cpr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Hill

Berkeley Public Health Visiting Professor: Biden’s priorities will fail unless tackled together

By visiting professor Heather Tallis

January 5, 2021

thehill.com (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT News

The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them

January 5, 2021

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC Bay Area

Berkeley Public Health’s Art Reingold on California’s Vaccine Approval Process

December 11, 2020

www.nbcbayarea.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Oaklandside

COVID-19 Leaves Unhoused Oaklanders with Few Options for Winter Shelter

December 10, 2020

oaklandside.org (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC Bay Area

Art Reingold: Leader of California’s Coronavirus Vaccine Safety Team Reveals Approval Process

December 10, 2020

www.nbcbayarea.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Monterey County Now

New Data Shows the Ag Industry Has More Ground to Cover in Protecting Workers from COVID-19

December 7, 2020

www.montereycountyweekly.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Lockdowns Are Depressing and Economically Devastating. But California Might Not Have a Choice

December 7, 2020

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

WBUR's Here & Now

Arthur Reingold on COVID-19 Vaccine Approval And Distribution In California

December 4, 2020

www.wbur.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Self Magazine

7 Ways to Stay Safe When You’re on a Family Road Trip in the Future

December 3, 2020

www.self.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

America Is Letting the Coronavirus Rage Through Prisons

November 24, 2020

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Quartz

America’s Wildfires Might Make COVID-19 Worse

November 23, 2020

qz.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS SF Bay Area

COVID Vaccines: California Health Care Experts Plan for Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine When Available

November 23, 2020

sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Reports of Two Promising COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Mean We ‘Magically,’ Quickly Return to Normal

November 23, 2020

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

CNN

School Warnings About Children’s Weight Don’t Work, Study Says

November 20, 2020

www.cnn.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Physician's Weekly

Is School-Based BMI Screening a Bust for Weight Loss?

November 20, 2020

www.physiciansweekly.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Health Affairs

“Better Care Plan”: A Public Option Choice

November 16, 2020

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Elite Daily

Is It Safe to Host Friendsgiving In 2020? Experts Explain Why It Might Be Too Risky

November 13, 2020

www.elitedaily.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Los Angeles Times

California Issues Travel Advisory Ahead of Holidays as COVID-19 Surges

November 13, 2020

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NPR

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass Summer Peak And Are Climbing Higher Fast

October 28, 2020

www.npr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

UC Berkeley is disavowing its eugenic research fund after bioethicist and other faculty call it out

October 27, 2020

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Hill

How California turned the corner on COVID-19

October 27, 2020

thehill.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Eight months in, California is containing COVID-19 as other states spike. Here’s why.

October 20, 2020

www.inquirer.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

From Condoms to Coronavirus Masks, ‘Harm Reduction’ Has Worked to Protect Public Health

October 16, 2020

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Associated Press

US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed

October 6, 2020

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New York Times

Kamala Harris and the Push to Cut Hospital Bills in California

October 6, 2020

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Atlantic

Professor John Balmes on the Social Distance podcast: Fires Outside, Virus Inside

October 5, 2020

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The Washington Spectator

Regulators Steamroll Health Concerns as the Global Economy Embraces 5G

October 2, 2020

washingtonspectator.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KALW San Francisco

Pregnancy And Pesticides: A Study As Old As Its Subjects Reveals Health Concerns

October 1, 2020

www.kalw.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Courthouse News Services

Trial Over Alabama’s Covid-19 Voting Rules Kicks Off

September 11, 2020

www.courthousenews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Poverty and Racism Leave People More Vulnerable to Wildfire Smoke

September 8, 2020

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

CBS News

“You can’t speed the process up,” says expert vaccinologist of clinical trials for coronavirus drug

September 1, 2020

www.cbsnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

STAT

Study finds racial bias in the government’s formula for distributing Covid-19 aid to hospitals

August 31, 2020

www.statnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Elemental

The Emerging Links Between Covid-19 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

August 26, 2020

elemental.medium.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Wildfires in Northern and Central California Vastly Expand Overnight

August 20, 2020

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Fast Company

Bad design kills: Why COVID-19 spread like wildfire at one of America’s worst prisons

August 14, 2020

www.fastcompany.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

California paid a price for mask shortage in dollars and lives, coronavirus study finds

August 12, 2020

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Healthline

COVID-19: How California Went from Model State to Hot Spot

August 3, 2020

www.healthline.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

How Much Should We Worry about COVID When Gathering Outside?

July 31, 2020

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Hoping to Understand the Virus, Everyone Is Parsing a Mountain of Data

July 28, 2020

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

National Science Foundation

Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens

July 28, 2020

www.nsf.gov (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

As California Prepares to Release up to 8,000 Inmates, Advocates Ask What’s Next

July 24, 2020

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The ORION Open Science Podcast

Viral Validation: How the New Journal ‘Rapid Reviews: COVID-19’ Accelerates Peer Review and Publishing

July 24, 2020

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The Mercury News

California tops 400,000 coronavirus cases; health leader says could be ‘4-5 weeks’ before decline

July 22, 2020

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Elite Daily

Is It Safe To Fly In Fall 2020? Experts Explain Why You Might Want To Rethink Your Plans

July 20, 2020

www.elitedaily.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Montana Public Radio

Wildfire Smoke Could Intensify Spread, Deadliness Of COVID-19, Researchers Say

July 17, 2020

www.mtpr.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KALW San Francisco

COVID-19: What Do We Need To Know About Airborne Transmission & The Proper Way To Wear A Mask?

July 16, 2020

www.kalw.org (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom orders all California counties to close indoor restaurants, bars

July 15, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Sutter Health’s Request to Delay $575 Million Settlement Is Denied

July 14, 2020

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Mother Jones

California Will Release Up to 8,000 Prisoners by Summer’s End

July 14, 2020

www.motherjones.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Capital Public Radio

Latino And African American Workers In Sacramento Region Face High Economic Hardship, Job Concerns As Pandemic Continues

July 13, 2020

www.capradio.org (Link opens in a new tab)

Nature

California’s San Quentin prison declined free coronavirus tests and urgent advice — now it has a massive outbreak

July 9, 2020

www.nature.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Fern

As Covid-19 cases spike, an unprecedented alliance emerges to protect California farmworkers

July 8, 2020

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KPFA.org

Art Reingold Talks to KPFA on the Lack of a System-Wide Response to COVID-19 by the Federal Government

July 7, 2020

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AP News

Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with test disparities

July 6, 2020

apnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Sports Illustrated

Rachel Morello-Frosch gives college sports star health advice

July 3, 2020

www.si.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Sports Illustrated - Illini Now

Where Is Illini LB Milo Eifler Getting His COVID-19 Info? A Cal-Berkeley Public Health Expert He Calls ‘Mom’

July 3, 2020

www.si.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Hill

California goes from COVID-19 success story to cautionary tale

July 3, 2020

thehill.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The New York Times

Gentlemen, Take Control of That Beard

July 3, 2020

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Times Higher Education

MIT seeks to speed up pandemic research with AI-aided journal

July 1, 2020

www.timeshighereducation.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Monterey Herald

Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease

July 1, 2020

www.montereyherald.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Times Leader

Tesla CEO Musk wrong about coronavirus testing: UC Berkeley expert

July 1, 2020

www.timesleader.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Business Insider

California, whose coronavirus response was hailed as a success story, is now seeing 5,000-plus cases each day. Here’s what went wrong.

June 30, 2020

www.businessinsider.in (Link opens in a new tab)

Inside Higher Ed

Debunking Bad COVID-19 Research

June 29, 2020

www.insidehighered.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Coronavirus Has Cost California Health Insurers $2.4 Billion So Far

June 25, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KALW San Francisco

The Trump Administration Ignored The Warnings. COVID Is Now Surging. What’s Next?

June 25, 2020

www.kalw.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The Appeal

Coronavirus In Jails And Prisons

June 25, 2020

theappeal.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

Doctors Warn COVID-19 Outbreak At San Quentin Could Be Catastrophic

June 25, 2020

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KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

Surge in COVID-19 Cases Prompts State Officials to Consider Rolling Back Reopening

June 24, 2020

sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

How can Bay Area counties prove they remain safe? ‘It’s a scoreboard’

June 23, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com. (Link opens in a new tab)

Grist Magazine

Does city living spread coronavirus? It’s complicated.

June 22, 2020

grist.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KCBS Radio

Answering Your Questions About Coronavirus Transmission

June 18, 2020

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KCBS Radio

The State of California: Rising COVID-19 Cases, Reopening Collide

June 16, 2020

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KPFA Radio, Berkeley

Dr. Swartzberg joins KPFA to talk about what COVID-19 could look like in October and November

June 16, 2020

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CBS News

Health expert: Police violence against black people is a “pandemic”

June 12, 2020

www.cbsnews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

ABC News

Rubber bullets can be deadly, experts say, as George Floyd protests put spotlight on police use of the projectiles

June 10, 2020

abcnews.go.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Washington Post

Police killing black people is a pandemic, too

June 8, 2020

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

WIRED

‘Nonlethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm

June 5, 2020

www.wired.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Four Bay Area Cities Have Used Tear Gas. Here’s How It Makes COVID-19 Worse

June 5, 2020

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KQED

Is It Safe to Keep Loosening Coronavirus Restrictions? Medical Experts Weigh In

June 4, 2020

www.kqed.org (Link opens in a new tab)

KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

Coronavirus: Between Infection Rates Or Hospitalizations, Which Data Paints Most Accurate Picture?

May 27, 2020

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UpFront - KPFA 94.1

How long will it take to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, and what can the public expect from the human vaccine trials underway right now?

May 27, 2020

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Mercury News

Coronavirus: Kaiser patients needed more intense care than ones in China, study finds

May 26, 2020

www.mercurynews.com (Link opens in a new tab)

New York Times

Why Researchers Hope to Test High-Risk Groups in California

May 18, 2020

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Coronavirus will test how important athletes’ health is to big business of sports

May 16, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

China News Service

Studies reveal social inequities in U.S. amid COVID-19

May 15, 2020

www.ecns.cn (Link opens in a new tab)

WFMY News 2

How consumer data could be used to track the coronavirus

May 15, 2020

www.wfmynews2.com (Link opens in a new tab)

UC Merced News

UC Merced Part of CITRIS’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants

May 15, 2020

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San Francisco Chronicle

Sports is plotting a return. The stakes are huge.

May 12, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Trump’s contradictory message amid coronavirus in White House

May 11, 2020

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

The numbers are stark: Latino, black communities are hardest hit in Bay Area by coronavirus

May 11, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

California is ramping up antibody tests. The technology is promising, but big questions remain.

May 10, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Las Vegas Review-Journal

33 things you definitely do not need to buy during pandemic

May 10, 2020

www.reviewjournal.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The New Republic

Is 5G going to kill us all?

May 9, 2020

newrepublic.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Elite Daily

When will quarantine end? You may be waiting a while

May 9, 2020

www.elitedaily.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Fox 2 KTVU

UC Berkeley scientists launch new coronavirus antibody test

May 8, 2020

www.ktvu.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Elite Daily

How to safely drop off Mother’s Day gifts during quarantine, because you gotta protect mom

May 5, 2020

www.elitedaily.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Business Insider

We spoke to the mayor of Salt Lake City, an investment analyst, and infectious disease experts to learn about when and how the US will reopen

May 5, 2020

www.businessinsider.com (Link opens in a new tab)

EurekAlert!

National Academy of Medicine announces 10 emerging leaders in health and medicine

May 5, 2020

www.eurekalert.org (Link opens in a new tab)

The New York Times

Will smoke from controlled burns hurt Covid-19 patients?

May 4, 2020

www.nytimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area has 6 criteria for loosening coronavirus restrictions. Here’s where each county is now.

May 3, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Berkeley News

Looking forward: How can we safely reopen the economy?

May 2, 2020

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WIRED

27 days in Tokyo Bay: What happened on the Diamond Princess

May 1, 2020

www.wired.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Los Angeles Times

Those flocking to the beach see little risk of getting coronavirus. Experts aren’t so sure

April 27, 2020

www.latimes.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Berkeley News

Urban slums are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19. Here’s how to help

April 27, 2020

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Kaiser Health News

The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis

April 24, 2020

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Curbed Los Angeles

A coronavirus outbreak is growing in Skid Row. Are shelters safe?

April 23, 2020

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San Francisco Public Press

Approved Tent Camps for Social Distancing Get Thumbs-Up in Report

April 23, 2020

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Washington Post

The death toll doesn’t mean we’re overreacting. It means shutdowns are helping.

April 22, 2020

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Express.co.uk

Coronavirus news: Study reveals virus is far more widespread than predicted in US

April 20, 2020

www.express.co.uk (Link opens in a new tab)

The Washington Post

Future pandemics can be prevented, but that’ll rely on unprecedented global cooperation

April 18, 2020

www.washingtonpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

NEJM Catalyst

Responding to Covid-19: Lessons from Management Research

April 17, 2020

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Health Affairs

The Proposed Vertical Merger Guidelines And Health Care: Little Guidance And Dubious Economics

April 17, 2020

www.healthaffairs.org (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

UC Berkeley to test 5,000 healthy people in East Bay for coronavirus

April 17, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Coronavirus appears twice as deadly for blacks as whites in California

April 16, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Guardian

When will California emerge from the coronavirus crisis? What models can – and can’t – predict

April 16, 2020

www.theguardian.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Daily Mail

California has 10 times more coronavirus cases than reported – and HALF of all New Yorkers are infected, pair of scientists claim

April 16, 2020

www.dailymail.co.uk (Link opens in a new tab)

NBC Bay Area

Researchers Say Social Distancing Could Be the Norm Until at Least 2022

April 16, 2020

www.nbcbayarea.com (Link opens in a new tab)

San Francisco Chronicle

Decades before coronavirus, a San Francisco AIDS conference changed Dr. Fauci’s life

April 15, 2020

www.sfchronicle.com (Link opens in a new tab)

The Guardian

US food workers are in danger. That threatens all of us.

April 15, 2020

www.theguardian.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KOMO News

A doctor’s plea not to let up on social distancing

April 15, 2020

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The New York Times

The huge cost of waiting to contain the pandemic

April 15, 2020

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Huffington Post

San Francisco sees major coronavirus outbreak at homeless shelter

April 14, 2020

www.huffpost.com (Link opens in a new tab)

Time Magazine

All your coronavirus questions, answered

Features Dr. John Swartzberg

April 14, 2020

time.com (Link opens in a new tab)

KPFA

Coronavirus outbreaks: Nine dead in Hayward nursing home, one family is suing, demanding a criminal investigation

Features professor Art Reingold

April 14, 2020

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Fortune

Alphabet’s Verily coronavirus testing efforts still relatively small one month later

April 14, 2020

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Undark

Covid-19 threatens to overwhelm India’s health care system

April 14, 2020

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New York Times

Backed by agrochemical companies, the current administration and Congress are moving to curb the role of human health studies in regulation

Features professors Eskenazi, Bradman, Holland and others

August 27, 2018

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New York Times

Looking for answers, Times reporters tested the water in Houston

Features Dr. Charlotte Smith

September 13, 2017

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AAA supports bill advocating for expansion of California’s slow down, move over laws

Childhood vaccination coverage was falling across the globe even before Covid

Stanford doctor fired from US vaccine panel by RFK Jr. speaks out

AI and our healthcare: California lawmakers address biases, benefits, access and safety

Preparing for Disease X in a Changing World

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Waymo is teaching its driverless cars to drive more like humans

UnitedHealthcare is struggling to recover from Luigi Mangione

California Senate advances legislation protecting against predatory chatbot practices

Trailblazer American Indian dentist Dr. George Blue Spruce Jr. passes away at 94

Her miscarriage showed the limits of California’s abortion protections. Where you live matters

Improving the US health care system: The case for practical wisdom

No, OBGYNs are not systematically fleeing states that banned abortion

New contagious COVID-19 variant now circulating in CA, health experts warn

Rural Wellness: Revolutionizing rural health education

A Zoox and an e-bike collided in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. Here’s what it says about robotaxi safety.

A fungus that can ‘eat you from the inside out’ could spread as the world heats up

Mosquitoes are adapting to warmer environments, risking spread of disease

Impacts of COVID-19 on vaccination coverage around the world

Malcolm Potts, irreverent evangelist for contraception, dies at 90

What would Len say?

Medicaid is one of America’s strongest economic engines. Why don’t we treat it that way?

Because of their weight, electric vehicles cause more serious crashes

The Bay Area’s first turbo roundabout sent crashes soaring. Commuters and experts say it’s still a better intersection

Investigation: License to kill

Lack of political will and poor coordination hamper LA goal to eliminate traffic deaths

As EV vehicles get heavier, they’re also getting more dangerous

California’s primary care shortage persists despite ambitious moves to close gap

Ob/gyns in states with abortion bans face risks, but new study shows that most stayed after Dobbs

OB-GYNs are not deserting U.S. states with abortion bans

Analysis finds steep increase of self-harm among California girls, multiracial youth

Caltrain’s switch to electric fleet cut carcinogen exposure by 89%

Parents are receiving mixed messages about measles from RFK Jr.

RFK Jr. tells CDC to change its guidance on fluoride in drinking water

EPA to review ‘new science’ on fluoride as RFK Jr. reportedly tells CDC to stop recommending it

Population behavioral health: A national movement to add early intervention to clinical care

Measles outbreak highlights safety of vaccinations

AI relationships have entered the chat

SF public-health officials, experts stress importance of measles vaccine

Shocking rural health policy gaps

Large-scale analysis confirms Black students disproportionately punished in schools

The CDC at a crossroads: Budget cuts, public health, and the growing threat of infectious diseases

Older Black people die at higher rates than their white peers. Here’s why aging is a greater risk for Black Americans.

With first measles case in LA resident and an outbreak in Texas, what SoCal needs to know

Len Syme, beloved UC Berkeley professor and ‘father of social epidemiology,’ dies at 92

Postcard from California: Chemical warning labels are everywhere – and they’re working

Extreme heat linked to accelerated aging in older adults

As dengue spreads, researchers discover a clue to fighting the virus

Is glyphosate in the food supply harming your health?

California’s worst flu season in years may finally be easing

Is this common herbicide harming your health?

Antiretroviral use for HIV prevention during pregnancy

In post-pandemic first, flu deaths outpacing COVID-19

California’s scary product warning labels might be working, study says

The unnatural history of Bird Flu

California disclosure law prompting manufacturers to shift away from toxic compounds

Flu now deadlier than COVID in California for first time since 2020

This doctor says he can make AI in health care safer

5 things doctors never, ever do during cold and flu season

Huge Martinez refinery fire renews neighbors’ fear and frustration

Mosquitoes adapt to a warming environment

“Father of social epidemiology”: professor emeritus S. Leonard Syme dies at 92

Do we need another crisis to revive the CDC?

Families fear rollback of school vaccine requirements under RFK Jr

My therapist is a bot: The rise of AI in mental health treatment

California’s safety net at a crossroads

Can San Francisco stop traffic violence? So far, efforts are failing

Child undernutrition may be contributing to global measles outbreaks

Protect your family from wildfire smoke: What parents and pregnant people need to know

‘Daylighting’ laws will be enforced in the Bay Area in 2025. Here’s how to avoid a ticket

Social risk screening has increased at physician practices

Whooping cough cases surge in Berkeley