Category: BPH In the Media
CBS 58
Walgreens is in particularly awful shape
Features Assistant Professor Jenny Guadamuz
December 18, 2024
www.cbs58.com
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Tech Explorist
Bay Area soda taxes help change people’s minds
Features Professor Kristine A. Madsen
December 12, 2024
www.techexplorist.com
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Brighter Side of News
Scientists discover major link between sugar consumption and aging
Features Professor Barbara Laraia
December 10, 2024
www.thebrighterside.news
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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
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The New York Times
This carcinogen keeps cropping up in personal care products
Features Dr. Luoping Zhang
December 9, 2024
www.nytimes.com
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Beyond Chron
Newsom’s defense of Californians should include Cal/OSHA
Opinion by by Garrett Brown, COEH
December 9, 2024
beyondchron.org
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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American Public Health Association
Climate change could worsen dangers of fungal diseases
Features Professor Justin Remais
November 15, 2024
www.thenationshealth.org
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Environmental Health News
Stricter toxic chemical rules reduce Californians’ exposures
Features Dr. Megan R. Schwarzman
November 4, 2024
www.ehn.org
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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KQED
Mounting evidence shows air pollution threatens children’s cognitive development
Features Dr. John Balmes
October 7, 2024
www.kqed.org
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Washington Post Live
Ziad Obermeyer on tackling ‘data bottleneck’ to combat AI bias
October 3, 2024
www.youtube.com
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Nightingale College
Kimberly MacPherson named incoming chair of Nightingale Education Group’s board of managers
October 3, 2024
nightingale.edu
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CBS News
Caltrain completes rollout of all-electric fleet between San Jose, San Francisco
Features Professor Joshua Apte
September 25, 2024
www.cbsnews.com
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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
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Inside Precision Medicine
Dandelion Health cracks clinical data bottleneck limiting AI in healthcare
Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer
September 24, 2024
www.insideprecisionmedicine.com
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KQED
Californians are breathing far less vehicle pollution, but disparities are widening
Features Associate Professor Joshua Apte
September 18, 2024
www.kqed.org
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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
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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
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Healthnews
California droughts are driving cases of Valley Fever fungus
Features professor Justin Remais
September 11, 2024
healthnews.com
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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
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The Guardian
Mosquito-borne virus prompts public health restrictions in Massachusetts – and backlash
Features professor Art Reingold
September 6, 2024
www.theguardian.com
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ScienceBlog
California droughts fuel surge in dangerous airborne fungal disease
Features professor Justin Remais
September 4, 2024
scienceblog.com
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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
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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
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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
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Public Health Institute
PHI experts join inaugural cohort of BPH Impact Fellows
August 22, 2024
www.phi.org
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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
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WIRED
Wear this AI friend around your neck
Features professor Jodi Halpern
August 9, 2024
www.wired.com
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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
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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
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Undark
Schools launched anti-obesity policies. Experts say they failed.
Features professor Kristine Madsen
July 30, 2024
undark.org
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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
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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
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TODAY
Are tampons safe? New study finds lead and arsenic in tampons.
Features postdoctoral scholar Jenni A. Shearston
July 10, 2024
www.today.com
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ABC7 News
Bay Area health experts suggest new protocols for those with COVID this summer
Features Dr. John Balmes
July 10, 2024
abc7news.com
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Newsweek
Toxic metal in tampons risks brain’s cognitive function, scientists warn
Features postdoctoral scholar Jenni A. Shearston
July 10, 2024
www.newsweek.com
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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
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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
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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
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NPR
New rules will protect California workers from dangerous heat indoors
Features LOHP Director Laura Stock
June 24, 2024
www.npr.org
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The Scientist
A voyage of curiosity and vision
Features Assistant Professor Filipa Rijo-Ferreira
June 18, 2024
www.the-scientist.com
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BBC
How air pollution is causing girls to get their first periods earlier
Features Professor Brenda Eskenazi
June 17, 2024
www.bbc.com
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KQED
Newsom dismisses workplace safety regulator ahead of important vote
Features Labor Occupational Health Program director Laura Stock
June 14, 2024
www.kqed.org
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MedPage Today
Antimicrobial resistance must be addressed now, global experts warn
Features professor Joseph Lewnard
May 30, 2024
www.medpagetoday.com
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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
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California Association of Healthcare Leaders
Dr. Stephen M. Shortell on Authentic Leadership
CAHL podcast interview
May 28, 2024
ache-cahl.org
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Forbes
Public health professionals must engage the public. Communications training is key
Opinion by BPH alum Madhukar Pai
May 24, 2024
www.forbes.com
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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
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Psychology Today
What the Flint water crisis revealed about trust
Commentary by Dr. Jerel Ezell
May 21, 2024
www.psychologytoday.com
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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
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Diablo Magazine
Diablo Magazine’s 2024 Beacons of Change
Features Professor Amani Nuru-Jeter
May 6, 2024
www.diablomag.com
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Financial Times
Doubled estimate of fatal fungal infections sharpens scientific focus
Features professor Justin Remais
April 30, 2024
www.ft.com
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JAMA Network
Exposure to burn pit emissions and respiratory diseases?
By Dr. John R. Balmes
April 29, 2024
jamanetwork.com
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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
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Outside
Inside the battle over school fitness testing
Features Dr. Hannah Thompson
April 17, 2024
www.outsideonline.com
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Housingwire
Opinion: To redress racial bias in mortgage underwriting, scrap the credit score
Features BPH research on redlining
April 9, 2024
www.housingwire.com
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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
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Los Angeles Times
Long-awaited California safeguards against hot workplaces delayed again
Features LOHP director Laura Stock
March 22, 2024
www.latimes.com
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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
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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
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Business Wire
Decolonizing global health a must, says pandemic panel
Features Professor Stefano M. Bertozzi
March 20, 2024
www.businesswire.com
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National Bureau of Economic Research
NBER featured researcher: Ziad Obermeyer
Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer
March 15, 2024
www.nber.org
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Casual Inference Podcast
Targeted Learning with Mar van der Laan
Features Professor Mark van der Laan
March 11, 2024
casualinfer.libsyn.com
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EcoWatch
California wildfire smoke impacts Indigenous communities nearly 2x more than expected
Features Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch
March 5, 2024
www.ecowatch.com
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Harvard Public Health
Increasing social impact on public health campuses
Features BPH Chief Social Impact Officer Claudia Williams
February 22, 2024
harvardpublichealth.org
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Newsletter
Highlights Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch
February 14, 2024
www.niehs.nih.gov
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Courthouse News Service
California lawmaker takes another shot at single-payer health care
Features Professor Richard Scheffler
February 12, 2024
www.courthousenews.com
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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
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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
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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
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PBS
Pharmacy closures affect underserved communities
Features Dr. Jenny Guadamuz
January 26, 2024
www.pbs.org
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Blue Cross Coverage
Fostering innovation in health equity
Features Professor Hector Rodriguez
January 19, 2024
coverage.bluecrossma.com
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CBC Radio
Being Human Now – Belonging
Features Dr. Jodi Halpern
January 12, 2024
www.cbc.ca
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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
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CNN Health
Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says
January 10, 2024
edition.cnn.com
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NPR
This program could help lower maternal mortality rates for Black women in California
Features Dr. Kim Harley
January 9, 2024
www.npr.org
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Storytellers for Public Health
Storytellers for Public Health
An interview with Dr. Charlotte Smith
December 20, 2023
storytellersforpublichealth.blog
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Washington Post
Just how germy is that shopping cart? We asked scientists
Interview with John Swartzberg
November 27, 2023
www.washingtonpost.com
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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
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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
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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
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Vox
Lahaina schools are open again. Parents worry they’re ridden with toxic waste
Includes Dr. John Balmes
November 2, 2023
www.vox.com
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Frontera
Experts: Medical AI needs more experts with technical, health fluency
Features Dr. Ziad Obermeyer
September 22, 2023
fronterasdesk.org
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Relias Media
Study: Family planning services need better integration in primary care
Features PhD candidate Alex Schulte
September 22, 2023
www.reliasmedia.com
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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
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Health Affairs
Moving health policy research toward a community-engaged research standard
By assistant professor Jerel Ezell
September 15, 2023
www.healthaffairs.org
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WIRED
The battle against the fungal apocalypse is just beginning
September 14, 2023
www.wired.com
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TechCrunch
Could AI be the spark that ends the opioid epidemic?
By assistant professor Jerel Ezell, PhD
September 4, 2023
techcrunch.com
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American Public Health Association
Alumna Nancy Krieger wins prestigious Sedgwick Medal from APHA
September 1, 2023
www.apha.org
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The Daily Californian
UC Berkeley School of Public Health’s new journal to reduce misinformation on infectious diseases
August 30, 2023
www.dailycal.org
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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
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TIME Magazine
The face of rural addiction is not what you think
By assistant professor Jerel Ezell
August 25, 2023
time.com
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Los Angeles Times
Which California workers take paid leave? Many noncitizens forgo the benefit, study shows
August 24, 2023
www.latimes.com
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Health Affairs
James Robinson on life sciences innovation acceleration
A Health Podyssey podcast
August 23, 2023
www.healthaffairs.org
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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
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Brookings
Making the invisible epidemic visible
Co-authored by Ziad Obermeyer
August 17, 2023
www.brookings.edu
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KQED
How AI could transform mental health care
Features professor Jodi Halpern
August 16, 2023
www.kqed.org
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The Daily Californian
Berkeley Lab study finds smoke exposed carpets retain tobacco pollutants
Includes research by John Balmes
August 16, 2023
www.dailycal.org
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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
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The Daily Californian
Berkeley study finds shortcomings in OB-GYN screening for postpartum depression
August 15, 2023
dailycal.org
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Health Affairs
Opinion: How industrial policy could accelerate innovation in the life sciences
By professor James C. Robinson
August 8, 2023
www.healthaffairs.org
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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
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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
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GO Magazine
Cheri Pies, Lesbian Parenthood Pioneer, Dies
July 26, 2023
gomag.com
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PinkNews
Cheri Pies, pioneering author of lesbian parent handbook, dies of cancer, aged 73
July 26, 2023
www.thepinknews.com
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Berkeleyside
Remembering Cheri Pies, who wrote trailblazing book on lesbian parenting
July 26, 2023
www.berkeleyside.org
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The Daily Californian
A ‘caretaker’: a look into Cheri Pies’ life
July 26, 2023
dailycal.org
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The Independent
Cheri Pies death: Author of ‘pioneering’ lesbian parenting handbook dies of cancer at 73
July 26, 2023
www.independent.co.uk
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New York Times
Cheri Pies, who guided lesbian couples in parenthood, dies at 73
July 24, 2023
www.nytimes.com
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NIHCM
Shared decision-making and racial or ethnic concordance reduces health expenditures
Features Timothy T. Brown, PhD
July 20, 2023
nihcm.org
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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
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Advisory Board
Redlining: An ongoing threat to public health
Features Epidemiology Division Chair Mahasin Mujahid
July 19, 2023
www.advisory.com
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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
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New York Times
Who employs your doctor? Increasingly, a private equity firm
Features professor Richard Scheffler
July 11, 2023
www.nytimes.com
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Wellness Letter
The Wellness Letter: Chocolate, we have a (cadmium) problem
May 30, 2023
www.wellnessletteronline.com
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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
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KCBS Radio San Francisco
How the pandemic adversely and drastically impacted unhoused youth
May 23, 2023
omny.fm
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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
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Virginia Rural Health Association
Rural Health Voice podcast: Future public health leaders
Features HPM faculty director Kimberly MacPherson
May 22, 2023
vrha.org
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Healthcare Innovations Group
Study: CPC+ practices had lower share of Black, Latino Patients
May 10, 2023
www.hcinnovationgroup.com
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Berkeley News
Graduation season is getting greener at UC Berkeley
May 9, 2023
news.berkeley.edu
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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
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Greater Good Science Center
What stressed children the most during the pandemic?
April 24, 2023
greatergood.berkeley.edu
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NeurologyLive
Shared genetic variants account for overlap in migraine and multiple sclerosis
Features professor Lisa Barcellos
April 20, 2023
www.neurologylive.com
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Inverse
<em>The Last of Us</em> 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
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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
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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
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The Washington Post
Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds
Features professor Emily Ozer
February 15, 2023
www.washingtonpost.com
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Patch News, Napa Valley
Napa County appoints BPH alum Dr. Christine Wu as Public Health Officer
December 14, 2022
patch.com
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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
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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
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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
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STAT News
STAT Wunderkinds: Filipa Rijo-Ferreira
Features Assistant Professor Filipa Rijo-Ferreira
November 16, 2022
www.statnews.com
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Esri News
A self-learner becomes an influential GIS lecturer
Features Dr. Charlotte Smith
November 16, 2022
www.esri.com
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Health Affairs
Podcast: Brent Fulton on cross-market hospital consolidation
Features associate research professor Brent Fulton
November 8, 2022
www.healthaffairs.org
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Financial Times
Trove of unique health data sets could help AI predict medical conditions earlier
Features Ziad Obermeyer
January 7, 2022
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NBC News
Covid testing sites overwhelmed ahead of the holidays
December 21, 2021
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KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
Talking COVID: All About Omicron
December 17, 2021
www.youtube.com
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WOSU Public Media
The latest on the omicron variant and COVID
December 17, 2021
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Salon
Climate change expected to cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100
December 9, 2021
www.salon.com
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The Millbank Quarterly
Health Equity: California Style
By professor Richard Scheffler
December 7, 2021
www.milbank.org
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Health Central
Omicron Is Here. Are You Ready for It?
December 2, 2021
www.healthcentral.com
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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
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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
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Mother Jones
Here’s What We Know About the COVID-19 Omicron Strain So Far
November 29, 2021
www.motherjones.com
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KQED
Flu infections on the rise after hitting historic low last winter
November 16, 2021
www.kqed.org
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The Economist
The color of health—how to close the racial health gap
November 15, 2021
economist.com
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KCLU
For more than a month every year California’s Central, South Coasts are breathing in wildfire smoke
November 14, 2021
www.kclu.org
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San Francisco Chronicle
Here’s why people with depression and mood disorders now qualify for COVID booster shots
November 13, 2021
www.sfchronicle.com
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Nature
When are masks most useful? COVID cases offer hints
November 5, 2021
www.nature.com
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Berkeley News
UC Berkeley again No.1 public, fourth best globally in U.S. News rankings
October 29, 2021
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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
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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
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The Press Democrat
Local public health experts: Colin Powell’s not part of vaccination debate
October 19, 2021
www.pressdemocrat.com
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HealthDay News
Improving The Health Of Rural Americans
By BPH professors Stephen Shortell and Brent Fulton
October 14, 2021
www.healthaffairs.org
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Kaiser Health News
Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal?
October 11, 2021
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Forbes
Covid-19 vaccine mandates are working—here’s the proof
October 6, 2021
www.forbes.com
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New York Times
‘Mandates are working’: Employer ultimatums lift vaccination rates, so far
October 5, 2021
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ABC News
West Oakland air pollution disproportionately affects Black, Latino residents, report finds
October 4, 2021
abc7news.com
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Runner's World
Why You Might Want to Reconsider Running Next to a Highway Every Day
October 2, 2021
runnersworld.com
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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
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Cal Matters
California’s extra sick leave for COVID-19 is ending, but is it too soon?
September 28, 2021
calmatters.org
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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
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San Francisco Chronicle
Here’s why California has the lowest COVID rate in the nation
September 21, 2021
www.sfchronicle.com
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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
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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
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Public Health Post
Global Health Profile; Featuring BPH assistant professor Dr. Phuoc Le
September 15, 2021
www.publichealthpost.org
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Vox
Why food and housing assistance is essential for improving America’s health
September 15, 2021
www.vox.com
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The Fung Fellowship / Medium
Celebrating Jaspal Sandhu: 5 Years at the Fung Fellowship
September 10, 2021
fungfellows.medium.com
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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
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The Mercury News
Has Bay Area summer COVID-19 infection wave crested?
August 26, 2021
www.mercurynews.com
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MarketWatch
America Is Aging and Diversifying: What that Means for Healthcare
August 20, 2021
www.marketwatch.com
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HealthDay News
HealthDay Now: What Does Wildfire Smoke do to Your Lungs?
Features Dr. John Balmes
August 14, 2021
consumer.healthday.com
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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
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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
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New York Times
What to know about the Delta variant in California
July 1, 2021
www.nytimes.com
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KTVU FOX 2
Infection from Delta variant reported in Santa Cruz County, as variant spreads nationwide
June 30, 2021
www.ktvu.com
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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
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Governing
How San Francisco Brought Its COVID Death Rate Down to Zero
June 23, 2021
www.governing.com
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STAT
‘Nobody is catching it’: Algorithms used in health care nationwide are rife with bias
June 22, 2021
www.statnews.com
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Fyne Fettle
Medline Buyout May Set Off Private Equity Investment Wave
June 8, 2021
fynefettle.com
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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
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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
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Science Friday
Can An Algorithm Explain Your Knee Pain?
May 18, 2021
www.sciencefriday.com
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New York Times
What does the new mask guidance really mean?
May 14, 2021
www.nytimes.com
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New York Times
With hugs and haircuts, U.S. epidemiologists start returning (carefully!) to everyday life
May 13, 2021
www.nytimes.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
The vaccinated and unvaccinated are mingling, creating a tricky new social landscape
April 26, 2021
www.sfchronicle.com
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KQED Radio
LA mayor proposing basic income pilot program
April 22, 2021
www.kqed.org
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The Guardian
Innovative gun violence program saved many lives and millions of dollars, researchers find
April 19, 2021
www.theguardian.com
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NBC Bay Area
UCSF panelists argue structural changes necessary for post-COVID pandemic society
April 15, 2021
www.nbcbayarea.com
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AMA Journal of Ethics
Ethics Talk: health hazards of cost sharing
Video featuring professor Ziad Obermeyer
April 14, 2021
journalofethics.ama-assn.org
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<em>Tradeoffs</em> Podcast
This algorithm can help docs better ID pain in Black patients
April 13, 2021
tradeoffs.org
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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
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KCBS Radio
The pandemic’s impact on youth homelessness
April 5, 2021
omny.fm
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KRON4 News
Pfizer: COVID vaccine safe for kids as young as 12
April 2, 2021
www.kron4.com
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Eater
What Climate Change Means for Foodborne Illness and Food Safety
March 29, 2021
www.eater.com
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CAP Journalism Podcast
Racefluent: Why are Black people scared of vaccines?
March 29, 2021
soundcloud.com
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Journal of Virus Eradication
Commentary: COVID-19 research, Africa, and global health
March 25, 2021
www.sciencedirect.com
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California Preterm Birth Initiative
Police Violence Impacts the Health of Black Infants
March 22, 2021
pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu
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New York Times
What Happens to Your Mental Health When You Can’t Pay Your Rent?
March 17, 2021
www.nytimes.com
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Tradeoffs
Raising the Minimum Wage Saved Lives
March 17, 2021
tradeoffs.org
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SCVTV Santa Clarita
COVID-19 Vaccine Shortages Highlight Health Inequities in L.A. County
March 3, 2021
scvnews.com
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JAMA Health Forum
Taking Vaccine to Where the Virus Is—Equity and Effectiveness in Coronavirus Vaccinations
February 22, 2021
jamanetwork.com
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Public Health Post
An Interview with Amani Allen
February 19, 2021
www.publichealthpost.org
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The Sacramento Bee
Which California counties could achieve COVID herd immunity first? Survey offers clues
February 11, 2021
www.sacbee.com
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NBC Bay Area
Guard Must Remain High Even After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccinations: Doctors
February 10, 2021
www.nbcbayarea.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
As We Return to School, We Must Also Invest in Social Learning
February 2, 2021
www.sfchronicle.com
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Fast Company
West Virginia Has a Simple System that Avoids Wasting Vaccine Doses
January 29, 2021
www.fastcompany.com
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<em>Tradeoffs</em> Podcast
Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden’s Pick to Lead HHS
January 28, 2021
tradeoffs.org
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WIRED
New Algorithms Could Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care
January 27, 2021
www.wired.com
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Politico
Newsom Lifts Stay-at-Home Orders across California
January 26, 2021
www.politico.com
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MIT Technology Review
AI Could Make Healthcare Fairer—By Helping Us Believe what Patients Say
January 23, 2021
www.technologyreview.com
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The Milbank Quarterly
Richard Scheffler: Why the Biden Administration Should Help States Develop Capitated Public Options
January 22, 2021
www.milbank.org
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LA Times
How the ‘California Miracle’ Dissolved into a Winter Coronavirus Nightmare
January 22, 2021
www.latimes.com
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JAMA
Viewpoint: Funding of Pharmaceutical Innovation During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
By professor James C. Robinson
January 20, 2021
jamanetwork.com
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Colorado Public Radio
Coronavirus Can Spread Fast When Restrictions Open Up
January 11, 2021
www.cpr.org
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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
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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
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NBC Bay Area
Berkeley Public Health’s Art Reingold on California’s Vaccine Approval Process
December 11, 2020
www.nbcbayarea.com
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Oaklandside
COVID-19 Leaves Unhoused Oaklanders with Few Options for Winter Shelter
December 10, 2020
oaklandside.org
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NBC Bay Area
Art Reingold: Leader of California’s Coronavirus Vaccine Safety Team Reveals Approval Process
December 10, 2020
www.nbcbayarea.com
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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
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Los Angeles Times
Lockdowns Are Depressing and Economically Devastating. But California Might Not Have a Choice
December 7, 2020
www.latimes.com
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WBUR's Here & Now
Arthur Reingold on COVID-19 Vaccine Approval And Distribution In California
December 4, 2020
www.wbur.org
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Self Magazine
7 Ways to Stay Safe When You’re on a Family Road Trip in the Future
December 3, 2020
www.self.com
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New York Times
America Is Letting the Coronavirus Rage Through Prisons
November 24, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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Quartz
America’s Wildfires Might Make COVID-19 Worse
November 23, 2020
qz.com
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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
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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
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CNN
School Warnings About Children’s Weight Don’t Work, Study Says
November 20, 2020
www.cnn.com
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Physician's Weekly
Is School-Based BMI Screening a Bust for Weight Loss?
November 20, 2020
www.physiciansweekly.com
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Health Affairs
“Better Care Plan”: A Public Option Choice
November 16, 2020
www.healthaffairs.org
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Elite Daily
Is It Safe to Host Friendsgiving In 2020? Experts Explain Why It Might Be Too Risky
November 13, 2020
www.elitedaily.com
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The Los Angeles Times
California Issues Travel Advisory Ahead of Holidays as COVID-19 Surges
November 13, 2020
www.latimes.com
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NPR
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass Summer Peak And Are Climbing Higher Fast
October 28, 2020
www.npr.org
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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
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The Hill
How California turned the corner on COVID-19
October 27, 2020
thehill.com
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Eight months in, California is containing COVID-19 as other states spike. Here’s why.
October 20, 2020
www.inquirer.com
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KQED
From Condoms to Coronavirus Masks, ‘Harm Reduction’ Has Worked to Protect Public Health
October 16, 2020
www.kqed.org
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Associated Press
US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
October 6, 2020
apnews.com
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New York Times
Kamala Harris and the Push to Cut Hospital Bills in California
October 6, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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The Atlantic
Professor John Balmes on the <em>Social Distance</em> podcast: Fires Outside, Virus Inside
October 5, 2020
podcasts.apple.com
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The Washington Spectator
Regulators Steamroll Health Concerns as the Global Economy Embraces 5G
October 2, 2020
washingtonspectator.org
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KALW San Francisco
Pregnancy And Pesticides: A Study As Old As Its Subjects Reveals Health Concerns
October 1, 2020
www.kalw.org
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Courthouse News Services
Trial Over Alabama’s Covid-19 Voting Rules Kicks Off
September 11, 2020
www.courthousenews.com
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KQED
Poverty and Racism Leave People More Vulnerable to Wildfire Smoke
September 8, 2020
www.kqed.org
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CBS News
“You can’t speed the process up,” says expert vaccinologist of clinical trials for coronavirus drug
September 1, 2020
www.cbsnews.com
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STAT
Study finds racial bias in the government’s formula for distributing Covid-19 aid to hospitals
August 31, 2020
www.statnews.com
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Elemental
The Emerging Links Between Covid-19 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
August 26, 2020
elemental.medium.com
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KQED
Wildfires in Northern and Central California Vastly Expand Overnight
August 20, 2020
www.kqed.org
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Fast Company
Bad design kills: Why COVID-19 spread like wildfire at one of America’s worst prisons
August 14, 2020
www.fastcompany.com
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Los Angeles Times
California paid a price for mask shortage in dollars and lives, coronavirus study finds
August 12, 2020
www.latimes.com
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Healthline
COVID-19: How California Went from Model State to Hot Spot
August 3, 2020
www.healthline.com
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KQED
How Much Should We Worry about COVID When Gathering Outside?
July 31, 2020
www.kqed.org
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New York Times
Hoping to Understand the Virus, Everyone Is Parsing a Mountain of Data
July 28, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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National Science Foundation
Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens
July 28, 2020
www.nsf.gov
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KQED
As California Prepares to Release up to 8,000 Inmates, Advocates Ask What’s Next
July 24, 2020
www.kqed.org
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The ORION Open Science Podcast
Viral Validation: How the New Journal ‘Rapid Reviews: COVID-19’ Accelerates Peer Review and Publishing
July 24, 2020
www.podbean.com
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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
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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
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Montana Public Radio
Wildfire Smoke Could Intensify Spread, Deadliness Of COVID-19, Researchers Say
July 17, 2020
www.mtpr.org
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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
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San Francisco Chronicle
Newsom orders all California counties to close indoor restaurants, bars
July 15, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com
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New York Times
Sutter Health’s Request to Delay $575 Million Settlement Is Denied
July 14, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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Mother Jones
California Will Release Up to 8,000 Prisoners by Summer’s End
July 14, 2020
www.motherjones.com
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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
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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
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The Fern
As Covid-19 cases spike, an unprecedented alliance emerges to protect California farmworkers
July 8, 2020
thefern.org
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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
kpfa.org
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AP News
Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with test disparities
July 6, 2020
apnews.com
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Sports Illustrated
Rachel Morello-Frosch gives college sports star health advice
July 3, 2020
www.si.com
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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
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The Hill
California goes from COVID-19 success story to cautionary tale
July 3, 2020
thehill.com
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The New York Times
Gentlemen, Take Control of That Beard
July 3, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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Times Higher Education
MIT seeks to speed up pandemic research with AI-aided journal
July 1, 2020
www.timeshighereducation.com
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Monterey Herald
Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease
July 1, 2020
www.montereyherald.com
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Times Leader
Tesla CEO Musk wrong about coronavirus testing: UC Berkeley expert
July 1, 2020
www.timesleader.com
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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
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Inside Higher Ed
Debunking Bad COVID-19 Research
June 29, 2020
www.insidehighered.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
Coronavirus Has Cost California Health Insurers $2.4 Billion So Far
June 25, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com
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KALW San Francisco
The Trump Administration Ignored The Warnings. COVID Is Now Surging. What’s Next?
June 25, 2020
www.kalw.org
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The Appeal
Coronavirus In Jails And Prisons
June 25, 2020
theappeal.org
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KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
Doctors Warn COVID-19 Outbreak At San Quentin Could Be Catastrophic
June 25, 2020
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
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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
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San Francisco Chronicle
How can Bay Area counties prove they remain safe? ‘It’s a scoreboard’
June 23, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com.
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Grist Magazine
Does city living spread coronavirus? It’s complicated.
June 22, 2020
grist.org
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KCBS Radio
Answering Your Questions About Coronavirus Transmission
June 18, 2020
kcbsradio.radio.com
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KCBS Radio
The State of California: Rising COVID-19 Cases, Reopening Collide
June 16, 2020
kcbsradio.radio.com
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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
kpfa.org
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CBS News
Health expert: Police violence against black people is a “pandemic”
June 12, 2020
www.cbsnews.com
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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
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Washington Post
Police killing black people is a pandemic, too
June 8, 2020
www.washingtonpost.com
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WIRED
‘Nonlethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm
June 5, 2020
www.wired.com
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KQED
Four Bay Area Cities Have Used Tear Gas. Here’s How It Makes COVID-19 Worse
June 5, 2020
www.kqed.org
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KQED
Is It Safe to Keep Loosening Coronavirus Restrictions? Medical Experts Weigh In
June 4, 2020
www.kqed.org
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KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
Coronavirus: Between Infection Rates Or Hospitalizations, Which Data Paints Most Accurate Picture?
May 27, 2020
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
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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
kpfa.org
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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
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New York Times
Why Researchers Hope to Test High-Risk Groups in California
May 18, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
Coronavirus will test how important athletes’ health is to big business of sports
May 16, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com
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China News Service
Studies reveal social inequities in U.S. amid COVID-19
May 15, 2020
www.ecns.cn
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WFMY News 2
How consumer data could be used to track the coronavirus
May 15, 2020
www.wfmynews2.com
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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
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Los Angeles Times
Trump’s contradictory message amid coronavirus in White House
May 11, 2020
www.latimes.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
The numbers are stark: Latino, black communities are hardest hit in Bay Area by coronavirus
May 11, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
California is ramping up antibody tests. The technology is promising, but big questions remain.
May 10, 2020
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
33 things you definitely do not need to buy during pandemic
May 10, 2020
www.reviewjournal.com
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The New Republic
Is 5G going to kill us all?
May 9, 2020
newrepublic.com
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Elite Daily
When will quarantine end? You may be waiting a while
May 9, 2020
www.elitedaily.com
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Fox 2 KTVU
UC Berkeley scientists launch new coronavirus antibody test
May 8, 2020
www.ktvu.com
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Elite Daily
How to safely drop off Mother’s Day gifts during quarantine, because you gotta protect mom
May 5, 2020
www.elitedaily.com
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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
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EurekAlert!
National Academy of Medicine announces 10 emerging leaders in health and medicine
May 5, 2020
www.eurekalert.org
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The New York Times
Will smoke from controlled burns hurt Covid-19 patients?
May 4, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
Bay Area has 6 criteria for loosening coronavirus restrictions. Here’s where each county is now.
May 3, 2020
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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
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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
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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
la.curbed.com
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San Francisco Public Press
Approved Tent Camps for Social Distancing Get Thumbs-Up in Report
April 23, 2020
sfpublicpress.org
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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
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Express.co.uk
Coronavirus news: Study reveals virus is far more widespread than predicted in US
April 20, 2020
www.express.co.uk
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The Washington Post
Future pandemics can be prevented, but that’ll rely on unprecedented global cooperation
April 18, 2020
www.washingtonpost.com
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NEJM Catalyst
Responding to Covid-19: Lessons from Management Research
April 17, 2020
catalyst.nejm.org
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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
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San Francisco Chronicle
UC Berkeley to test 5,000 healthy people in East Bay for coronavirus
April 17, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
Coronavirus appears twice as deadly for blacks as whites in California
April 16, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com
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The Guardian
When will California emerge from the coronavirus crisis? What models can – and can’t – predict
April 16, 2020
www.theguardian.com
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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
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NBC Bay Area
Researchers Say Social Distancing Could Be the Norm Until at Least 2022
April 16, 2020
www.nbcbayarea.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
Decades before coronavirus, a San Francisco AIDS conference changed Dr. Fauci’s life
April 15, 2020
www.sfchronicle.com
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The Guardian
US food workers are in danger. That threatens all of us.
April 15, 2020
www.theguardian.com
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The New York Times
The huge cost of waiting to contain the pandemic
April 15, 2020
www.nytimes.com.
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KOMO News
A doctor’s plea not to let up on social distancing
April 15, 2020
komonews.com
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Huffington Post
San Francisco sees major coronavirus outbreak at homeless shelter
April 14, 2020
www.huffpost.com
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Time Magazine
All your coronavirus questions, answered
Features Dr. John Swartzberg
April 14, 2020
time.com
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KPFA
Coronavirus outbreaks: Nine dead in Hayward nursing home, one family is suing, demanding a criminal investigation
Features professor Art Reingold
April 14, 2020
kpfa.org
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Fortune
Alphabet’s Verily coronavirus testing efforts still relatively small one month later
April 14, 2020
fortune.com.
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Undark
Covid-19 threatens to overwhelm India’s health care system
April 14, 2020
undark.org
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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
www.nytimes.com
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New York Times
Looking for answers, Times reporters tested the water in Houston
Features Dr. Charlotte Smith
September 13, 2017
www.nytimes.com
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