When men should have mammograms — and more media coverage of UCLA

The Los Angeles Times spoke with Dr. Aditya Bardia, a UCLA breast cancer oncologist who’s been in the field for 15 years and, in that time, has treated over 20 men. He says that men should watch out for lumps, pain, discomfort or nipple inversion. “If you have any of that, get it checked out with an ultrasound,” Bardia said. “Otherwise, if a man is only at average risk, then a mammogram is not necessary. But if he has BRCA and a family history, then a mammogram is recommended.” Read more about UCLA in the news in today’s Capital & Main, CNBC and other outlets.

More highlights from UCLA in the News: March 17, 2026

Emissions suit against California raises Supreme Court parallels | Bloomberg

The Trump administration’s argument is “a close analog” to a stance the Bush administration took in arguing the case, according to Ann Carlson, the faculty director at UCLA’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment. It alleged the federal government already was responsible for issuing fuel economy standards under EPCA and that regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act would “overlap,” Carlson said.

‘Exponential demand’ leads to menopause care legislation | Capital & Main

Addressing these issues can require hormone replacement therapy, which provides supplemental estrogen and other hormones that have decreased in the body, to help women manage their symptoms. These and other treatments are essential for women who go on to live more than 40% of their lives after their last period, said Dr. Rajita Patil, assistant clinical professor in the obstetrics and gynecology department at UCLA Health and director of the Comprehensive Menopause Program.

Strait of Hormuz standoff puts generic drug supplies at risk | CNBC

“I worry about generic drugs in particular, which represent 90% of prescriptions filled in the U.S. and deliver thin profit margins for manufacturers,” said Dr. William Feldman, associate professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, clinical immunology and allergy at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. “India and China are the biggest suppliers of generic drugs to the U.S., and prolonged or widening conflict could raise costs for generic firms, leading to higher prices and/or shortages for patients,” he said.

Some older women may not need blood pressure meds just yet | NBC News

That doesn’t mean even slightly elevated blood pressure — readings in the 120-129 and 80-89 range — should be ignored at any stage of life. “That’s when you have to get serious,” said Dr. Karol Watson, co-director of the UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology and a professor of medicine at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. She was not involved with the new report, but was on the committee that wrote the 2025 hypertension guidelines.

Rift widens among Republicans over Israel and war in Iran | New York Times

“Rubio’s statement did nothing to disabuse the crazier conspiracy theorists from going down that rabbit hole,” said David Myers, a professor of Jewish history at UCLA. “It’s potentially really combustible.”