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Autistic people, experts voice alarm at RFK’s approach | The Guardian
A draft of proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, leaked on Wednesday, would also eliminate support for people with disabilities in the U.S., including education, research and services. “It’s going to have an enormous chilling effect,” said Daniel Geschwind, professor and director of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment.
‘This is not how we do science, ever’ | The Atlantic
That approach, experts told me, can’t provide enough evidence to definitively pinpoint autism’s cause, much less guide policy to eliminate it. “The chances of getting garbage are so high,” Catherine Lord, a clinical psychologist at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, told me.
Deadly drone and missile strike in Ukraine | KCAL-TV
“Vladimir Putin is definitely not helping Trump’s cause. The proposal the United States has pushed forward is one that would effectively have Ukraine give up approximately 20 percent of its territory, and that’s a non-starter,” said UCLA’s Benjamin Radd (approx. :55 mark).
Report: Almost half of Americans breathe unhealthy air | “NBC News Daily”
“To be clear, air pollution is bad for everyone. It can carry health risks to most people. But there are certain groups of people that we worry about more than others,” said UCLA’s Dr. Akshay Syal (approx. 2:00 mark).
A growing coalition joins Elon Musk’s war on OpenAI | Washington Post
Letting OpenAI execute its restructuring plan would set a dangerous precedent for other nonprofits, said Michael Dorff, a corporate law professor at UCLA who signed the letter sent to OpenAI’s board Tuesday.
Tina Knowles’ delayed breast cancer diagnosis | Healthline
“Screening is important to help identify breast cancer (if it were to develop) at the earliest possible stage,” added Dr. Mediget Teshome, chief of breast surgery and director of breast health at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. “The stage then informs treatment recommendations and is associated with prognosis with early-stage disease associated with improved survival outcomes,” she told Healthline.
