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UCLA to launch innovative Integrative Digestive Health Center | Scienmag

In a groundbreaking advancement for gastrointestinal healthcare, UCLA Health has announced the establishment of the Walter and Shirley Wang Center for Integrative Digestive Health, made possible through a generous $25 million commitment from philanthropists Shirley and Walter Wang. This pioneering center endeavors to revolutionize comprehensive digestive care by addressing the multifaceted nature of gastrointestinal disorders through an integrative and holistic medical approach. (Also: Los Angeles Business Journal.)

Telemedicine cuts down on greenhouse gases | HealthDay News

Telemedicine isn’t only more convenient for patients, but could be helping save the planet, a new study says. Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of more than 130,000 exhaust-spewing gas-powered vehicles, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Managed Care. (UCLA’s Dr. John Mafi was quoted.)

Majority of Californians support Medicaid for all | Capital and Main

Some experts, like UCLA Center for Health Policy Research senior fellow Gerald Kominski, say cutting Medicaid would worsen health outcomes and result in higher health care costs across the board. Even so, he expects congressional Republicans to deliver a bill to President Trump’s desk that makes the cuts.

The little-used provision cited for student deportations | Washington Post

The analysis — based on data from the Executive Office for Immigration Review and published decisions by the Board of Immigration Appeals — was conducted by Graeme Blair, associate professor of political science at UCLA, and David Hausman, assistant professor of law and director of the Deportation Data Project at [UC Berkeley]. (Blair was quoted.)

How federal job cuts could hollow out the Black middle class | Fast Company

Historically, Black workers have used federal positions, many of them union represented, as “pathways to homeownership, higher education for their children, and retirement savings—opportunities that were not widely available to previous generations,” said Andrea Slater, director of the Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity at Work at the University of California, Los Angeles, Labor Center.

Abuse settlement opens new era | Christian Science Monitor

The acknowledgment is meaningful, experts say. “That in and of itself can start to heal a wound of, ‘No one believes me,’ and gives validation to their experiences, which is critical,” explains Lauren Ng, director of UCLA’s TRUST Lab, which researches and treats trauma in underserved communities.

Ultra-processed foods tied to 124,000+ preventable deaths | Healthline

Dana Hunnes, a senior dietitian and assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, said the findings are an important reminder of the benefits of reducing consumption of ultra-processed foods.