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California hammered as national job cuts jump | Los Angeles Times

Much of California’s economy can be divided into high-growth regions such as Los Angeles and parts of the Bay Area, buoyed by a surge in venture-capital investment, while other regions are being hit by tariffs, policy uncertainty and the government’s crackdown on immigrant labor, according to the UCLA Anderson Forecast, released earlier this week. (Also: CalMatters, Modesto Bee, Spectrum News 1, KABC-TV and KCRW-FM.)

Scientists find new hidden benefit of good marriages | Newsweek

A world-first study on how social bonds influence weight and eating behaviors through “the love hormone” oxytocin has suggested that the quality of a person’s relationships may be as important to physical health as eating well and exercising. Paper author and neuroscientist professor Arpana Church of UCLA Health told Newsweek that they found that supportive relationships — especially high-quality marriages — seem to ‘show up’ in the body.

President Trump criticizes Somali immigrants in Minnesota | CNN

“This is not a new issue for the president. You think back to 2016, 2020, the years in between — even 2024 — and it’s not always immigration; it’s often people’s identities, particularly race and ethnicity. So, this is a common refrain for him,” said UCLA’s Lynn Vavreck.

Background AI scribe can help doctors during patient visits | HealthDay

Doctors using a AI scribe software to help document office visits cut their paperwork time by nearly 10%, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine AI. “Documentation burden has become a major contributor to physician burnout, with doctors often spending two hours on paperwork for every hour of patient care,” lead researcher Dr. Paul Lukac, chief AI officer at UCLA Health, said in a news release. (UCLA’s Dr. John Mafi was also quoted.)

L.A. public defenders will defend clients in immigration court | LA Public Press

“The public defender’s office is a crucial backstop. If there were more funding, more fellows could be out there doing this work,” said Ingrid Eagly, co-director of UCLA Law School’s Criminal Law and Policy Consortium.