November 21, 2023
A team of UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science along with Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute researchers employed hearing tests and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine whether hearing impairment is associated with differences
March 17, 2022
…in the Biden Administration’s Health Equity Leaders Roundtable Series A student at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science has been invited by the Biden administration to participate in an exclusive group of experts and leaders in the fields of…
February 7, 2023
Community health workers training program aims to increase access to health care services in underserved neighborhoods
May 18, 2022
People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and kept it off using a new weight loss program that targets internal hunger cues and the ability to resist food, reports University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
August 5, 2021
Local public health leaders, including Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego, are calling on parents to protect children from preventable diseases, in particular the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is responsible for 36,000 new cancer diagnosis yearly.
June 25, 2020
Public Health Students Graduate and Enter the Workforce During Unprecedented Times How three students from the first graduating class of UC San Diego’s Wertheim School of Public Health plan to inspire change It was a day of firsts. The first graduating class of the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health…
November 9, 2023
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates there were 42,795 deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes in 2022 in the United States. This projection is close to the previous year fatality numbers, which were the highest in 16 years.
August 15, 2023
An international team of researchers led by UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science investigated the health and environmental impacts of a program in Ecuador that put induction stoves in 750,000 households.
May 1, 2024
Fresh-cut flowers, plants and other greenery bring joy and beauty to homes and offices. They’re also big business. While economic projections trend upward across the globe, a concerning reality lurks beneath the surface: Herbicides used to grow these crops may be reducing brain function in teens.
September 5, 2023
…who are from groups historically underrepresented in MSTEM (Medical, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) majors. The program supports trainee academic success and retention and promotes application to graduate/medical programs and/or entry into clinical or research careers in aging or ADRD.
