A5078604222- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Disaster Response and Management
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Human Rights and Development
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
University of California, Los Angeles
1985-2024
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
2019-2024
University of Sheffield
2023
UCLA Medical Center
2019-2021
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
2020-2021
LAC+USC Medical Center
2020
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
2019
Stanford University
2009
Baxter (United States)
2009
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease of unknown etiology that involves multiple interacting cell types driven by numerous cytokines and epitopes. Although the initiating events leading to SLE pathology are not understood, there growing realization dysregulated cytokine action on immune cells plays an important role in promoting inflammatory state. We applied phospho-specific flow cytometry characterize extent which regulation signal transduction through STAT...
In December 2017, the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs and Board Supervisors, alongside local health care legal providers, convened Health Equity for Immigrants Families Summit to advance a vision immigrant health. We describe four critical concepts identified by stakeholders address varied needs immigrants in an increasingly anti-immigrant political environment: (1) Recognizing immigration status as modifiable social determinant health; (2) Adopting concept...
Adam, a justice-involved young man, was brought into the emergency department at county hospital in cardiogenic shock due to recurring episode of injection-drug-use-related infective endocarditis (IDU-IE). Adam had initiated injection opioid use prison. He surgically treated for previous episodes IDU-IE but unable fully recover limitations care within penal medicine. This case report explores prison as determinant health, interactions between clinical, welfare, and medicine, produce maintain...
Purpose: Emergency physicians are witnesses to the impact of socioeconomic determinants health on physical and psychiatric illness. Understanding structural barriers right (RTH) serves as a foundation for interventions promote equity. This study was performed determine self-described fulfillment RTH among public emergency department (ED) patient population. Methods: A convenience sample survey between June August 2014 200 patients in ED assessing demographic characteristics desired...
The field of medical action extends beyond the clinical encounter. Rather, encounters are organized by wider regimes governance and expertise, broader geographies care, abandonment violence. Clinical in penal institutions condense render visible fundamental situatedness all care. This article considers complexity carceral their through an examination crisis mental health care jails, issue significant public concern United States much world. We present findings from our engaged, collaborative...
The purpose of this article is to examine the co-design process a research project which was implemented support an initiative led by low-income older people in Klong Toey, Bangkok. primary objective co-produce design toolkit that can guide development live–work housing for Toey. A three-day workshop held with local stakeholders develop alternatives prevailing activities identified as part field study. Within framework methodology, researchers engaged users facilitators and translators...
<title>Abstract</title> <underline>Background:</underline> Venous thromboembolism (VTE), encompassing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a major cause of mortality globally has shown an increased incidence in the United States. Despite this, no research sought to identify VTE risk factors carceral settings. This study investigates prevalence VTE-related deaths jailed non-jailed populations Los Angeles County over 16-year period (2008 2023). <underline>Methods:</underline> We...
In this work thermal oscillations at the dryout front in an electrically heated composite tube of inconel and glass have been studied experimentally analytically. The has inside diameter 17.2 mm, a length 1913 mm. thickness half is 0.89 experiments deionized water Freon-113 were used as test liquids while pressure exit was one atmosphere. established predetermined height from inlet. frequency magnitude wall temperature vicinity obtained temperature-time history. most probable time period...