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  • Puerto Rico Avoids the Worst of Hurricane Dorian, But Family Members Still Concerned

Puerto Rico Avoids the Worst of Hurricane Dorian, But Family Members Still Concerned

August 30, 2019

Alex Ortega, PhD, a professor and chair in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was interviewed in an Aug. 28 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about his Puerto Rico's preparations for Hurricane Dorian. Ortega's team has been studying how Hurricane Maria affected the health of Puerto Ricans.  

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