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IN THE NEWS: A USA Today article about the fight for a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, highlighted the work and dedication of UCI Health neurologist Namita A. Goyal, MD, who said she chose to specialize…

A UCI Health study has found that long-term dialysis patients with higher levels of natural endocannabinoids have a lower mortality rate, pointing to a potential path for reversing poor life expectancy rates among people with end-stage kidney disease.
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A UCI Health-led study of trauma care in Southern California during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and “stay-at-home” period shows an increase in penetrating injuries such as gunshot wounds and a decrease in blunt trauma, usually…

UCI Health has again been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s of Best Maternity Care Hospitals for 2021. The distinction recognizes facilities that have excelled in providing care to mothers, newborns and their fam…

UCI Medical Center is the first hospital on the West Coast to offer the Swoop™ Portable MRI System, which can be wheeled to the bedside of patients in critical condition.
The portable magnetic resonance imaging device, made by Hyperfine Research,…

Plans to build a world-class, acute care hospital on the northern edge of the University of California, Irvine academic campus advanced significantly today, as the University of California Board of Regents granted approval of the project’s 144-be…

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCI and UCI Health have been committed to leading our community’s fight against the disease. Last weekend, UCI Health began offering the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 2,700 UCI Health patients 65 year…

Irvine, Calif. — Several vaccines to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 have been developed with unprecedented speed. But what if there were a vaccine that would thwart a new coronavirus before it got a chance to begin spreadin…

UCI Health is home to 174 doctors who have been named 2021 Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association, more than any other health system in Orange County.
This prestigious honor, announced in the January 2021 issue of Orange Coa…

IN THE NEWS: Anaheim fire captain Joe Aldecoa, who survived a life-threatening case of COVID-19, delivers a stern warning about attending New Years’ parties.
Aldecoa, who spent nearly a month in intensive care at UCI Medical Center last June, tells NBC…