A first-of-its-kind stem cell-based treatment for retinitis pigmentosa developed by UC Irvine’s Dr. Henry Klassen, Dr. Jing Yang and colleagues has received consent from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration…
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IN THE NEWS: The future of surgery is limited, according to Dr. Jaime Landman, professor and chair, Department of Urology, UC Irvine. Driven by rapid advances in fusion, 3-D printing…
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IN THE NEWS: Despite test results and professional opinions from two other hospitals and a rehabilitation center, Ann Kaiser still strongly believed that her husband Marc could be revived from…
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Wengui Yu, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurologist, neurointensivists and vascular neurologist who specializes in treating severe strokes and complex cerebrovascular disorders. As the new director of the UCI Health…
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Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death — and the leading cause of disability in the United States. In recognition of National Stroke Awareness Month in May, UCI Health…
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IN THE NEWS:UCI Health is leading the way in advancing no-incision approaches to surgery, according to Dr. Jaime Landman, professor and chair, Department of Urology, UC Irvine. Daily Pilot Fitness…
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A UC Irvine research team will receive up to $5 million to further develop a bloodstream infection detection system that speeds up diagnosis times with unprecedented accuracy – allowing physicians…
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UCI Health was honored with an “A” grade in the Spring 2015 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety…
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The 2015 Orange County Medical Association Physicians of Excellence list includes 115 UCI Health doctors. The list was published in a special supplement of Coast magazine inserted into the Orange…
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Cancer specialist Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD, has received a $2.7-million grant from the National Institutes for Health to continue his research into understanding and exploiting a genetic mutation that…
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April is National Awareness month for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). To raise awareness, the Walsh Lab from the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UC, Irvine participated in…
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Renee Montague had all but given up hope for recovering her vision. In seven years, Montague had endured four invasive eye surgeries, worn 12 sets of contact lenses and consulted…
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UCI Health invites the public to learn about the latest innovations in surgical kidney disease at 7 p.m., April 20 at the Newport Beach Public Library. Dr. Jaime Landman, chair…
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UCI Health is continuing to expand the reach of academic medicine in Orange County with new specialty care offices now open in Tustin. This site offers patients access to world-class…
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A healthy voice is easy to take for granted. It is not until a problem – ranging from mild discomfort to the inability to speak – occurs that we appreciate…
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David and Ricki Pearl were meant to be together. They met as children and David proudly remembers it was love at first sight. Circumstances in life separated them for more…
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IN THE NEWS: Last summer, 48-year-old Marc Kaiser descended into a persistent vegetative state, while being treated at a community hospital. He was intubated, with a flatline brain EEG and…
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Michael Moeller had suffered for 10 months with debilitating diarrhea. Finally, after only one dose and one day, he knew he was over it. The treatment was not a new…
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IN THE NEWS: Some of the conventional “wisdom” regarding our health may or may not be true after all. UCI Health ophthalmologist Dr. Wade Crow was one of the experts…
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A pouch-like structure inside the heart’s left atrial chamber in some people may explain strokes that otherwise lack an identifiable cause, according to UC Irvine School of Medicine researchers. Dr.…
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