The American Heart Association has honored UCI Health for providing the highest levels of care for people suffering from heart failure. The association’s Get With The Guidelines—Heart Failure Gold Plus…
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IN THE NEWS: CNN interviewed Dr. Zeev Kain, professor with UC Irvine’s Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, about the proper use of the drug propofol. The interview is part…
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IN THE NEWS: The website Gizmodo recently asked UC Irvine neuro-opthalmologist Dr. Robert Wade Crow why people tend to see stars when struck on the head. “If you irritate the…
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A glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according to a UC Irvine study. UC Irvine’s Dr. Michael Demetriou, Ani Grigorian and others found that…
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IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register reports that a group of infectious disease and emergency specialists from UC Irvine and the Orange County Health Care Agency attended a special…
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Notable levels of calcium buildup in coronary arteries can be strong predictors of heart attacks and strokes in people with diabetes and metabolic syndrome, according to a study led by…
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Orange, Calif, Sept. 23, 2011 — UC Irvine’s Michael J. Stamos, MD, has been installed as president of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, which sets standards and…
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Dr. Leslie Randall, assistant professor of gynecologic oncology, will appear this week on Healthy OC to discuss ovarian cancer awareness, treatment and research. Healthy OC airs on PBS SoCal, formerly…
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Philippe Caupain puts the Belgian in Belgian waffle. The Brussels native is the seasoned chef behind the crisp and yeasty waffles that have been selling like hotcakes since his restaurant,…
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When Angie Tran-Bloom and Steven Bloom learned they were expecting triplets, their biggest concern was delivering three healthy babies. They never dreamed the pregnancy would nearly cost Angie her life.…
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In its ongoing effort to foster economic growth through innovation, UC Irvine is establishing a new technology company incubator and reaching out to industry in novel ways. The successful 2010…
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IN THE NEWS: An ABC News report about Michigan’s attempts to curb childhood obesity cited UC Irvine pediatrician Dr. Dan Cooper, who questioned whether the effort’s reliance on the body…
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UPDATE: Listen to the KPCC interview about teen driving safety › +++ Dr. Bharath Chakravarthy is scheduled to appear on KPCC’s Patt Morrison show at approximately 2:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept.…
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FEATURE: Dr. Robert E. Bristow, director of gynecologic oncology services for UCI Health, has medicine in his blood. His father was the first African American president of the American Medical…
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Citing the UC Irvine School of Medicine's award-winning Program in Geriatrics, the U.S. Administration on Aging has designated the university as the National Center on Elder Abuse, a clearinghouse for…
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IN THE NEWS: National Public Radio in Boston interviewed Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen about his study Trends in Bariatric Surgery, 2003−2008. Nguyen is the chief of the division of gastrointestinal…
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Donors who give blood at one of the season’s final two UCI Health/Angels Baseball blood drives on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6 at Angel Stadium will receive vouchers for four…
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RESEARCH: Aging is associated with progressive immunodeficiency (weakness of the immune system) that makes seniors more susceptible to infections and cancer. Volunteers are needed to participate in research that is…
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IN THE NEWS: A new study from researchers at UC Irvine, indicates that the use of central catheters caused more than half of the clots occurred occurred patients after surgery,…
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IN THE NEWS: More doctors are performing weight-loss surgery today, and hospitals are touting better survival rates, a new study finds. “We’ve identified a national trend in the use of…
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