IN THE NEWS: Survival for brain-cancer patients treated with chemotherapy comes with a dark side: “chemobrain,” the debilitating loss of memory and mental function that often follows, according to an…
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IN THE NEWS: The arms of a Da Vinci robotic system hummed under green surgical lights in the UCI Medical Center basement. Tiny computer-assisted tools, designed for advance laparoscopic surgery,…
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IN THE NEWS: A USA Today article examining the psychological effect of 9/11 cited findings by UC Irvine psychologist Roxane Cohen Silver, who has studied the emotional and physical effects…
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IN THE NEWS: By early next year, the county’s first nurse-managed clinic will open in downtown Santa Ana and thanks to the $1.5 million federal grant landed by UC Irvine’s…
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Traditionally, first-year medical students are awarded white coats to signify their entry into the profession. But at UC Irvine’s Aug. 5 White Coat Ceremony, each member of the School of…
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Young adults whose mothers experienced psychological trauma during their pregnancies show signs of accelerated aging, a UC Irvine-led study found. The researchers discovered that this prenatal exposure to stress affected…
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IN THE NEWS: An Orange County Register column examined the types of cosmetic surgeries some people tend to get as they age. “For the teenager reaching the age of majority,…
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Dr. Shaista Malik, director of the UCI Health Preventive Cardiology Program, will appear this week on "Healthy OC" to discuss women’s cardiovascular health. "Healthy OC" airs on PBS SoCal, formerly…
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More than 80 doctors affiliated with UCI Health are included in the U.S. News “Top Doctors” database. Last week, the U.S. News & World Report included UC Irvine Medical Center…
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UC Irvine neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Linskey will receive the Trauma Intervention Program of Orange County’s 2011 Heroes with Heart award, which the organization has renamed in honor of trauma surgeon…
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Dr. Nitin Bhatia, UC Irvine’s chief of orthopaedic spine surgery, will appear this week on "Healthy OC" to discuss back pain, spine surgery and the SpineAssist robotic system. "Healthy OC"…
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For the 11th consecutive year, UC Irvine Medical Center has been ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. It’s listed 28th for gynecology, 30th for…
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Many people have birth marks, but three of every 1,000 American children are born with a larger mark called a port-wine stain that can significantly affect their quality of life.…
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IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register attended the July 14 burn survivors picnic, held annually by the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center at the medical center in Orange. View…
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Each summer, the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center holds a picnic for burn survivors. Hundreds of former patients and their families attended this year’s picnic at the UC Irvine Medical…
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IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register reported in a UC Irvine study that showed brain cancer patients who lose some of their smarts because of radiation treatments could regain them…
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If you were among the 1 million people annually who need an angioplasty to open a blocked artery, would you choose a procedure that required you to lie still for…
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UCI Health physicians are among the recipients of the University of California Center for Health Quality & Innovation’s inaugural round of grants. Critical care specialist Dr. Elizabeth Turner was awarded…
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UCI Health is recruiting pregnant women to participate in a research study on the reasons for premature birth. "It’s critical to examine the causes of preterm birth in women who…
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If you were among the 1 million people annually who need an angioplasty to open a blocked artery, would you choose a procedure that required you to lie still for…
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