Orange, Calif. — The work of pioneering ophthalmologist Dr. Marjan Farid was recently recognized with the Roger Steinert, MD, Legacy Award at the June 20-21 Octane Ophthalmology Tech Forum in Irvine. “This recognition…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Health is pleased to announce that Dr. John G. Lee and Dr. Skandan Shanmugan have been appointed co-directors of the Chao Digestive Health Institute. They each bring a wealth of…
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IN THE NEWS: One out of every three people in the United States don’t have a primary care provider, or PCP, to visit for periodic healthcare needs and annual physicals. Having…
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IN THE NEWS: Orange County leaders tasked with keeping people safe gathered ahead of the Fourth of July holiday to ask residents to find ways to celebrate that don’t involve fireworks.…
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IN THE NEWS: Pain medicine is quickly advancing toward an exciting future, thanks in part to collaboration with spine surgeons. UCI Health neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Oh spoke to Becker’s Spine Review about…
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IN THE NEWS: As a leader in patient safety, Chandra Broadwater is committed to finding novel ways of improving care and transforming current safety standards. Broadwater, the director of Quality, Patient…
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IN THE NEWS: Although cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Asian Americans, it’s not understood why because of historical underrepresentation in research. A $12.5 million study funded…
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Orange, Calif. — University and community guests recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the 7,700-square-foot Good Manufacturing Practice facility in Hewitt Hall’s basement at UC Irvine. Although the highly sterile…
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IN THE NEWS: For years, new parents were advised to keep their children away from peanut products until three years of age to reduce the chances of an allergy developing. The…
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IN THE NEWS: A 2019 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put a spotlight on the many negative health effects linked to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including depression,…
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Orange, Calif. — As artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are developed and adopted for use in the healthcare setting, clinicians are cautiously optimistic about their potential. UCI Health Chief Medical Information…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Medical Center, part of UCI Health, has reached a significant milestone by having been upgraded to a four-star patient experience hospital by Medicare. This achievement underscores Orange County’s…
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IN THE NEWS: As chief financial officer and senior vice president at UCI Health, Randolph P. Siwabessy provides financial leadership over the health system, the physician enterprise and UC Irvine School…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Health is proud to announce that UCI Medical Center has received a commendable score of 95 out of 100 on the 2024 Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index.…
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Irvine, Calif. — Checkpoint immunotherapy utilizing PD-1 blockade has become the standard of care for metastatic melanoma. While this treatment is effective in 40% of patients, the other 60% develop resistance, leading…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Medical Center joined National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend, a nationwide movement to raise awareness about gun violence that took place on June 7. Attendees…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Health has again been recognized for its leadership in healthcare sustainability with the Greenhealth Emerald Award in the annual Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards. The award for Orange…
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Orange, Calif. — The promising investigational cell therapy bemdaneprocel for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease has been granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation by the U.S. Food and Drug…
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IN THE NEWS: Springtime means flowers, birds and the inevitable seasonal allergies. But things are changing. Allergy, asthma and immunology specialists from around the county are seeing a growing number of…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Health cancer clinicians and scientists presented key findings and insights that will help advance cancer research and care at the 2024 annual meeting of the American Society…
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