2011

IN THE NEWS: Orange County’s first baby born in in 2012 was delivered at 1:52 a.m. New Year’s Day at UC Irvine Medical Center. According to the Orange County Register:…

IN THE NEWS:  UC Irvine’s Dr. Matthew Butteri addressed the damage a pulmonary embolism could cause in a Los Angeles Times article about the autopsy report for rapper Heavy D. The…

UC Irvine surgical oncologist Dr. Mark E. Linskey, along with colleague Dr. Susan Chang from UC San Francisco, have led the first-ever course for brain tumor specialists on the basics…

IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register examined the conventional wisdom surrounding holiday season weight gain: Conventional wisdom used to say that the average person gained 5-10 pounds starting with…

UC Irvine researchers have uncovered an important source of inflammation seen in people with chronic kidney disease, which is increasingly common due to the epidemic of obesity-related diabetes and hypertension.…

Preparations are under way for UC Irvine’s Burn Survivor’s Holiday Party on Dec. 13. The staff of UC Irvine Regional Burn Center expects several hundred current and former patients and…

Post-menopausal women with a certain type of metastatic breast cancer may have a new treatment option that could lengthen their lives, according a study led by UC Irvine oncologist Rita…

IN THE NEWS: An Orange County Register article examined the recent changes to recommended prostate screening guidelines: While some Orange County doctors, along with the American Urological Association, don’t agree…

After a thorough review, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has recognized the UCI Health multiple sclerosis program for superior and innovative patient care by certifying it as an official Center…

For years, doctors doubted the existence of “chemo brain,” a condition in which many cancer patients described a loss of memory and mental function after undergoing chemotherapy. A study published…