Little Irelynn Gossett had five surgeries before she was a week old to correct gastroschisis, a rare birth defect that left her stomach and intestines protruding from a hole in her…
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IN THE NEWS: UCI Health infectious disease specialist Dr. Shruti Gohil discusses the upcoming flu season and which flu shot to get on 89.3 KPCC's health blog: Widespread flu vaccination…
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IN THE NEWS: With confirmation that enterovirus-68 has sickened four children in Southern California and is expected to spread, UCI Health infectious disease specialist Dr. Shruti Gohil says parents should…
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Often, children experiencing chronic pain are taken from specialist to specialist, receiving few answers about the cause or what can be done to relieve it. Frequently, children in pain are…
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IN THE NEWS: Coffee can stunt a child's growth. Touching a toad gives you warts. It's OK to eat food that was on the ground for five seconds or less.…
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As your children head back to school, there’s more to think about than math tests, spelling bees and homework. Protecting your family from the many common illnesses that make the…
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When Newport Beach resident Sue Stern was diagnosed with a rare spinal cord tumor in 2008, she and her husband Ralph sought out the finest neurosurgeons in the region for…
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Imagine learning you’re pregnant, then being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few weeks later. That was the predicament 36-year-old Karalayne Maglinte found herself in not too long ago. The Pomona…
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Patients who underwent weight loss operations in recent years, when most bariatric surgical centers were accredited, had fewer postoperative complications and were 2.3 times less likely to die in the…
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Jeff Post likes to fish and play golf in his leisure time. But seven years ago, a nagging stiffness in his right forearm almost brought these activities to a halt.…
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Carolyn Bivens had recovered from breast cancer treatment when she and her husband thought it might be time for a pet. They decided to rescue a Havanese, a breed…
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The UCI Health ALS & Neuromuscular Center accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and then nominated Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar, the center’s director, to take the challenge. Better known as…
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IN THE NEWS: Dr. Neal Hermanowicz, clinical professor of neurology and director of the UCI Health Movement Disorders Program, appears tonight on the PBS program “Studio SoCal.” In light of…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved bevacizumab, also known as Avastin, to treat persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. The approval is based on a clinical trial led…
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IN THE NEWS: Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh and his research about the "obesity paradox" were profiled in the Easy Reader News: Recent findings by Kalantar-Zadeh and some of his colleagues have…
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The revelation this week that Robin Williams had been diagnosed with early stage Parkinson’s disease is highlighting the connection between the disorder and mental health. Though there’s no evidence…
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Being diagnosed with cancer can make you feel like your life’s been turned upside down. You want the most advanced treatment you can get — and the caring support you…
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Kristina Sirca calls the array of electrodes on her scalp the “head zapper.” While it looks odd, the zapper has an important role: It prevents the return of a brain…
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IN THE NEWS: Michele Gile of KCBS and KCAL TV interviewed a UC Irvine Medical Center patient being treated for an infection that has destroyed skin and muscle tissue in…
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IN THE NEWS: Imagine living with pain so excruciating that the condition is known as the “suicide disease.” UCI Health patient Tyler Hatfield and neurosurgeon Mark Linskey appeared on…
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