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IN THE NEWS: Although weight-loss drugs have been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a treatment for children with obesity, a UCI Health pediatrician is cautious about their effects…

In the shadow of a snow-capped volcano, hundreds of impoverished villagers stood in line last July, hoping to receive much-needed medical care. The throng included a teenage girl who had…

Orange, Calif. — On the big screen, a cancer diagnosis is often a springboard to a plotline with a tragic end. Reality is much more hopeful. New treatments, technologies and diagnostic…

IN THE NEWS: The risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease may feel like a distant one for many people in their 40s. While it’s true that most sufferers don’t show symptoms until…

Orange, Calif. and Brentwood, Tenn. – UCI Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, broke ground yesterday on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Irvine, Calif. The UCI…

IN THE NEWS: Cannabis is more accessible and popular than ever. As more states legalize its use, UCI Health anesthesiologist and pain management expert Dr. Shalini Shah notes that it carries risks…

IN THE NEWS: UCI Health has entered into an agreement with Tenet Healthcare Corporation to acquire its Pacific Coast Network, which will become part of UCI Health. Pending regulatory approvals, the…

Irvine, Calif. — A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has created 20 new recombinant rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping that offer a range of significant…

Orange, Calif. — A recently-published strategy to reduce hospitalizations in nursing homes has been named a groundbreaking achievement in U.S. clinical research and will be given a 2023 Top Ten Clinical Research…

IN THE NEWS: During their video visits, UCI Health pediatrician Dr. Erin G. Newman noticed that her patient Jason Fox was always wearing Anaheim Ducks paraphernalia. Fox, 23, was diagnosed with Duchenne…