The Society for the Blind has honored Mark J. Mannis with the Briggs Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology for his outstanding contributions to the field. Mannis is a distinguished professor and the Fosse Endowed Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science at UC Davis.
Veronica Hopkins’ first pregnancy ended in heartbreak, with a stillbirth at 23 weeks. Her second pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at 16 weeks. Then she decided to change her health care provider to UC Davis Health’s maternal-fetal medicine team for her best shot at motherhood.
Irvine, Calif. — UCI Health and the UCI Alpha Clinic have opened the first clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of CYNK-001, a natural killer cell therapy, in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), the deadliest form of brain cancer. Natural killer (NK) cells, a type of white blood…
Orange, Calif. — The American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP®) has again recognized UCI Medical Center as one of 78 participating hospitals to achieve meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care. Hospitals participating in the ACS NSQIP program are required to track the outcomes of inpatient and…
Curriculum experts from the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing lead a national effort to ensure future nurses receive caregiving education during nursing school. Collaborators say partnering with the institute magnifies the work.
IN THE NEWS: An $8 million grant and designation as one of the state's network of stem cell therapy clinics is enabling UC Irvine to expand patient access to gene and stem cell clinical trials, clinic director Dr. Daniela Bota tells KFI-AM 640 radio. On Oct. 27, 2022, the California…
I had stabs of pain in the upper right side of my abdomen one day, so I did a telehealth session. The nurse said it might be gallstones and to see my doctor if it repeats. So far, it hasn’t happened again. What are gallstones? How do you get them…
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