IN THE NEWS: A new study has found that the regular use of aspirin could lower colorectal cancer risk, particularly among individuals with lifestyle risk factors such as smoking or obesity. However, their risk was still not as low as individuals with the healthiest lifestyle, whose risk was low whether…
IN THE NEWS: Summer cases of COVID-19 are once again on the rise, with the positivity rate spiking past 18%. UCI Health infectious disease specialist Dr. Shruti Gohil tells Voice of OC that while there are more positive cases, hospitalizations remain low. “We are seeing more COVID positivity among those…
Orange, Calif. — Four UCI Health facilities have earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and the Association’s Stroke and Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Awards. This prestigious program honors hospitals that demonstrate specific capabilities to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases…
Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.
IN THE NEWS: It’s normal to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. If it happens more than twice a night, however, it could be a sign of an enlarged prostate. UCI Health urologist Dr. Faysal A. Yafi explained to Health Digest how the condition…
Researchers at UC Davis have developed a noninvasive tool to track the neurons and biomolecules activated in the brain by psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin.
IN THE NEWS: The key to All of Us, a national research effort to collect and study the health data of more than 1 million Americans, is its inclusivity, says Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD, a Donald Bren Professor and Distinguished Professor of medicine at UC Irvine. Since 2018, UC Irvine has…
Scientists at UCSF and Contineum Therapeutics have developed a drug that spurs the body to replace the protective insulation around nerve cells, myelin, that is lost in multiple sclerosis. If it works in people, it could be a way to reverse the damage caused by the disease.
Nearly 60 fellows from five groups gather in Sacramento for the largest gathering of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.
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