Several cases of the bird flu in humans have been reported in California's Central Valley in 2024. This Q&A explores how the virus spreads, how to prevent infection and whether this is something to be we need to actively protect against.
Oral health has long been siloed from the rest of a person's health. But increasingly, researchers and clinicians, including those at UCSF, are finding ties between a person's oral health and their overall health.
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers find advanced AI could lead to easier, faster and more efficient hospital quality reporting.
IN THE NEWS: Routine cataract surgery can become complicated if the affected eye has other issues. Skilled surgeons, such as those at the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, are aware of these conditions and understand how to manage them. Ophthalmologist Dr. Marjan Farid spoke to Healio about how she…
Orange, Calif. — UCI Health psychiatrist Dr. Cameron S. Carter has been awarded the 2024 Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience Research by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation's (BBRF) Scientific Council. Carter will accept the award on Oct. 25 in New York City during the BBRF 2024…
Experts at the UC Davis College of Engineering and California Department of Public Health developed a new video series about improving indoor air quality.
Symptoms and disease progression of Rett syndrome are different in females than males. A new MIND Institute study shows why it is important to understand these differences to develop better treatments.
A UC San Francisco-based research registry that has already recruited more than 10,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants has received $16 million in federal funding to double its efforts and expand research into this growing but underrepresented population of the U.S. population.
IN THE NEWS: The new surgical “megafloor” under construction at the acute care hospital on the UCI Health ― Irvine campus will streamline operations, reduce waste and errors and enable more inpatient and outpatient procedures. The 56,000-square-foot space, which connects inpatient and outpatient operating rooms over two buildings, was recently…
IN THE NEWS: The need for neurologists outpaces the supply in most states. Dr. Claire Henchcliffe, a neurologist at UCI Health, recently spoke with Neurology Live about how the shortage could negatively impact research in the field. “It’s not just a shortage of neurologists. We won’t have enough neurologists to…
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