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Understanding the cognitive legacy of the Vietnam War

UC Davis Health — November 17, 2021

UC Davis has launched a first-of-its-kind study to look at aging and cognition in older Vietnamese Americans, many of whom survived the trauma of the Vietnam War. The research, led by Oanh Meyer, is funded with a $7.2 million National Institute on Aging grant.

South Vietnamese refugees arrive on a U.S. Navy vessel during Operation Frequent Wind.

Health disparities researcher in School of Medicine appointed to NIH study section

UCR Health — November 17, 2021

Andrew Subica, an associate professor in the UCR School of Medicine’s Department of Social Medicine, Population, and Public Health, has been appointed for a four-year term to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA-2 “Epidemiology, Prevention, and Behavior Research Study Section.”

UC Davis Health Researchers recognized as Highly Cited Researchers 2021

UC Davis Health — November 16, 2021

Five UC Davis Health researchers were recognized as Highly Cited Researchers in 2021. They ranked in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year, showing significant research influence by publishing highly cited papers during the last decade.

Highly cited researchers 2021

UCI Health is the first in Orange County to offer new treatment option for severe COPD

UCI Health — November 15, 2021

UCI Health interventional pulmonologists have begun a new procedure for treating severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is minimally invasive and does not require cutting or incisions. Endobronchial valve replacement places tiny valves in the airways allowing the healthier part of the lungs to expand, and it lifts pressure…

UCI breaks ground on new Irvine hospital, medical complex

UCI Health — November 15, 2021

The University of California, Irvine and UCI Health have broken ground on a new medical complex at the north end of the Irvine campus. The $1.3 billion complex, approved by the UC Board of Regents in January, will include a 144-bed acute care hospital with an emergency room, an outpatient…

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