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2024 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge raises record $1.5 million for critical research

UCI Health — November 3, 2024

Orange, Calif. — The eighth annual UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge set new records with 4,200 passionate participants and a remarkable $1.5 million raised to combat cancer. The Oct. 5 event, the largest ever, was held in Aldrich Park at the heart of the University of California, Irvine campus to support research…

How understanding the secrets of herpesviruses helps fight cancer

UC Davis Health — November 1, 2024

Herpesviruses stay dormant in the body until they take over normal cell functions to replicate and cause disease. UC Davis Health researchers are learning about herpesvirus strategies and reversing them to help prevent cancer cells from growing.

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Anne Marie Watkins named a CNO to Know

UCI Health — October 31, 2024

Orange, Calif. — Anne Marie Watkins, DNP, chief nursing executive and senior vice president at UCI Health, has been named in the Becker’s Hospital Review CNOs to Know list for her work overseeing every aspect of patient care and nursing practice at the only academic health system in Orange County…

UCI Health honored by AMA for promoting well-being and reducing burnout

UCI Health — October 31, 2024

Orange, Calif. — UCI Health has earned recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ health organization. The prestigious AMA distinction is granted to organizations that meet the rigorous criteria of the Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program and acknowledges the nation’s leaders in prioritizing…

Startlingly few childhood cancer survivors receive recommended screenings

UCI Health — October 31, 2024

IN THE NEWS: A recent study led by UC Irvine cancer researcher Joel Milam, PhD, found that less than 40% of childhood cancer survivors undergo recommended screenings for late effects of treatment. Milam, co-leader of the Cancer Control Program at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, spoke to…

Young Fountain Valley patients get into Halloween spirit with pediatric parade

UCI Health — October 31, 2024

IN THE NEWS: Co-workers, community partners and first responders came together for pediatric patients at UCI Health ― Fountain Valley on Halloween and threw a colorful parade. Fountain Valley Nursing Manager Crysal Whitaker spoke to The Los Angeles Times/The Daily Pilot about the event. “The kids are so into Halloween…

UC Irvine radiology leader named a distinguished investigator

UCI Health — October 31, 2024

Dr. Vahid Yaghmai, who leads radiology services for UCI Health and the UC Irvine School of Medicine, has been selected by the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research to receive its 2024 Distinguished Investigator Award. This prestigious honor recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the field of medical…

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