IN THE NEWS: Cognitive decline is an inevitability of aging, but the experience varies from person to person. The symptoms commonly come on at different speeds and intensities. One such symptom is a loss of executive function, says UCI Health neurologist Dr. Mark Fisher, who spoke to Business Insider about…
As children go back to school this month with new classrooms and teachers, an infectious diseases expert shares the latest COVID symptoms, treatments guidelines.
Researchers determined that transplant patients who receive kidneys infected with the parasite toxoplasma have virtually the same outcomes as those who receive toxoplasma-negative organs.
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…
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…
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…
Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.
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