UCI Medical Center has become the first U.S. hospital to treat prostate cancer patients using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology. “This recent advance in prostate cancer treatment allows for incredibly accurate targeting and destruction of cancerous tissue while sparing healthy tissue and the surrounding structure of the prostate,“ said Edward…
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health anesthesiologist Dr. Shalini Shah discussed her use of Botox to manage migraine pain in children with Spectrum News 1. Shah, chief of pain services for UCI Health, is running a clinical trial to determine whether the injectable, originally marketed for cosmetic use, might alleviate migraine…
UCI Health neurosurgeon Mark E. Linskey, MD, has been elected as president-elect for the California Association of Neurological Surgeons (CANS). A former chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery in the UCI School of Medicine, Linksey was responsible for establishing the current neurosurgery residency training program, serving as its program…
UCI Health urologists are the first in the world to offer the latest, most advanced shockwave lithotripsy system to break up kidney stones with focused electromagnetic waves. The system, called Gemini, is a completely noninvasive therapy that complements the comprehensive range of kidney stone treatments offered by UCI Health experts…
California Assemblymember Jose Medina returned to UCI Medical Center today where he congratulated physicians, nurses and staff members for the exceptional care he received as a patient last fall. “I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, administrators and staff of UCI Medical Center for the…
In January, Project Search partnered again with UCI Health, Goodwill and Santiago College to provide career guidance to adults with autism. The new batch of interns — ages 22 to 30 — will rotate amongst various departments at the medical center. The goal of the program is to help them…
Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can be protected from future infections with a standard bathing regimen at home or in a nursing home after hospital discharge, according to a University of California, Irvine researcher and colleagues. The paper, “Decolonization to Reduce Post-discharge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers,”…
Home-based telerehabilitation is just as effective as clinic-based therapy at restoring arm function among stroke survivors, according a research presented by UCI Health stroke neurologist Steven C. Cramer MD, MMSc, at the American Stroke Association’s 2019 International Stroke Conference in Honolulu. “Many patients receive suboptimal rehabilitation therapy doses after stroke…
Although Ann Dobbie died 19 years ago, her legacy continues to grow through the vital work of the Queen of Hearts Foundation. The foundation, which was established by Dobbie’s children in 2000 to honor her, supports early detection, education and research related to ovarian cancer. The local organization recently made…
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