About five years ago Kathy Halsey, a school administrator, decided she had to do something about the nagging chronic heartburn and reflux that had plagued her for years. “The burning and pain would happen all day, making it hard to work. I had to eat right before any meeting and…
Meg Newton, 62, was on an evening stroll one day last November with her husband, Skip, when she turned to him with words that now seem prescient. For weeks she had been fighting weight gain and a feeling of abdominal bloating. “I had cut back on food portions and was…
When Elaine Cain and her husband Al moved to Orange County from Michigan five years ago, their goal was to be close to family. They had no idea the move would also bring them hope for Elaine’s vision for the first time. Cain has been losing vision since age 32…
Beth Lynn Koehler and Frank Carri met in community college. They married in 1967, then divorced in 1973. But they were connected for a lifetime. “Even after we divorced, we’d travel together. We went to Hawaii, Europe, Mexico. We loved each other; we just couldn’t live under the same roof,”…
The National MS Society’s Partners in MS Care program has again recognized UCI Health as a provider of exceptional and innovative patient care by recertifying it as an official Center for MS Comprehensive Care. This formal recognition honors UC Irvine’s continuing partnership with the Society and commitment to addressing the…
Health experts recommend that almost everyone age 6 months or older receive a flu vaccine, preferably in the fall before the start of the season. However, for kids that may mean a few more tears this season. In recent years as many as one-third of kids ages 2 through 17…
The UCI Health Bariatric Surgery Services has earned renewed accreditation in the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, conferred by the American College of Surgeon and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. “This accreditation means that UCI Health has the infrastructure, specialized equipment, qualified staff and…
Orange County philanthropists Sue and Ralph Stern have received UCI Health’s highest honor, the UCI Health Hero Award, in recognition of their transformational impact on healthcare in the community. The Sterns, whose generosity has made a difference for individuals and organizations across Orange County, partnered with UCI Health’s Chao Family…
UCI Health invites the public to learn more about the latest advances in diagnosis, treatment options and research findings from world-renown experts on a wide variety of health issues, diseases and chronic conditions. The Newport Beach Library lecture series is held from 7 – 8:30 p.m., monthly starting in September…
The Tustin Library will host a series of talks with UCI Health specialists through November about topics such as thyroid health and the epidemic of over-diagnosis of thyroid cancer, latest therapies for hip and knee arthritis, as well as medical and non-surgical treatment for GERD and esophageal cancer. All lectures…
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