The UCI Health Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine is hosting the 14th annual Women’s Wellness Day, an educational opportunity for women who want to learn more about integrative healthcare. This year’s theme is “All About You – Mind, Body, Spirit.” Highlights include speakers, exhibits and other practical tools designed…
IN THE NEWS: Cranberry supplements have long been recommended as an alternative to antibiotics in helping to prevent urinary tract infections, which are a common ailment in women. International news agency Reuters reports on the findings of a recent study which found that supplements made from cranberry juice act much…
The National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF) and the International Keratoconus Academy of Eye Care Professionals (IKA) welcome the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval this week of a new treatment for keratoconus, corneal crosslinking. Keratoconus is a sight-threatening, progressive eye disease that affects approximately 1 in 750 individuals. The disease can…
IN THE NEWS: An article in MedPage Today reported findings from a meta-analysis published in JAMA Neurology showing that stroke patients with cerebral microbleeds were at a two- to 12-fold greater risk for brain bleeding following intravenous thrombolysis treatment (tPA). The study authors conclude that identifying cerebral microbleed burden through…
The UCI Health Summer Healthcare Experience (SHE) program, one of the only of its kind in the country, is designed to introduce high school girls interested in pursuing a healthcare career to options they may not have previously considered, and equip them to further explore their interests. Female health professionals…
IN THE NEWS: Abuse victims often find themselves under assault twice – first from their abuser and then from those around them who blame them for the hurt they’ve endured. According to an article in U.S. News & World Report, victim-blaming is a cultural phenomenon. UCI Health psychiatry expert, Dr…
The Joint Commission, healthcare’s premier standards-setting and accrediting body, renewed certification of excellence in providing stroke care to the UCI Health Comprehensive Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center. It is The Joint Commission’s highest certification for stroke care and confirms that UC Irvine Medical Center offers the state-of-the-art infrastructure, staff and training…
UCI Health and Corona Regional Medical Center today announced the opening of a high-risk pregnancy clinic. The UCI Health high-risk pregnancy program provides the consultation services of perinatologists (high-risk pregnancy specialists) and neonatologists (experts in the care of high-risk newborns) in certain cases. “Because of our training as surgeons and…
UCI Health invites the public to learn more about the latest advances in laser techniques and lens replacement technology in cataract surgery. A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural lens, and is the most common cause of vision loss in people aged 40 and older. Dr. Sameh Mosaed…
