Contact: Pat Harriman, 714-456-3673, pharrima@uci.edu A new app created at UC Irvine can improve a patient’s choice of a nursing home. This is important, because when it comes to rating quality measures for nursing homes, patients and experts at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) usually don’t agree…
IN THE NEWS: March is colon cancer awareness month. To raise awareness of the importance of screening and to demystify the process, two UCI Health gastroenterology experts participated in the first live stream doctor-to-doctor colonoscopy. In an interview with the Orange County Register, Dr. Gregory Albers, medical director of UCI…
IN THE NEWS: California hospitals and healthcare providers are developing policies to implement the End of Life Option Act, which takes effect June 9. One of the most important issues is how the request for life-ending drugs is handled, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, director of the UCI Health Medical Ethics Program…
IN THE NEWS: Orange County has one of the highest rates of prescription drug use and deaths in California. UCI Health pain management expert Dr. Padma Gulur tells KNBC 4 that one person in Orange County dies every other day from an accidental overdose of prescription medication. “We prescribe these…
A program developed by UCI Health trauma/disaster psychology expert Merritt D. Schreiber, PhD is being used to help provide basic psychological support to those affected by the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Mich. Schreiber also trained the federal and state mental health services relief team members assigned to train local…
IN THE NEWS: Results from a clinical trial among obese patients with type 2 diabetes showed that gastric bypass surgery was a more effective treatment than an intensive diet and exercise program. Reuters Health reports that after 12 months, 60 percent of obese patients in the gastric bypass surgery group…
UCI Health will live stream a colonoscopy, featuring two of our gastroenterology experts. Dr. Kenneth Chang, executive director of the H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center, will perform the procedure on Dr. Gregory Albers, medical director, UCI Health GI Diagnostic Services. Albers is due for his regularly scheduled colorectal cancer…
IN THE NEWS: It's the day after St. Patrick’s Day and many people are searching for a hangover cure – there is no shortage of helpful advice. Online news site the Laguna Beach Patch talked to UCI Health Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Carl Schultz for his professional assessment on a…
A hospital stay can be a stressful experience for patients and their families. In honor of National Social Workers Month, UCI Health recognizes the vital role social workers play in providing the best possible patient care and family support during a hospital stay, as well as connecting them to community…
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