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…
IN THE NEWS: The Wall Street Journal article “The Ultimate Battle Against MRSA” highlights the work of UCI Health infectious disease expert Dr. Susan Huang and her research into combating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. She is a leading proponent of an approach called “universal decolonization,” which calls for bathing…
The UCI Health Department of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce that it will begin providing emergency room services at Catalina Island Medical Center in Avalon starting Sept. 1, 2016. The agreement calls for round-the-clock daily high-level emergency and urgent care evaluation services for 4,500 Catalina Island residents and more…
The UCI Health H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center (CDDC) is undergoing a complete renovation and expansion at the UC Irvine Medical Center campus in Orange. When the CDDC building reopens in summer 2017, there will be new procedure rooms for endoscopy services, as well as other multispecialty exam rooms…
Tom Arai has always lived an active, healthy life. The 65-year-old former commercial real estate agent and Yorba Linda resident is especially fond of cycling. For 25 years, he made a habit of riding upwards of 20 miles per day, pedaling scenic road routes along the Santa Ana River Trail…
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health neurosurgeon Dr. Sumeet Vadera discusses silent or hidden symptoms of brain tumors for a recent Reader’s Digest article: “Patients suffering from a brain tumor may develop depression, anger or anxiety, even if they don’t commonly exhibit these types of emotions,” says Vadera. “This is related…
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