UCI Health heart-health experts recommend calling your doctor’s office if you have any of the following symptoms that could signal a heart attack: A weight gain of 3 pounds in one day or 5 pounds or more in a week More shortness of breath than usual More swelling of your…
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register has named UCI Health breast cancer specialist Dr. Alice M. Police one of Orange County's 100 most influential people in 2014. Police, a surgical oncologist and medical director of UCI Health Pacific Breast Care Center, was chosen for her leading-edge care of breast…
IN THE NEWS: Ebola preparedness at U.S. hospitals is unlikely to benefit care for other diseases, a U.C. Irvine Health infectious disease expert says, adding that fear of the disease led to diverting funds from other hospital needs. Dr. Susan Huang, medical director of epidemiology and infection prevention for UCI…
IN THE NEWS: When a Newport Beach couple sought an explanation for their kindergarten-age son's behavioral issues, they turned to UCI Health specialist Dr. Robin Steinberg-Epstein at the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Southern California. Once the boy was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, his mother tells the…
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health autism specialists are expanding their program to reach not just young children, but also teens and young adults. The shift in focus came once they realized how few resources are available for older children, adolescents and young adults, Catherine Brock, the new executive director for…
Every fall for the past 18 years, Capt. Darren De Fluiter from the Costa Mesa Fire Department spends a weekend at the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds – Orange County Marketplace. He leads a group of Costa Mesa firefighters and students from the Santa Ana College Fire Science Program as they collect…
Roast the turkey. Bake the pies. Decorate the house. Buy the gifts. The list goes on. Sometimes the demands of the holiday season can run rampant over the celebration itself. A survey by the American Psychological Association found more than eight out of 10 Americans anticipate excessive stress during the…
IN THE NEWS: Popular toys are louder than ever this holiday season but parents can take steps to protect their children’s hearing, Dr. Hamid Djalilian tells The Orange County Register. Djalilian says parents can reduce the sound reaching their children’s ears by placing tape over the toy’s speaker: Pew pew…
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