UCI Health Dr. Bharath Chakravarthy knows well how dangerous fireworks can be. At age 13, he and some middle-school buddies were lighting and tossing firecrackers a few days before the Fourth of July when one exploded in his right hand. “I couldn't feel anything and all I could see was…
Antibiotics have been the first line of defense when it comes to fighting infection and illness for decades. But their popularity has given rise to bacteria strains that have become resistant to many antibiotics, leading the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to call…
Antibiotics are designed to combat bacterial infections, including pneumonia, bladder infections, strep throat and tuberculosis. Antibiotics do nothing for viral infections, including influenza, the common cold and bronchitis. Using antibiotics appropriately and as directed can help fight the growing global threat of antibiotic resistance, says UCI Health family physician Dr…
Imagine waking up one day and discovering you had no voice. How would you carry on your daily communications? How could you express yourself and manage your life? That’s what happened to UCI Health patient volunteer Robert Nguyen. In May 2011, at age 46, while living in Hawaii, Nguyen underwent…
You’ve probably seen the commercials on TV: A fireman who talks about pain that’s “like a bag of hot coals;”’ an aerobics instructor who complains about “an intense burning sensation like someone had set my skin on fire;” a deputy U.S. marshal who says, “I wouldn’t wish this pain on…
Sleeping beside someone who snores loudly can be a challenge, especially if you are a light sleeper. Most people can get used to their partner’s snoring over time and it’s usually not a cause for concern. But when loud snoring is coupled with long pauses in breathing and followed by…
UCI Health will use a $3.4-million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to examine the “Transition of Care in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).” The award is one of three United States Renal Data System five-year contracts bestowed by…
Smokers and ex-smokers know their tobacco use has put them at risk for lung cancer. They face the persistent anxiety that cancer cells are quietly gathering force in their lungs. Now there is a way to calm that worry. UCI Health offers same-day lung cancer screening, using low-dose computed tomography…
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