Two students at the UC Irvine School of Medicine are among 15 recipients of the American Medical Association Foundation’s 2014 Leadership Award. Asghar Haider, an MD/MBA student, and Raja Narayan, an MD/MPH student, will be honored by the AMA Foundation at its annual Excellence in Medicine Awards celebration on June…
The Orange County Medical Association has named UCI Health psychiatrist Rimal Bera, MD, as its 2014 Physician of the Year. Bera is a clinical professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. He is also a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, past president…
UCI Health and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are joining forces for a series of blood drives this summer, starting June 19 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. As the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Orange County, UC Irvine Medical Center needs nearly 1,000 units of blood each month…
Like most kids in sunny Southern California, Bob Griffith spent plenty of time in the sun. Sunscreen was an afterthought during days spent surfing and swimming leaving Griffith with severe sunburns on more than one occasion. Little did Griffith know that those repeated burns would come back to haunt him…
A cancer diagnosis is staggering and for many, emotions range from fear and anger to sadness and depression. While family members and friends are often quick to lend their support, most may not completely understand what it’s like to have cancer. For some newly diagnosed, talking about their cancer to…
As a specialist in skin disorders and cancers, UCI Health dermatologist Dr. Janellen Smith sees the damage the sun can do to the skin. She answers some frequent questions about sunscreen. What SPF number is the most effective? I recommend using a sunscreen with a skin protection factor (SPF) of…
It is important that patients with many abnormal moles have a thorough evaluation by a dermatologist since some moles can be precursors to skin cancer. Unique to UCI Health is the pigmented lesion program that monitors those who are at high-risk of dermatological cancers. It is the first program in…
A normal mole, once it has developed, most often stays the same size, shape and color. Some may fade away over time. Most people have moles and many are harmless. The A-B-C-D-E rule can help you tell a normal mole from an abnormal one, UCI Health dermatology experts say. Moles…
More than one million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, which makes it the most common form of cancer. The three main types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas and melanoma. Basal and squamous cell cancer are the most common and are rarely life…
