Obese patients seeking non-surgical weight loss treatments now have multiple options, as UCI Health will offer the newly approved Orbera™ Intragastric Balloon. Designed to assist adults with a body mass index of 30 to 40 in losing and maintaining weight, the balloon fills space in a patient’s stomach to reinforce…
UCI Health cardiologist Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, has received a five-year, $3.1 million grant from that National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes for Health to study how blood, genetic and imaging tests can predict who will develop heart disease. Malik is medical director of the…
Increases in drug-resistant infections and Clostridium difficile illnesses are projected to occur in the nation’s healthcare facilities without immediate, nationwide improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mathematical modeling report co-authored by a UCI Health infectious diseases specialist. Dr. Susan Huang…
UCI Health Cancer Center — Newport continues to expand specialized services in south and coastal Orange County with the opening of the practice of neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela Bota, co-director of the UCI Health Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program. The office is located at 1640 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Bota’s practice extends…
UCI Health now offers obese patients who are unwilling or ineligible for bariatric surgery an alternative weight loss treatment that involves inserting a dual balloon system into the stomach to reduce its capacity, for a feeling of fullness with less food. The ReShape™ Integrated Dual-Balloon System received FDA approval on…
Shopping for sunscreen is enough to make you break out in a cold sweat. With SPF ratings from 2 to 50+, sun-care products come in a dizzying array of choices. So how can you decide? “Narrow down your options by looking for three things on the label: an SPF of…
UCI Health cardiologist Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, has been named director of the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine. The center was established in 2001 to conduct rigorous fundamental and clinical research on complementary healing practices, combining the expertise of conventional medicine with alternative approaches. Malik is also director…
When you’re having a baby, what should you look for in a hospital? A medical team with the expertise to handle any complications that may arise for you and your baby is on the top of the list. But there are other markers of top-notch maternity care. Interventions like cesarean…
When UCI Health launched its “Anti-Cancer” campaign last fall, hundreds of people inscribed ping-pong balls with the names of loved ones who had the disease. It became an exhibit inside the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, with a message loud and clear: Cancer touches the lives of too many people…
IN THE NEWS: Patients at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center infusion center look forward to visits from their favorite Monster, a black Havanese with a white beard and eyebrows. The pet therapy dog and his human, Carolyn Bivens, come weekly and many patients love having him around…
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