UCI Health researchers have developed a cost-effective one-step test that screens, detects and confirms hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Dr. Ke-Qin Hu, director of hepatology services, will present findings at the Annual Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) in San Francisco, Nov. 14-16. Current blood-based…
UC Irvine Medical Center has achieved a rank of 22nd among more than 100 leading academic medical centers in the University HealthSystem Consortium’s 2015 Quality and Accountability Scorecard. The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) is an alliance of the nation's leading nonprofit academic medical centers focused on delivering world-class patient care…
UCI Health emergency medicine physician Dr. Carl Schultz, was recognized by the American College of Emergency Physicians for his contributions to the field of disaster medicine. He was presented with the third annual Disaster Medical Sciences Award at the ACEP national meeting in Boston on Oct. 28. “I am committed…
IN THE NEWS: A device that's swallowed like a pill and slowly opens in the stomach as a “gastric balloon” has helped patients lose more than a third of their excess weight over a four-month period, according to research presented Thursday at Obesity Week, a joint annual meeting of the…
IN THE NEWS: One size no longer fits all when it comes to scheduling mammograms and deciding what option is best for treating breast cancer, according to Dr. Alice Police, director of the UCI Health Pacific Breast Care Center and Dr. Freddie Combs, director of breast imaging at Pacific Breast…
On World Stroke Day, UCI Health reminds the community of the need to take immediate action when someone is showing signs of stroke. “We like to say ‘Brain is Time,’” said Wengui Yu, MD, PhD, director of the UCI Health Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center. “A stroke can be devastating…
UCI Health was again honored with an “A” grade in the fall 2015 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The…
More than 9,000 local women have joined a University of California effort that assesses their risk factors for breast cancer, and, for those at high risk, develops personalized care plans and referrals for further treatment. Launched in 2009, the Athena Breast Health Network is a collaboration of the five University…
