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…
The UCI Health Regional Burn Center has received a $5,594 grant from SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company to fund training for emergency responders about effectively providing emergency care of burn patients. This training program will encompass a series of lectures, case studies and simulations to reinforce assessment…
UCI Health otolaryngologist Dr. Hamid Djalilian and his team tested more than two dozen popular toys to determine which had the highest sound levels in three scenarios: at the ear with no tape over the speaker, at the ear with tape over the speaker and at a child's arm's length…
UCI Health and Corona Regional Medical Center are pleased to announce a comprehensive affiliation that will enhance the depth and variety of specialty healthcare services available in Corona and nearby communities. A major hospital expansion project will accompany this affiliation. “Our goal is to transform healthcare in west Riverside County,”…
More than 500 people from Tustin, Orange, Santa Ana and Irvine visited Saturday’s grand opening celebration of two new, state-of-the-art UCI Health Medical Group primary care offices in Tustin and Orange. The family-friendly event was held at Tustin office, 1451 Irvine Boulevard, and featured free flu shots, blood pressure screenings…
In October, Orange County became the state’s largest to implement Laura’s Law, which authorizes court-ordered outpatient treatment for people with severe mental illness. UCI Health psychiatrist Jody M. Rawles, MD, who is active in efforts to reform existing mental health laws, says that the psychiatric community views the law as…
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