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UCI Health leader named a CMIO to know

UCI Health — February 18, 2025

Orange, Calif. — Dr. Deepti Pandita has been recognized as a chief medical information officer to know by Becker’s Hospital Review. Pandita, who is also the vice president of clinical informatics at UCI Health, is a national leader in the field of clinical and medical informatics. At Orange County’s only…

$11 million gift from Clemons Family will support advanced cancer research

UCI Health — February 17, 2025

Irvine, Calif. — The Clemons Family Foundation has pledged $11 million to support cancer research and provide capital funding for the under-construction Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building at the UCI Health — Irvine complex on the UC Irvine…

Young dancer cured of pancreas tumor reunites with her medical team

UCI Health — February 17, 2025

IN THE NEWS: Nearly a year after a lengthy and complex surgery to remove a rare pancreatic tumor, 12-year-old dancer Lauren Torres returned to UCI Medical Center in Orange on Monday to thank the medical team that saved her life and brought her back to health. Accompanied by her parents…

National expert to speak on improving access to quality cancer care

UCI Health — February 16, 2025

Irvine, Calif. — The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center invites you to attend the 2025 Allen and Lee-Hwa Chao Lecture in Cancer Research on Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 to hear the latest strategies to provide all communities access to quality cancer care. Each year, the annual Allen…

The winter issue of Synthesis magazine is available

UC Davis Health — February 14, 2025

Winter issue of Synthesis is available in print and online. Read about the cancer center’s advanced treatments, promising scientific discoveries and efforts to reach out to the community.

Magazine cover with word Synthesis and a blue and white bus with the image of two women and the words Early Detection Saves Lives

Minimally invasive procedure reduces stroke risk

UC Davis Health — February 14, 2025

The Medical Center has become the first in the Sacramento region to perform 200 minimally invasive TCAR procedures to clear plaque and help prevent strokes.

Three people standing together wearing green scrubs holding sign that says 200.

Thriving with chronic illness is possible, says UCI Health expert

UCI Health — February 12, 2025

IN THE NEWS: Chronic conditions — diseases that slowly develop and last anywhere from months to a lifetime — are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While 60% of Americans have a chronic illness, there is…

UCI Health infectious disease physician-scientist shares favorite hospital

UCI Health — February 12, 2025

IN THE NEWS: When Medscape asked physicians to share their favorite hospital, Dr. Susan Huang weighed in. Huang, the medical director of epidemiology and infection prevention at UCI Health, powered by UC Irvine, appreciates how the team at UCI Medical Center in Orange goes above and beyond to ensure patients…

Q&A: The spread of the bird flu virus

UCR Health — February 12, 2025

In a question and answer format, UC Riverside public policy professor Richard Carpiano and medical school professor Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs to discuss the policy response and medical issues concerning the bird flu threat.

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