IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine psychiatrist Dr. Steven G. Potkin tells the Orange County Register he is hopeful that clinical trials of an experimental drug prove effective in protecting against the loss of the brain tissue and neurons due to Alzheimer's disease. The experimental compound, known as T817-MA, helps protect…
UCI Health physicians continue to be leaders for a model of surgical care that may drive down hospital costs and, more importantly for patients, results in better outcomes and fewer complications. At the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Dr. Zeev Kain discussed the perioperative surgical home…
UCI Health has received the Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that UCI Health has achieved the goal of treating heart failure patients according to the secondary prevention guidelines recommended by the American Heart Association/American College…
UCI Health is pleased to announce the opening of two new state-of-the-art primary care centers in the cities of Orange and Tustin in November. Thirteen physicians with long-standing ties to the community will provide convenient and comprehensive primary care in two UCI Health Medical Group centers. Both locations will feature…
UCI Health was honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 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 Leapfrog…
In the News: Southern California public radio station KPCC asked UCI Health emergency medicine expert Dr. Kristi Koenig for comment about the California state health department’s Ebola quarantine order: And that word — "quarantine" — could deter California healthcare workers from traveling to West Africa to fight the epidemic, says…
In the News: Women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer have more treatment options than ever before. Surgical oncologist Dr. Alice Police discusses intraoperative radiotherapy with the Orange County Register: Before stitching up breast cancer patient Freeman, oncologist Dr. Alice Police delivered Freeman’s first and only dose of radiation. The…
In the news: The survival of six U.S. patients diagnosed with Ebola shows that the disease is "not a death sentence," says UC Irvine virologist Michael Buchmeier, echoing the conclusion of many U.S. virus experts. Though small in number, the ability to provide these patients — including Dallas nurses Amber…
A UC Irvine-led study has revealed the underlying genetic factors that help repair skin lesions caused by psoriasis, which could result in new methods of controlling the lingering condition. Dr. Bogi Andersen, professor of biological chemistry and endocrinology at UC Irvine School of Medicine, and colleagues discovered that a gene…
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