Last week’s announcement of the official cause of Joan Rivers’ death continues to raise questions about what went wrong during procedures that are performed several times a day in clinics all across the country – a laryngoscopy, an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and a vocal cord biopsy. “What is important…
In the News: The treatment of women with ovarian cancer is poised for a significant transformation, propelled by a surge in clinical trials of four main groups of therapies, according to a recent article in OncLive, published by the Oncology Specialty Group. The site asked Dr. Krishnansu S. Tewari, associate…
Millions of women suffer silently from pelvic floor disorders. They may leak urine or be unable to fully control their bowel movements. Or they may be feeling discomfort if the organs in their pelvic area have shifted. But they don't mention their symptoms to doctors because they're embarrassed or because…
IN THE NEWS: A high fever alone is not enough to warrant hospitalization of patients such as Thomas Eric Thomas, the Liberian man who was sent home from a Dallas hospital emergency room and later died of the Ebola virus, UC Irvine emergency medicine specialist Dr. Kristi L. Koenig tells…
IN THE NEWS: Women who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer should seek out a specialist in both gynecologic surgery and cancer treatment, says UCI Health gynecologic oncologist Dr. Leslie M. Randall. "Because the disease is so complicated, and sometimes the chemo and surgery go hand in hand, it’s really…
Depression is often an ignored disease, but it made headlines recently when, after months of speculation about her mental state, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced in September that she suffers from the condition. Bowen admitted that she has coped with the “debilitating” disease most of her life. But…
When the World Health Organization announced in early August that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was an international health emergency, Dr. Kristi L Koenig began anticipating the “what ifs.” Her response: “Ebola Virus Disease: Essential Public Health Principles for Clinicians,” an article which describes the basic principles for diagnosing…
IN THE NEWS: Once again, mom's advice turns out to be correct: Don't stick anything sharper than your elbow in your ear. People stick strange things in their ears, often leading to damage. UCI Health otolaryngologist Dr. Hamid Djalilian tells Men's Health, that even objects made for cleaning, like cotton…
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