IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times discussed burn wounds and treatment with Dr. Nicole Bernal: We often see the headlines about people around the world setting themselves on fire. But what happens afterward? Nicole Bernal, acting director of the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, walked us through it. What…
The controversy about the use and marketing of the Lap-Band device for weight loss underscores the need for those considering surgical options to carefully understand the potential risks as well as benefits before deciding on surgery. “Gastric surgery patients can often have a great outcome, but the operation is not…
Dr. Neal Hermanowicz, director of the UC Irvine’s Movements Disorder Program for the University of California, Irvine, is seeking adults with Parkinson’s disease to participate trials One trial is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug Pimavanserin in the treatment of hallucinations and/or delusions in Parkinson’s…
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register‘s “In Your Face” blog discussed the actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s apparent use of laser treatments for wrinkles: Dr. Christopher Zachary, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, Irvine, said laser treatments can work together with toxins to achieve…
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Laura Mosqueda joined KPCC’s AirTalk to discuss the differences between geriatrics and young peoples’ medicine, the challenges of caring for aging parents’ from afar, and the latest on diagnosing and treating dementia. Mosqueda, chair and professor of family medicine, director of geriatrics and the…
If all the world’s a stage, there’s no greater drama than the interaction between doctor and patient. To ensure that this plays out well, the UC Irvine Program in Geriatrics has instituted an innovative live theater performance that highlights the dos and don’ts of patient care for older adults. Dr…
Shannon Dargenzio knew well what thyroid surgery usually entailed. When her mother’s cancerous gland was removed in the 1990s, she endured an extremely painful recovery that required months off work and left her with a scar at the base of her throat. Not surprisingly, Dargenzio was in no hurry to…
Dr. Dan Cooper believes that exercise can be the best medicine—so much so that he’s studying how specifically designed exercise programs for at-risk kids can help curb excessive weight gain, fight diseases and foster long-term fitness. With childhood obesity and asthma emerging as national health crises, Cooper in 2006 founded…
More than 90 UCI Health physicians have earned the distinction of being named Best Doctors in America® in the latest peer-reviewed list compiled by Best Doctors, Inc. The independent organization asked more than 50,000 physicians across the nation to identify the most skilled among their peers in more than 400…
IN THE NEWS: USA Today interviewed UC Irvine’s Dr. Laura Mosqueda for an article about the growing need for awareness of elder abuse and action to prevent it: The number of people who live to age 90 and beyond has tripled in the past three decades to 2 million and…
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