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UCSF to Lead Expansion of AANHPI Research Registry

UCSF Health — October 16, 2024

A UC San Francisco-based research registry that has already recruited more than 10,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants has received $16 million in federal funding to double its efforts and expand research into this growing but underrepresented population of the U.S. population.

Innovative ‘megafloor’ at UCI Health ― Irvine will transform surgical efficiency

UCI Health — October 16, 2024

IN THE NEWS: The new surgical “megafloor” under construction at the acute care hospital on the UCI Health ― Irvine campus will streamline operations, reduce waste and errors and enable more inpatient and outpatient procedures. The 56,000-square-foot space, which connects inpatient and outpatient operating rooms over two buildings, was recently…

Neurologist shortage could affect research

UCI Health — October 16, 2024

IN THE NEWS: The need for neurologists outpaces the supply in most states. Dr. Claire Henchcliffe, a neurologist at UCI Health, recently spoke with Neurology Live about how the shortage could negatively impact research in the field. “It’s not just a shortage of neurologists. We won’t have enough neurologists to…

UCI Health offers breakthrough ultrasound treatment for liver cancer

UCI Health — October 15, 2024

Orange, Calif. — The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in California to offer a novel technology using highly focused sound waves to precisely destroy liver tumors in a single outpatient procedure. On Sept. 10, Dr. Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh and her…

Post-craniotomy wound care protocol improves appearance, reduces infection

UCI Health — October 13, 2024

Orange, Calif. — A new post-brain surgery wound care protocol significantly reduced the risk of surgical infection and improved the appearance of the incision, a study led by UCI Health researchers has found. A multidisciplinary team consisting of neurosurgeons, neurosurgical nurse specialists, wound care specialists, and infection prevention experts developed…

UCSF Health Opens New Outpatient Pharmacies in San Francisco

UCSF Health — October 13, 2024

UCSF Health is opening retail pharmacies at its Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses. The new pharmacies build on UCSF Health’s history of innovative clinical pharmacy care and are integrated with health records to provide seamless care for UCSF patients and convenience for people who live and work in San Francisco.

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