A newly discovered biomarker — visible in brain scans for hours after febrile seizures — predicts which individuals will eventually develop epilepsy, according to UC Irvine researchers. This diagnostic ability could lead to improved use of preventive therapies for the disorder. A team led by pediatric neurologist and epilepsy expert…
Truck driver Steve Edelman was playing with his 9-year-old son in waist-deep water at Seal Beach when he felt something squishy underfoot. “Then I felt a knife-like pain,” he says. “I thought it was a shark. It was so intense it took my breath away.” He hobbled out of the…
UCI Health and Angels Baseball are partnering in a series of blood drives at Angel Stadium this summer to increase the supply for people in need at Orange County’s only Level I trauma center and Level II pediatric trauma center. Donors will receive vouchers that can be exchanged at the…
Ophthalmologists at the new UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, a state-of-the-art eye center that opened last fall, recently implanted the first CentraSight miniature telescope at the new facility to treat advanced macular degeneration. It was the sixth such procedure performed by UCI Health specialists since the FDA approved the…
UCI Health cancer patients now have access to advanced radiation oncology treatments available with the addition of Orange County’s first TrueBeam™ STx radiotherapy and radiosurgery system at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. “The TrueBeam™ STx image-guided system allows us to deliver more accurate and precise radiation treatment than ever…
It's only six weeks until your all-important reunion — that seismic event where everyone eyes each other meticulously to critique who "looks old" and who has "aged well." Is it too late, you wonder, for cosmetic surgery or some other procedure to look your best? No, says Dr. Gregory R.D…
Planning to undergo a cosmetic procedure? UCI Health plastic surgeon Dr. Gregory R.D. Evans recommends some advance planning and recovery preparation to achieve the best results. For starters, be sure to discuss your medications with your doctor in advance, says Evans, director of UCI Health Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery in…
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