Dr. Shaista Malik, director of the UCI Health Preventive Cardiology Program, will appear this week on "Healthy OC" to discuss women’s cardiovascular health. "Healthy OC" airs on PBS SoCal, formerly known as KOCE-50. The interview will be rerun during the "Real Orange" news program at 5:30 p.m. and 11 p.m…
IN THE NEWS: An Orange County Register column examined the types of cosmetic surgeries some people tend to get as they age. “For the teenager reaching the age of majority, for the 20- to 39-year-olds finding a compatible mate and a job that they enjoy, for the 40- to 60-year-olds…
More than 80 doctors affiliated with UCI Health are included in the U.S. News “Top Doctors” database. Last week, the U.S. News & World Report included UC Irvine Medical Center on its America’s Best Hospital list for the 11th consecutive year and recognized the university’s programs in urology, gynecology, cancer…
UC Irvine neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Linskey will receive the Trauma Intervention Program of Orange County’s 2011 Heroes with Heart award, which the organization has renamed in honor of trauma surgeon Dr. Marianne Cinat, director of UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, who died unexpectedly in June. The Heroes with Heart awards…
Dr. Nitin Bhatia, UC Irvine’s chief of orthopaedic spine surgery, will appear this week on "Healthy OC" to discuss back pain, spine surgery and the SpineAssist robotic system. "Healthy OC" airs on PBS SoCal, formerly known as KOCE-50. The interview will be rerun during the "Real Orange" news program at…
For the 11th consecutive year, UC Irvine Medical Center has been ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. It’s listed 28th for gynecology, 30th for urology and 50th for cancer and kidney disorders. The annual “America’s Best Hospitals” issue hits newsstands Aug. 30 and is…
Many people have birth marks, but three of every 1,000 American children are born with a larger mark called a port-wine stain that can significantly affect their quality of life. UC Irvine’s Beckman Laser Institute is making it easier to remove these intrusive birthmarks, as well as acne scars, sunspots…
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register attended the July 14 burn survivors picnic, held annually by the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center at the medical center in Orange. View photos from the event ›
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register reported in a UC Irvine study that showed brain cancer patients who lose some of their smarts because of radiation treatments could regain them with injections of human neural stem cells. “The real appeal is to put these cells into the brain in…
Each summer, the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center holds a picnic for burn survivors. Hundreds of former patients and their families attended this year’s picnic at the UC Irvine Medical Center on July 14. The burn center annually treats more than half of Orange County’s burn injuries, including the most…
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