IN THE NEWS: A Virginia teenager treated at UC Irvine Medical Center for a neural disorder known as "suicide disease" is doing well after treatment by UCI Health neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Linskey. While recuperating, KatieRose Hamilton is getting support from two other teens grappling with the disease, trigeminal neuralgia. KatieRose…
February is heart awareness month and experts at UCI Health encourage women to be their own health champions and be proactive in communicating with their medical care teams, and that includes asking questions about their heart health. For patients, preparing a list of questions before an appointment is a good…
Most wives might not be thrilled to spend Valentine’s Day in the hospital. Not Theresa Bonvino. She can simply look across her room in the UC Irvine Douglas Hospital orthopaedics unit and see Anthony, her groom of 64 years, in the next bed. Tony and Theresa – everyone calls her…
Feb. 14 is a milestone of sorts for Walt and Barbara Smith. On Valentine’s Day in 2008, Walt was recovering from surgery. He had just been diagnosed with stage IV renal cell cancer and a large tumor had grown around his vena cava, the body’s largest vein. When Walt was…
UC Irvine Medical Center is among 290 hospitals nationally to be recognized by WomenCertified® as one of the "Best Hospitals for Patient Experience in Heart Care." WomenCertified® is a consumer advocacy organization that seeks to assist women’s healthcare choices by identifying hospitals with records of excellence in the treatment of…
Newborns at UC Irvine Medical Center will sport red beanies instead of the traditional pink or blue ones throughout February in celebration of the American Heart Association’s Babies Go Red campaign. Parents will also receive heart healthy lifestyle tips and other resources for raising their families. Babies Go Red encourages…
The advent of Google Glass and technologies similar to it could have a major impact on the healthcare industry. UCI Health Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Ran Schwarzkopf talks to OrthoBuzz about how the orthopaedic department has been incorporating glass technology into the operating room and the benefits such technology has already…
IN THE NEWS: KatieRose Hamilton, 13, never knows when the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia will hit her. When they do, the sensation of knives stabbing the side of her head can last for hours. KatieRose, who manages the pain with medication, has come from her home in Virginia in the…
IN THE NEWS: Jennifer Garcia, a 29-year-old mother of two young children, turned to UCI Health bariatric surgery specialists to help her lose at least half of her 555 pounds. Bariatric surgeon Dr. Ninh Nguyen put the Moreno Valley woman on a rigorous six-month diet-and-exercise program to get her weight…
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health Dr. Carl Schultz talks with KCBS-TV about the current influenza season and the differences between the flu and symptoms of a cold or respiratory infections. Schultz, medical director of the emergency room at UC Irvine Medical Center and director of research for the UC Irvine…
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