IN THE NEWS: Philanthropists and UCI Health supporters Sue and Ralph Stern are being recognized this year with the Legacy Award on National Philanthropy Day, according to a profile in the Orange County Register. The Sterns are well-known for their widely diverse philanthropic interests that continue to expand each year…
UCI Health has received an 11th consecutive “A” grade in The Leapfrog Group’s biannual Hospital Safety Grade, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grade is compiled by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit patient safety watchdog organization, that assessed patient…
UCI Health Cardiology Services now offers treatment options for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF), and mitral valve regurgitation. More than six million people in the United States have AF and with an aging population that number is expected to increase, according to the Centers for Disease Control. With AF…
The Wisdom Study, a UC effort to clarify breast cancer screening guidelines, is now reaching out to Hispanic women and those residing outside of California. All study materials, including the study website, are now available in Spanish. The study was launched in 2015 to determine whether women should follow a…
Using a personalized approach, Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health employs genetic profiling to treat patients who have not responded to, or relapsed from, standard treatments
IN THE NEWS: More than 2 years ago, Amanda Johnson, 32, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive, incurable brain cancer. Recently, news reporters from Fox News, KFI radio and KNX radio interviewed Johnson and UCI Health neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela Bota. who enrolled the Orange County resident in a clinical trial…
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