UC Irvine and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute have received renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue efforts to develop and test innovative approaches to preventing infections and improving patient safety in healthcare settings. The total $26 million CDC award will support applied…
A first-of-its-kind survey has confirmed what some water polo players – especially goalies – have long suspected: Concussions seem to be prevalent in the sport. More than a third of water polo participants reported sustaining a concussion either during games or in practice, according to a poll conducted by University…
Every evening after dinner, just as the sun is waning in the western sky, Arthur “Jay” Sagen begins to feel troubled and turns to his wife of 51 years, Diane, for reassurance. Jay, 76, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease—a degenerative brain disease—six years ago. He has the typical symptoms of…
Progress in medicine isn’t just a matter of luck or happenstance. It emerges largely from the network of highly trained and talented physicians and researchers who work at academic medical centers around the nation.Orange County is home to one such institution. Through research, community outreach and training, UCI Health physicians…
UCI Health will join MemorialCare Health System and other regional hospitals and physician groups in providing a customized health plan option in California for almost all of Boeing’s employees and their dependents in the Long Beach, South Bay and Orange County areas. Boeing has about 15,000 employees and 22,000 dependents…
UCI Health recognizes June 25 as National Vitiligo Day to help raise awareness of a condition that causes the skin to lose its normal pigment, resulting in white patches, especially on the face, hands and feet. Caused by an abnormality of the immune system, vitiligo (vit-ill-EYE-go) affects up to 4…
UCI Health and several Orange County community partners are launching an initiative designed to improve health outcomes for the underserved through an integrative approach to medicine. “Live Healthy OC – Empowering a Community of Wellness” seeks to shift the focus of community health centers from disease treatment to disease prevention…
UCI Health has earned an “Elite” rating from CAPG, the nation’s largest organization representing multispecialty medical groups and independent practice associations. The rating is based on results of CAPG’s Standards of Excellence member survey. The results are given to physician groups based on their performance in improving patient experience, clinical…
In her 45 years of nursing, Debi Boyle, RN, has accumulated a wealth of knowledge. At UC Irvine Medical Center, Boyle is an oncology clinical nurse specialist and serves as a resource for nurses and the interdisciplinary team on patient care issues in cancer and palliative care. UC Irvine Medical…
IN THE NEWS: As a football fan and a neurologist, Dr. Mark Fisher wants to find out how early evidence of brain trauma might show up in young players. The Orange County Register reports on the UCI Health study he is leading that will compare brain scans of healthy high…
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