Tucker Parris was driving cross-country from Virginia to San Diego, where he was stationed in the Navy, when he was involved in a nearly fatal, service-related auto accident in Flagstaff, Ariz. He broke his neck and a vertebrae in his lower back and spent the next year recuperating in a…
IN THE NEWS: More and more hospitals across the country are arming their security guards, raising the question of whether weapons improve, or pose a threat, to patient safety. An article in The New York Times details an incident at a downtown Houston medical center, in which a patient with…
IN THE NEWS: The flu vaccination rate for UC Irvine Medical Center employees is 96.5 percent, ranking it third overall highest in Orange County for health care workers, according to the California Department of Public Health. An article in the Orange County Register reported on the figures released this week…
A few months ago Dr. Douglas G. Merrill was faced with an all-too-common situation. An elderly woman with end-stage cancer suffered a stroke. Her only surviving relative lived overseas and couldn’t be reached. Important and difficult decisions regarding her care, such as whether she would want life-sustaining treatment, were left…
UCI Health invites the public to learn more about the latest advances in skin rejuvenation, hair removal, body contouring and other procedures that can help to maintain a youthful appearance. Dr. Christopher Zachary, professor and chair, UC Irvine School of Medicine Department of Dermatology, will share his expert insights at…
IN THE NEWS: Shortly after her arrival, a 56-year-old stroke patient at Corona Regional Medical Center was remotely evaluated and diagnosed by a neurology expert at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. In an article in The Press Enterprise, Robin Gardner describes how the UCI Health neurologist immediately recommended the…
IN THE NEWS: With its aging population, the epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease is hitting Orange County very, very hard, according to Frank LaFerla, PhD, Hana and Francisco J. Ayala School Dean of Biological Sciences and director of the UC Irvine Alzheimer’s Disease Center. With people living longer than ever, the…
Although bariatric surgery remains the most effective obesity treatment, only 1 to 2 percent of qualified patients choose this option, due to reasons that include limited access, patient preference, associated risks and high cost. UCI Health now offers obese patients a minimally invasive non-surgical solution that reduces the size of…
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health infectious disease expert Dr. Donald Forthal advises pregnant women against traveling to regions experiencing an outbreak of Zika, a mosquito-borne illness believed to cause neurological damage in babies. Forthal, chief of infectious diseases, commented in an Orange County Register article about federal health travel warnings…
Dr. Howard J. Federoff, vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of California, Irvine, has been named CEO of the UCI Health system. His appointment, made by Chancellor Howard Gillman, was approved today by the University of California Board of Regents. As head of UC Irvine’s health system, Federoff…
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