In the News: Can you get the herpes virus by trying on a lipstick sample? Yes, but it's highly unlikely, UCI Health dermatologist Dr. Janellen Smith tells the Huffington Post. Asked about a report that a woman who is suing a cosmetics retailer claims to have contracted herpes from one…
Jamila Jackson thought she would never have children. In her early 30s, the mortgage underwriter from Diamond Bar developed uterine fibroids — a type of benign tumor that grows in the muscles of the uterus. To treat them she underwent uterine artery embolization, which reduces blood flow to the uterus…
The September 2017 announcement of a historic $200-million donation made by Susan and Henry Samueli is the largest in UCI's history. The donation led to the creation of the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences. Its approximately 10,000 academic and clinical faculty and staff, as well as the…
Nine time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow will headline the “Anti-Cancer Challenge Celebration Concert” to be held Oct. 21, 2017 at the UC Irvine Bren Events Center on the UC Irvine campus. The concert will cap the inaugural Anti-Cancer Challenge series of events to raise funds for the UC Irvine…
For the 17th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UC Irvine Medical Center as one of “America’s Best Hospitals.” The annual rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients and this year highlights the excellence of UCI Health geriatric medicine and senior health services…
After a nationwide search, Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the UCI School of Medicine and director of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. He will hold the Roger F. Steinert, MD, Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology. "Dr. Kuppermann is an internationally respected…
In the News: UCI Health brain tumor expert Dr. Daniela Bota tells CBS Los Angeles about research underway that raise hope for treatments to combat glioblastomas, the aggressive type of brain tumor that has been diagnosed in Arizona's Sen. John McCain. In most cases, glioblastoma patients see a recurrence of…
The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center will honor renowned leukemia researchers Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD, and Susan MO’Brien, MD, with endowed chairs made possible by a $5-million gift from Chao family siblings Allen Chao, Agnes Kung, Phylis Hsia and Richard Chao and their spouses. The generous donation…
Their name may be on UC Irvine buildings, but members of the Chao family prefer working behind the scenes to improve the health of the community. Since their first gift to the university in 1995, three generations of Chaos have given nearly $30 million to the campus, quietly reshaping cancer…
UCI Health recognizes June 25 as National Vitiligo (vit-ill-EYE-go) 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 immune system abnormality that damages skin pigment, vitiligo affects up…
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