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…
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register examined how UC Irvine Medical Center surgical teams are using technology such as Google Glass and customized apps to make patient care more efficient: Dr. Leslie Garson pulls a Google tablet from his blue scrubs and taps on an app icon. On the…
A high-fat diet doesn't simply put on pounds, it can change how the internal body clock regulates metabolism, UC Irvine scientists have found. This disruption of the body's circadian rhythms may contribute to ailments such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. Read more ›
Brad Hadley is a health-conscious 54-year-old who has a successful career in public service and a passion for golf. Nothing about him fits the stereotype of men with throat cancer — typically heavy smokers and drinkers in their 70s. So when Hadley discovered a small lump in his neck two…
Clinical trials test new medical treatments, conducted in the quest to develop more effective ways to treat or even cure diseases. UCI Health is at the forefront of cancer research with about 140 ongoing cancer clinical trials. But clinical trials cannot proceed without patients willing to participate in the studies…
IN THE NEWS: Yes, UCI Health ear specialist Dr. Hamid Djalilian tells the OC Register. Because hearing loss can begin early in life, the otolaryngologist says there are simple things parents can do to turn down the volume on the noisiest toys. View Dr. Djalilian's recommendations › Read Dr. Djalilian's…
People don’t know what an actual serving size of alcohol amounts to, says Christy Carroll, RN, UCI Health trauma injury prevention coordinator. "Because of that, they don’t realize that they drink as much as they do; many are at-risk drinkers without knowing it.” At risk drinkers include: Men who drink…
The next time you trip over a step and find yourself sitting in the emergency room nursing a sprained ankle, don’t be surprised if someone hands you a tablet computer and asks if you’d like to take a little quiz. The interactive test, called CASI (short for Computerized Alcohol Screening…
