Neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Linskey and neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela Bota, co-directors of UC Irvine's Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program, have received a second gift of $250,000 from a grateful family to support ongoing research on and treatment for malignant spinal cord and brain tumors. Philanthropists Sue and Ralph Stern (pictured on right…
IN THE NEWS: The arms of a Da Vinci robotic system hummed under green surgical lights in the UCI Medical Center basement. Tiny computer-assisted tools, designed for advance laparoscopic surgery, guided a suture through tiny metal loops quickly and with precision. The procedure on Thursday was a timed exercise meant…
IN THE NEWS: Survival for brain-cancer patients treated with chemotherapy comes with a dark side: “chemobrain,” the debilitating loss of memory and mental function that often follows, according to an article in the Orange County Register. Now, scientists at the UC Irvine Medical Center are preparing a new weapon that…
IN THE NEWS: A USA Today article examining the psychological effect of 9/11 cited findings by UC Irvine psychologist Roxane Cohen Silver, who has studied the emotional and physical effects of traumatic exposure for decades. “Sept. 11 was really the first event in the United States of a national scale…
IN THE NEWS: By early next year, the county’s first nurse-managed clinic will open in downtown Santa Ana and thanks to the $1.5 million federal grant landed by UC Irvine’s Nursing Science Program, some locals will have access to free services there. UC Irvine will run the clinic in collaboration…
Traditionally, first-year medical students are awarded white coats to signify their entry into the profession. But at UC Irvine’s Aug. 5 White Coat Ceremony, each member of the School of Medicine’s incoming class of 2015 also will receive an iPad computer. It’s the second year the School of Medicine is…
Young adults whose mothers experienced psychological trauma during their pregnancies show signs of accelerated aging, a UC Irvine-led study found. The researchers discovered that this prenatal exposure to stress affected the development of chromosome regions that control cell aging processes. The study results, which appear online this week in the…
IN THE NEWS: An Orange County Register column examined the types of cosmetic surgeries some people tend to get as they age. “For the teenager reaching the age of majority, for the 20- to 39-year-olds finding a compatible mate and a job that they enjoy, for the 40- to 60-year-olds…
Dr. Shaista Malik, director of the UCI Health Preventive Cardiology Program, will appear this week on "Healthy OC" to discuss women’s cardiovascular health. "Healthy OC" airs on PBS SoCal, formerly known as KOCE-50. The interview will be rerun during the "Real Orange" news program at 5:30 p.m. and 11 p.m…
More than 80 doctors affiliated with UCI Health are included in the U.S. News “Top Doctors” database. Last week, the U.S. News & World Report included UC Irvine Medical Center on its America’s Best Hospital list for the 11th consecutive year and recognized the university’s programs in urology, gynecology, cancer…
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