IN THE NEWS: The UCI Health Eye Mobile for Children as been roaming throughout Orange County since 2015, detecting treatable eye problems in preschool and elementary school students. Iliana Molina, the program’s director, talks about how such vision issues are often missed with Fountain Valley Living Magazine. “Standard eye charts…
Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an evolutionarily conserved molecular mechanism in which potentially defective messenger RNAs, or mRNAs (genetic material that instructs the body on how to make proteins), are degraded. Disruption of the NMD pathway can lead to neurological disorders, immune diseases, cancers, and other pathologies. Mutations in…
Orange, Calif. — UCI Medical Center, part of UCI Health, is honored to announce continued recognition with an 'A' grade in the spring 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This achievement highlights the academic health system’s ongoing commitment to top-tier patient safety and quality care, consistently placing it among the top…
IN THE NEWS: When UCI Health completed the acquisition of four hospitals and associated ambulatory locations of Tenet Healthcare’s Pacific Coast Network this March, it marked the beginning of an historic expansion of access to academic healthcare in the region. Chad T. Lefteris, president and CEO of UCI Health, spoke…
IN THE NEWS: Pivmecillinam, an antibiotic that has been used for decades in Europe, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women. UTIs are common, but the bacteria that cause them are evolving to resist the current antibiotic treatments. For that…
Orange, Calif. — UCI Health is proud to announce its selection for participation in the Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative. This first-of-its-kind collaborative, led by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), has selected 30 U.S. health systems that will accelerate and spread adoption of evidence-based, high-quality care for older adults across…
IN THE NEWS: An earthquake large enough to be felt is an unsettling experience, particularly if it’s a new one. Healio spoke with UCI Health psychiatrist Dr. John Luo about how to prepare and manage anxiety both during and after an earthquake. “Anxiety is a natural experience after the first…
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