Four UC Davis Children’s Hospital programs will be supported by an $8 million gift from the estate of Victor and Phela Vesci, who passed away in 2009 and 2022, respectively.
IN THE NEWS: Although the number of ketamine clinics is on the rise, there is still no safe, standardized dosing formula for the drug, which is increasingly being used off-label to treat depression. UCI Health anesthesiologist Dr. Rakhi Dayal writes in Medpage Today that the death of actor Matthew Perry…
IN THE NEWS: A new study led by UC Irvine researchers found that while optical coherence tomography (OCT) could potentially guide port-wine birthmark treatment, the technology has a long way to go before it can be used in patient care. Port-wine birthmarks are reddish-purple skin discolorations caused by a concentration…
The Transplant Center is celebrating the one-year anniversary of completing its first liver transplant. During this first year, the center performed a higher-than-expected 41 liver transplants.
A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of cancer.
A clinical trial that will test three drugs concurrently, and could include more, represents new hope for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that usually kills within seven years after symptoms start.
A new video-based symptom assessment system for Parkinson’s Disease that is enabled by machine learning represents a potential solution to the challenge of assessing Parkinson’s Disease progression in a quantifiable way.
IN THE NEWS: As chief procurement officer at UCI Health, Susanna Rustad aligns innovations with the clinical needs of the academic health system for the benefit of patients. Rustad’s work has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review, which named her of one of the 2024 supply chain leaders to know…
IN THE NEWS: While ketamine is an effective therapy for treatment-resistant depression, it carries the potential to become addictive. It can even be fatal; actor Matthew Perry died of an overdose of the drug in October 2023. UCI Health psychiatrist Dr. Robert McCarron spoke to the Los Angeles Times about…
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