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…
Kaveh Laksari, a UC Riverside assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was awarded $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop predictive models for stroke treatment strategies using data from patient brain scans.
Orange, Calif. — Since its inception in late 2023, the University of California, Irvine's initiative to combat diabetes in the Latino/a community has made significant progress in addressing an escalating health crisis. The program was developed and is co-led by Dr. Alpesh Amin, Thomas and Mary Cesario Endowed Chair of…
Orange, Calif. — A commitment to sustainability touches numerous corners at UCI Health, including to the equipment that keeps the grounds and facilities at UCI Medical Center in Orange looking beautiful. The change from polluting, noisy gas-powered vehicles and equipment to the use of bicycles and all-electric vehicles was driven…
Orange, Calif., Boston, Nashville, Tenn., and Atlanta — An automated tool that improves outbreak detection for hundreds of pathogens successfully served as an early warning system to find and respond to potential hospital outbreaks, as reported today in the NEJM Evidence. A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital…
Four years after closing due to the pandemic, the MIND Institute café has reopened. Purple Tree, a nonprofit which employs people with disabilities, offers beverages and baked goods.
Orange, Calif. — UCI Health is pleased to announce the dedication of UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — Fountain Valley. Leaders from UCI Health and the Fountain Valley community gathered Wednesday to cut the ribbon for the center at 11190 Warner Ave., Suite 115. Dr. Emad Elquza, physician-in-chief…
UC San Diego Health is the first in San Diego to implant the world’s first dual chamber, leadless pacemaker system to help treat abnormal heart rhythms.
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