IN THE MEDIA: The New York Times highlighted a study led by UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow which found that most women with ovarian cancer don’t get the proper treatment for their disease: Most women with ovarian cancer receive inadequate care and miss out on treatments that could add a year or more to their [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register interviewed Dr. Leonard Sender for an article about the unrealistic view of cancer shown in the movies: Dr. Leonard Sender, a UC Irvine oncologist who specializes in young-adult cancer, said when he watches movies, he particularly focuses on the portrayals of doctors, sometimes cringing at their arrogance. He [...]
IN THE NEWS: An Orange County Register article about a county health department study of life expectancy quoted UC Irvine geriatrician Dr. Lisa Gibbs. director of the UC Irvine SeniorHealth Center: Orange County residents continue to exceed state and national average life expectancies, according to a new report by the county’s Health Care Agency. An [...]
UC Irvine gerontologist Kerry Burnight, PhD, discusses elder abuse and prevention on the January 8, 2013, edition of the Dr. Phil show, airing on CBS. The program, which calls elder abuse a hidden problem, cites statistics showing that more than five million older Americans experience abuse or neglect annually in the United States. It also [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register interviewed UC Irvine neuroscientist Larry Cahill in advance of his talk about research into differences found in the male and female brain: Women should get angry when they read this story, and men should as well, says Larry Cahill, a neuroscientist at UC Irvine who studies what he [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register reviewed 2013′s new health laws and interviewed UC Irvine gerontologist Kerry Burnight about AB40, which requires nursing homes to reported suspected cases of elder abuse to local law enforcement agencies: AB40 resolves a longstanding conflict between state and federal laws related to elder-abuse reports, according to the office [...]
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Manuel Porto described the complex delivery and treatment of a newborn with an life-threatening tumor in his neck for an Orange County Register feature story. The tumor had grown as large as his head by the time he was delivered: The UCI team had agreed the best course was [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register visited the emergency department at UC Irvine Medical Center on Christmas day for an article about people who work on holidays: In the emergency room, Christmas morning brought car accidents, transfers of patients needing UCI’s trauma capabilities and a heart attack, as well as everyday maladies such as [...]
UC Irvine’s Dr. Sunil Verma will appear on the syndicated medical program “The Doctors” on Dec. 21 on KCBS to discuss why your voice changes as you age as well as surgical techniques to improve the aging voice. His advice is part of the show’s review of 20 Health Changes You Need to Make Now! “Patients, friends and [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register interviewed UC Irvine neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela Bota about brain vaccines as a way to complement traditional brain cancer treatments: Military metaphors are hard to avoid when describing the work in Daniela Bota’s lab. Petri dishes become training camps, where cells taken from patients “learn” to attack a patient’s [...]