The American Heart Association has recognized UC Irvine Healthcare’s commitment to the highest standards of care for heart failure patients. “UC Irvine is dedicated to making our care for heart failure patients among the best in the country,” said Dr. Dawn Lombardo, director of the hospital’s heart failure program. Read more >>
IN THE NEWS: Southern California Public Radio’s KPCC-FM tagged along while two UC Irvine medical students visited an older patient as part of a program that exposed students to the needs of older patients. “I think the program offers something that they can’t really learn out of a book,” says Sonia Sehgal, MD, whi oversees [...]
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Manuel Porto is among the leaders in giving pregnant women the choice to deliver naturally, even after the’ve had a caesarian section delivery in a previous pregnancy. Porto, chairman of UCI’s Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, told the Orange County Register that insurance companies and other doctors are resisting [...]
UC Irvine Medical Center recently received a Silver Medal of Honor from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for its role in supporting organ and tissue donation. UC Irvine had the highest number of organs donated among medical centers in the seven-county Los Angeles region. Read more >>
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register interviewed Dr. John Heydt about whether or not the hologram wristbands sold by the millions to enhance athletic performance have any clinical value. Heydt says not, but noted there may be a placebo effect in which some users may experience a relief of symptoms. Read more >>
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Carl Schultz, professor of emergency medicine and director of research at the Center for Disaster Medical Sciences, comments on radiation exposure from CT scans for an ABC News report about cancer risks associated with the diagnostic tool. Read more >>