US News & World Report’s first-ever best metropolitan hospital list puts UC Irvine Medical Center fourth in Los Angeles area and cites excellence in eight specialties. Read more >>
US News & World Report’s first-ever best metropolitan hospital list puts UC Irvine Medical Center fourth in Los Angeles area and cites excellence in eight specialties. Read more >>
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Baruch Kuppermann, professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering and chief of retina service at UCI’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, was recently honored with the Foundation Fighting Blindness Visionary Award for 2011. Read more >>
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Janellen Smith discussed FDA approval of a new melanoma drug with the Orange County Register. The drug uses the body’s own immune system to attack skin tumors, acting like a “gas pedal” in a car and giving the go-ahead to attack. “You’re saying to the immune system, this is something we [...]
Whether or not people understand the scientific explanation about the relative danger of radiation to Americans from Japan’s nuclear crisis, some tend worry about the worst-possible scenario, particularly when it involves complicated events like radiation exposure, says a UC Irvine psychologist and expert in disaster medical response. Read more >>
UC Irvine’s Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect has received a pair of two-year grants that will allow the university to continue its innovative work in elder abuse prevention. Read more >>
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Carl Schultz, director of research for UC Irvine’s Center for Disaster Medical Sciences, appeared on the Fox 11 nightly news to discuss radiation fears on the West Coast that have emerged about Japan’s troubled nuclear reactors. “Even if all six (Japanese reactors) melted down simultaneously,” Schultz said, “…the idea that they [...]
Dr. Michael Stamos discusses colorectal health with CBS News and advises people not to be shy about asking their doctor about digestive diseases, including colon cancer. Read more >>
UC Irvine infectious disease specialist Dr. Susan Huang will be part of a nationwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research program to develop and test innovative approaches to reducing infection in healthcare settings. Read more >>
UC Irvine’s Dr. Bang H. Hoang and colleagues have been presented the prestigious 2011 Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award for their work advancing the understanding how bone cancer spreads. Hoang is the second UC Irvine orthopaedic surgeon to be honored by Kappa Delta. In 2006, Dr. Ranjan Gupta received the Young Investigator Award. Read [...]
A digital revolution is sweeping across University of California medical centers, as they switch to electronic health records. The new systems will help deliver care that is better, safer and smarter. Doctors will have instant access to lab tests. Patients will know they are getting the right medication. Providers will extend care coordination throughout the [...]