One in 10 older Americans experiences abuse or neglect each year, and the number of reported cases is growing at a time when resources necessary to properly respond are shrinking. To assist California law enforcement personnel in dealing with this problem, the UC Irvine Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect has partnered with [...]
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Baby recovers from huge tumor thanks to UC Irvine doctors
December 27, 2012 – 8:37 am
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 [...]
UC Irvine doctors tapped to lead surgery societies
July 6, 2012 – 12:22 pm
Two UC Irvine surgeons have been elected to leadership positions in their disciplines’ professional societies. Michael J. Stamos, MD, and Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, have been named president-elect of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, respectively. Both will assume the presidency of their organizations [...]
UC Irvine urologists disagree with new prostate screening guidelines
May 23, 2012 – 3:05 pm
Doctors from UC Irvine’s Department of Urology are taking issue with the revised prostate cancer screening guidelines issued this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which calls for eliminating the PSA blood test as a screening tool for most men. A rising level of PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, can be an indication of [...]
As summer nears, UC Irvine’s Dr. Janellen Smith offers skin-saving advice
May 21, 2012 – 10:00 am
As a specialist in skin disorders and cancers, Dr. Janellen Smith sees firsthand what too much sun can do. Sunburns and accelerated skin aging are common results, but excessive sun exposure also can be deadly. Each year, more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer, the most common of all cancers. About 50,000 [...]
UC Irvine study finds some women missing out on top ovarian cancer care
May 8, 2012 – 11:45 am
Poor women and African Americans with ovarian cancer are less likely to receive the highest standards of care, leading to worse outcomes than among white and affluent patients, according to a study of 50,000 women presented by UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s recent annual meeting. “Not all women are [...]
Don’t rush the delivery, UC Irvine’s Porto tells caregivers
April 19, 2012 – 10:09 am
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Manuel Porto addressed the the 22nd annual Perinatal Symposium organized by Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center’s Women’s and Children’s Services at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: For some time, health care professionals have known it’s best to allow a fetus to develop [...]
UC Irvine geriatrician urges holistic approach to aging
April 5, 2012 – 10:50 am
IN THE NEWS: Orange County Register columnist Jane Glenn Haas continued her discussion about aging with Dr. Laura Mosqueda, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Family Medicine and director of the geriatrics program: [Mosqueda] talked about changes people need to make to accommodate reduced capabilities that often come with age. Many of these changes, she [...]
Aging is about adapting, UC Irvine geriatrician says
March 28, 2012 – 1:55 pm
IN THE NEWS: In the first of two parts, Orange County Register columnist Jane Glenn Haas discusses aging with Dr. Laura Mosqueda, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Family Medicine and director of the geriatrics program: We know that life spans are lengthening and more people are living longer. But some people are not entirely [...]
Don’t be embarrassed to talk about colon and rectal cancer
March 12, 2012 – 6:32 pm
Not sure when to get a colonoscopy? Will it hurt? March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and it’s a good time to talk to your primary care doctor about these questions and more, says Dr. Michael J. Stamos, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Surgery and president of the American Board of Colon & [...]