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| MAY. 22 | UC Irvine endocrinologists reveal a potential new approach toward treating certain liver diseases. |
| MAY. 16 | UC Irvine Health boasts 100-plus ‘Best Doctors in America;" it has the most physicians listed of any medical facility in Orange County. |
| MAY. 15 | Five UC Irvine projects have received University of California grants designed to improve patient care and reduce the risk of clinical harm to surgery patients. |
| MAY. 14 | UC Irvine study finds that comorbidities should be a factor in prostate biopsy choice; the finding targets patients who would not benefit from a biopsy. |
| MAY. 13 | Circadian clock gene rhythms in the brain are altered in depression, UC Irvine Health study finds. |
| MAY. 08 | Collaboration betweem hospitalists and ED physicians can improve patient flow and enhance quality and patient safety, says UC Irvine's Dr. Alpesh Amin. |
| MAY. 07 | UC Irvine's Dr. Roger Steinert estimates that about one-third of patients have the capacity to achieve greater than 20/20 vision through new treatment methods. |
| APR. 29 | To tame the weekend warrior within, UC Irvine's Dr. Ranjan Gupta advises aging adults to get smarter about their bodies and the activities they can handle safely. |
| APR. 24 | Breast cancer treatment delays are linked to lower survival rates in young women ages 15 to 39, especially Latinas, African Americans and the poor, a UC Irvine study found. |
| APR. 22 | Bedside ultrasound rivals chest X-ray in catheter placement, according to a UC Irvine study led by Dr. Eric Mervis, clinical instructor and fellow. |
| APR. 10 | UC Irvine's Dr. Aaron D. Kheriaty sorts out myths in his new book that focuses on treating depression with psychiatry and faith. |
| APR. 09 | Only 37 percent of U.S. women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are getting the best possible care, according to a UC Irvine study. |
| APR. 02 | Some diabetes patients improve significantly as a result of coaching by peers, according to a UC Irvine study. |
| MAR. 22 | UC Irvine receives $100 million to $150 million from the NIH, money used to fund stem cell, diabetes and Alzheimer's studies. Sequestration promises to take a big bite. |
| MAR. 22 | UC Irvine's Peolia Kansas Fonsworth III has dreamed about being a doctor since the days he and his grandmother couldn't afford groceries. |
| MAR. 12 | UC Irvine School of Medicine chosen among top 50 in latest US News & World Report medical school rankings. |
| MAR. 11 | New study led by UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow finds that most women with ovarian cancer don’t get proper treatment. |
| MAR. 07 | UC Irvine's Dr. Warren Wiechmann named Apple Distinguished Educator of 2013. |
| MAR. 06 | Ever since its induction in 2010, the iMedEd Initiative has drawn attention to UC Irvine School of Medicine. "Learning becomes a 24/7 opportunity," says Dean Ralph V. Clayman, MD. |
| MAR. 04 | UC Irvine students dance the night away in the Student Center during the annual Care-A-Thon fundraiser, benefiting the school's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. |
| FEB. 26 | UC Irvine's second Bedside Ultrasound Symposium Ultrafest draws 300 medical students from all over California. |
| FEB. 20 | Each strain of malaria prefers a specific host, UC Irvine microbiologist Anthony A. James, PhD, tells the New York Times in a story about anti-malarial mosquito research. |
| FEB. 19 | UC Irvine iPad medical education program shows results: Test scores have improved and applications have surged. |
| FEB. 19 | Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation awards UC Irvine's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute $3 million for retinal degeneration research. |
| FEB. 19 | MRSA 'super bug' prevalent in nursing homes, UC Irvine study finds; positive samples suggest need for greater infection control, researchers say. |
| FEB. 14 | Research shows that a happy relationship stimulates many health benefits, says UC Irvine psychiatrist. |
| FEB. 12 | UC Irvine joins almost 60 medical schools and institutions on Feb. 14 in observing the Gold Humanism Honor Society Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care. |
| FEB. 11 | The iMedEd Initiative – UC Irvine’s innovative medical education program based on iPad tablet computing – has been chosen as a 2012-13 Apple Distinguished Program. |
| FEB. 07 | Access to health care is important to life span, UC Irvine's Dr. Lisa Gibbs says in an interview, adding that Orange County is lucky to have organizations that address aging issues. |
| FEB. 05 | A study by UC Irvine's Daniele Piomelli is selected as one of the 10 major research achievements funded by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation grants in 2012. |
| FEB. 04 | "Autism is on the threshold of becoming accessible to cutting-edge scientific techniques that can unfold its secrets," says UC Irvine's J. Jay Gargus in an interview. |
| JAN. 31 | UC Irvine team finds a new target for treating a wide spectrum of cancers. |
| JAN. 30 | More than 60 UC Irvine Health physicians are listed as Physicians of Excellence in the January 2013 issue of Orange Coast magazine. |
| JAN. 24 | UC Irvine neuroscientists create fiber-optic method of arresting epileptic seizures; the approach holds promise of better treatment options for severe episodes. |
| JAN. 24 | Today's future doctors are taught how to discuss sensitive topics with patients, be it sexuality, dementia or weight, says UC Irvine's Dr. Sonia Sehgal. |
| JAN. 23 | A variety of genetic strategies to counter insect-borne diseases are being developed; UC Irvine's Anthony James calls them "bite, no bite strategies." |
| JAN. 22 | UC Irvine-led studies show circadian rhythms -- also known as the body clock -- can be modified for potential treatment of disorders. |
| JAN. 15 | UC Irvine study on autism named one of 10 major research achievements in 2012. |
| JAN. 15 | Families commit most cases of elder abuse. "You can see how it would be easy to isolate an older person," says UC Irvine's Mary Twomey in a Chicago Tribune interview. |
| JAN. 14 | UC Irvine oncologist Jason Zell, MD, receives a National Cancer Institute leadership award recognizing his contributions to the advancement of clinical research. |
| JAN. 07 | Dr. Phil takes on elder abuse on his CBS show with help from UC Irvine Gerontologist Kerry Burnight. |
| JAN. 03 | Kerry Burnight, a UC Irvine gerontologist, says it's unknown how often elder abuse occurs within nursing hones in Orange County, where 28,000 older adults live in long-term care facilities. |
| JAN. 02 | "Fat per se is not as bad as we thought,” says UC Irvine's Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh in a New York Times article. "What is bad is a type of fat that is inside your belly." |
