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News in 2012

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A healthy plan for lowering diabetes risk

Pediatrician with patient
December 01, 2012
Healthier cafeteria choices, longer and more intense periods of physical activity and robust in-school education programs can lower rates of...

Dr. Tasheen Mozaffar is a nationally recognized expert in ALS and neuromuscular disorders

Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, Neurologist
December 01, 2012
Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, is director of the MDA ALS Neuromuscular Center at UC Irvine Medical Center. As a nationally recognized expert in his...

Dr. John G. Lee is an expert in diagnosis and treatment of pancreas and biliary tract disorders

John G. Lee, MD, Interventional Gastroenterologist
December 01, 2012
John G. Lee, MD, is director of Pancreaticobiliary Services at the H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center. He is an expert in diagnosis...

Dr. Naghmeh S. Saberi is an expert in minimally invasive treatments for gynecological conditions

Naghmeh S. Saberi, MD, Obstetrician/Gynecologist
December 01, 2012
Surgery without large, open incisions is a proven advancement offered at UC Irvine, where women may have many treatment options when they face...

Surviving esophageal cancer

Wayne Treichel, Patient
December 01, 2012
Wayne Treichel was 62 when his wife convinced him to get an endoscopy and colonoscopy. He didn’t have any symptoms or pain, and was in good...

Early and continued prenatal care can help prevent premature labor and complications

December 01, 2012
In a brief period of only 280 days, a baby can be conceived and born. During the first three weeks of pregnancy, the fetus grows from a...

Do I need a genetic counselor?

December 01, 2012
Meeting with a genetic counselor can be very helpful for pregnant patients with a family history of inherited disorders. But the best time to seek...

Teen's depression helped by the UCI Health Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program

Bailey Prince, Patient
December 01, 2012
Fifteen-year-old Bailey Prince had been battling ongoing depression since the sixth grade. Medications were not helping and, after seeing several...

Dr. John A. Butler focuses on developing new medical and surgical treatments for breast cancer

Dr. John A. Butler, Surgical Director of the Breast Health Center
December 01, 2012
Dr. John A. Butler, surgical director of the Breast Health Center at UC Irvine Medical Center, attends patients at the Chao Family Comprehensive...

UCI Health opens a state-of-the-art pathology facility

Pathology Laboratory
December 01, 2012
It’s a place most UCI Health patients will never see — but it’s a critical component of their care. The new Laboratory Medicine...