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News in 2016

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High school students invited to apply for 2016 UC Irvine Summer Surgery Program

February 25, 2016
High school students and 2016 senior graduates are encouraged to apply for the UCI Health Summer Surgery Program. Gain exposure to surgical...

Body’s immune system may play larger role in Alzheimer’s disease than thought

Image shows microglia surrounding an amyloid plaque in the brain of an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model.
February 23, 2016
Immune cells that normally help us fight off bacterial and viral infections may play a far greater role in Alzheimer’s disease than...

Putting your colonoscopy behind you

Putting your colonoscopy behind you. Dr. Karnes
February 23, 2016
Dr. William E. Karnes, a UCI Health gastroenterologist, has made it his mission to encourage colon cancer screening to reduce the occurrence and...

More surgery not always the answer for breast cancer

February 22, 2016
UCI Health breast expert Dr. Alice Police says a new analysis of the increase in mastectomies as a treatment for breast cancer is troubling. Police...

UC Irvine experts address recovery, stem cells at International Stroke Conference

February 19, 2016
Stroke experts from UC Irvine discuss stem cell therapies, remote rehabilitation and the use of robotics in recovery at the world's largest...

The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders names Laakman director of education & training

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February 19, 2016
The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders has appointed Anna Laakman director of education & training. She brings extensive...

Managing rather than avoiding trauma helps healing, says UC Irvine disaster recovery expert

February 17, 2016
IN THE NEWS: The question of reopening a public place, such as health clinic, school or movie theater, after a mass shooting is not a matter of if,...

Demystifying pain

Tucker Parris
February 15, 2016
Tucker Parris was driving cross-country from Virginia to San Diego, where he was stationed in the Navy, when he was involved in a nearly fatal,...

Sensitivity needed when armed hospital security encounters patients

February 12, 2016
IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine Medical Center security director Scott Martin tells The New York Times that hospital security guards with law enforcement or...

Staff flu vaccination rate at UC Irvine Medical Center among Orange County's highest

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February 12, 2016
IN THE NEWS: At 96.5 percent, the employee flu vaccination rate for UC Irvine Medical Center ranks third highest for Orange County hospitals....