Strategies and Habits for a Longer, Healthier Life
Dr. Claudia Kawas, a distinguished neurologist with UCI Health and co-principal investigator of the 90+ Study, spoke with Bloom Tampa Bay. There are many things that can shorten your life. UCI Health...
View ArticleSound Waves get Alzheimer’s Drug Past Brain Barrier, small study shows
Joshua Grill, professor of psychiatry and human behavior at University of California at Irvine, called the study “biologically very exciting,” adding that the research may help scientists understand...
View ArticleJust Adding Nursing Home Staff Won’t Ensure Quality Dementia Care
We wanted to understand the association of staffing hours with care quality and compare the health outcomes in nursing homes with high- and low-dementia populations,” says first author Dana Mukamel,...
View ArticleIn Pursuit Of Longevity And Reshaping Equity In The Endgame
Today, we are witnessing the greatest disparities in life expectancy with Black and Alaska Native/American Indian communities experiencing a lower life expectancy than all other racial groups. Our...
View ArticleUCI Health Buys 4 Tenet Hospitals for $975M
UC Irvine has deepened its healthcare commitment to the future of Orange County, our region and California. This journey in healthcare is deeply intertwined with the University of California’s...
View ArticleUCI Health to Acquire 4 Tenet Hospitals for $975 Million
Our vision at UCI Health is to bring the highest level of advanced care powered by research and innovation to local communities. The proposed agreement with Tenet Healthcare will expand access and...
View ArticleNew UCI Facility to Research Tomorrow’s Medicine
Twelve programs will go into UCI’s new Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building, a 215,000-square-foot facility under construction within the university’s growing health sciences district...
View ArticleWomen’s Contributions To The Economy At The Cost Of Their Wellbeing
March is Women’s History Month, an important recognition for half of our country’s population. Throughout our country’s history, there is no doubt women have always been critical contributors, yet...
View ArticleUC Irvine is Making Big Strides with Nursing-focused AI Models
At the University of California Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, faculty researchers are developing innovative new ways to harness artificial intelligence for improved patient care...
View ArticleUCI Health CEO Shares Vision for Integration of 4 Tenet Hospitals
UCI Health's acquisition of four Tenet hospitals brings about a unique opportunity as it blends academic medical centers with community healthcare, Chad Lefteris, president and CEO of UCI Health, told...
View ArticleNew Grant Gives OC Nursing Students a Chance to Care for Communities they...
CalOptima, which serves the poor and homeless with medical care in Orange County and several partners, will offer stipends to more than 60 nursing students, more than half from underrepresented groups...
View ArticleUCI Nursing Program Receives $5 Million Grant to Address Health Care Worker...
CalOptima Health granted $5 million for UC Irvine’s NURSE-OC program, part of its initiative to address health disparities in Orange County by bolstering the workforce. The NURSE-OC program emphasizes...
View ArticleUCI Names New School of Public Health After Joe Wen
When we created the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, UC Irvine committed to elevating all of our health science programs to full schools, and I am delighted that the regents have...
View ArticleUCI Launches Orange County’s First School of Public Health
The Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, which received UC Board of Regents approval Thursday, July 18, becomes the first school of public health in Orange County and the fourth in the UC...
View ArticleHow the Indiana Jones of Plants is Seeking Out the Hidden Healing Powers of...
Professor Geoff Abbott, a professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of California, Irvine leads expeditions into Earth’s wild places to find medicinal treasures, using cutting-edge...
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