Virtual reality eases pain February 24, 2022 | UCI Health Patients like Bonnie Carroll are able to avoid sedatives to manage pain with virtual reality glasses during procedures at the UCI Health Pain and... Read More Tags breakthroughs pain addiction
Beware quarantine binge drinking August 28, 2020 | UCI Health During the months of COVID-19 quarantining, virtual happy hours have become a popular way to stay connected with friends and family. But as people... Read More Tags Covid-19 addiction alcohol prevention
Marijuana may be legal, but is it safe? January 23, 2018 | UCI Health Now that marijuana is legal in California for recreational use, it’s important to be very careful because today’s cannabis is far more... Read More Tags addiction health tips smoking
Confronting opioid use in Orange County March 30, 2017 | Bharath Chakravarthy, MD The amount of opioid painkillers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl prescribed in the U.S. has quadrupled since 1999 — as have the... Read More Tags addiction health tips prevention
How to quit smoking — forever December 13, 2016 | Steve Tischler Quitting smoking is hard. So the thought of going smoke-free through the holidays may seem even harder. But we’re here to say: You can do this! Read More Tags addiction health tips smoking
Do tanning beds put you at risk for melanoma? May 02, 2016 | Kristina Lindgren Melanoma, the deadliest of skin cancers, is becoming dangerously more common — especially among women under age 40. The increase is being... Read More Tags skin cancer addiction prevention health tips women's health