Need for kidney transplants grows dramatically April 06, 2021 | UCI Health UCI Health has more than doubled kidney transplants in the last four years, but the need far outstrips the availability of deceased donor kidneys,... Read More Tags aging diabetes kidney transplants
Bridging barriers to cancer care in Orange County's Vietnamese community March 31, 2021 | UCI Health UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center nurse and breast cancer survivor Van Pham is reaching out to Orange County's Vietnamese... Read More Tags breast cancer cancer patient stories women's health
Tracking the Alzheimer's-Down syndrome connection March 29, 2021 | UCI Health UCI neuroscientists are spearheading a major international study to explore the link between Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome. Read More Tags Alzheimer's breakthroughs aging dementia
A better fix for brain bleeds UCI Health first in nation to use new device for clot removal March 26, 2021 | UCI Health When retired university president Horace Mitchell, PhD, suffered a subdural hematoma, he was able to get the most advanced care from UCI Health... Read More Tags brain breakthroughs blood
Restoring a breast cancer patient’s hope, mobility March 09, 2021 | UCI Health After metastatic breast cancer spread to her hip and left her bedridden, a UCI Health orthopaedic oncologist was able to salvage damaged bone,... Read More Tags breast cancer orthopaedic oncology cancer pain patient stories orthopaedic surgery
Paramedic beats back COVID-19 December 23, 2020 | UCI Health Anaheim fire captain and paramedic Joe Aldecoa, who routinely transported COVID-19 patients for treatment last spring, spent four weeks in... Read More Tags Covid-19 infections viruses