Keeping brain cancer at bay December 17, 2020 | Valerie Elwell Lorin Jensen has survived 13 years with a deadly brain tumor thanks to the relentless efforts of pioneering UCI Health neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela... Read More Tags brain cancer clinical trials breakthroughs
Hope in a vial December 16, 2020 | Aaron Orlowski The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrived at UCI Medical Center and within hours the first doses were injected into the arms of a phalanx of... Read More Tags COVID-19 immunizations vaccines viruses breakthroughs health tips
COVID-19 vaccines herald an end to the pandemic December 15, 2020 | Kristina Lindgren As UCI Health prepares to receive its the first supply of COVID-19 vaccines, infectious disease experts say widespread vaccination can bring an end... Read More Tags COVID-19 health tips breakthroughs immunizations viruses vaccines
Heart patient gets lifesaving implant Woman receives first LVAD implant in Orange County November 24, 2020 | Valerie Elwell When the best medical therapies couldn’t stop her heart condition from worsening, Elizabeth Vayssie received a lifesaving implant from Orange... Read More Tags breakthroughs heart health
Breakthrough diagnostic tool aids battle against liver disease November 19, 2020 | UCI Health The Digestive Health Institute at UCI Health has developed a groundbreaking, noninvasive method to accurately measure blood pressure in the liver,... Read More Tags digestive health liver
Understanding a virus UCI biophysicist Philip Felgner’s research aims to protect us from COVID-19. November 03, 2020 | UCI Health Antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 is essential to tracking its spread. UCI biophysicist Philip Felgner and his team at the UCI Vaccine Research and... Read More Tags COVID-19 infections vaccines viruses