Keyword Grateful paramedic climbs back from 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 Brain cancer patient beats the odds in a big way 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 Hope arrives 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 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 Heart patient gets life-saving implant November 24, 2020 | Valerie Elwell When the best medical therapies couldn’t stop her heart condition from worsening, Elizabeth Vayssie received a life-saving implant from... Read More 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