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UCI Health nationally recognized with an "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

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May 10, 2022
UCI Health received its 16th consecutive “A” in the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national distinction recognizes a...

UCI researchers study use of machine learning to improve stroke diagnosis, access to timely treatment

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April 29, 2022
Clinicians at the University of California, Irvine have launched a research study to examine how the use of artificial intelligence and machine...

Improving sleep for patients with central sleep apnea

April 28, 2022
UCI Health is the first in Orange County to offer the only FDA-approved device, Remedē®, for treatment of central sleep apnea.

UCI professor wins prestigious Robert Koch Prize for groundbreaking research

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April 27, 2022
UCI professor Philip Felgner, PhD, has won Germany's prestigious 2022 Robert Koch Prize for his role in developing the messenger RNA COVID-19...

UCI Health renewed as Orange County’s only federally designated comprehensive cancer center

The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center receives renewal of its National Cancer Institute designation as a "comprehensive" center, one of only 52 in the U.S.
April 18, 2022
The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center has again been recognized as one of the nation’s top cancer centers with the National Cancer...

UCI study reveals why immunity declines as we age

UCI Health neurologist Michael Demetriou, MD, PhD, and fellow researchers identify mechanism that leads to weak immune systems as we age.
April 12, 2022
UCI Health researchers have identified the mechanism that makes older adults more susceptible to infectious diseases as they age, paving the way to...

UCI Health awarded FACT accreditation for bone marrow transplantation and CAR T-cell therapy

Dr. Stefan Ciurea, Director, UCI Health Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program
April 08, 2022
The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and its adult hematopoietic stem cell transplantation program has received accreditation by...

UCI study shows genomic base editing may offer durable treatment for inherited retinal diseases

April 05, 2022
Genomic base editing may offer long-lasting retinal protection and prevent vision deterioration in patients with inherited retinal degeneration,...

New molecule holds promise of therapies for cancer and rare diseases

April 05, 2022
UCI researchers, in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology, have developed a new molecular compound that shows promising...

UCI Health tests novel stem cell therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease

Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil, UCI Health movement disorders expert and chair of the UCI School of Medicine's Department of Neurology
March 25, 2022
UCI Health neuroscientists are conducting a first-in-human clinical trial of dopamine-producing stem cells that show promise in reducing symptoms...