Music as medicine Posted: 2024-02-26 Source: UC Irvine News News Type: Features & Briefs share Rupert Whitehead, a trombonist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, plays next to Terry Taylor, who had a stroke three years ago and whose right eye was affected by Bell’s palsy after a COVID-19 shot. Taylor, who also has spells of vertigo, wears a shirt that says, “I’m not clumsy. I’m performing random gravity checks.” Steve Zylius / UCI Media Contacts Matt Miller Director mrmille2@uci.edu Michelle Heath Manager mstrombe@hs.uci.edu Shani Murray Senior Science Writer shanim@hs.uci.edu Communications & PR Office Related Faculty/Staff Lisa Gibbs, MD Chair and Professor — Family Medicine Chief — Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Family Medicine