Jun 05, 2026 | HuffPost

9 Well-Loved Exercises That Are 'Silent Dangers' For Your Spine, According to Doctors

“Movement is medicine” is a well-known adage with research to back it up. Exercise can undeniably benefit our mental and physical health. However, some common exercises cause harm to the spine, experts warn. … “Not everyone is prone to lumbar disc degeneration,” said Dr. Emily S. Mills, a spine surgeon with UCI Health.

Jun 03, 2026 | OC Register

Beach Safety Event in Huntington Beach Highlights Preparations Ahead of Busy Summer

UCI Health, which participated in the drill, is a Level 1 trauma center that treats about 7,000 patients a year but also has a Level 2 pediatrics unit that treats about 200 kids a year. It is one of four trauma hospitals in Orange County, with three of those [including] UCI Health — having pediatric units, said Michael Lekawa, UCI Health emergency and acute care surgeon and adult trauma medical director.

May 28, 2026 | Medscape

Conference MDAngle: AHS2026 Migraine Treatment

Nan Cheng, assistant professor, Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine said, “The AHS Scientific Meeting is my favorite meeting of the year because this is really where the latest, hottest science for headache medicine is shown.

May 28, 2026 | ScienceDaily

Forget LASIK: Safer, Cheaper Vision Correction Without Lasers or Surgery

Researchers from Occidental College and the University of California, Irvine have been developing an experimental technique called electromechanical reshaping (EMR). … "The whole effect was discovered by accident," explains Brian Wong, a professor and surgeon at the University of California, Irvine. "I was looking at living tissues as moldable materials and discovered this whole process of chemical modification."