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Jun 01, 2023 | The Hospitalist
2023 Masters in Hospital Medicine
Alpesh Amin, MD, professor and chair in the Department of Medicine received the Master in Hospital Medicine award from the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Jun 01, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
New research may explain why, despite “the munchies,” frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users
Despite getting “the munchies,” people who frequently use cannabis are leaner and less prone to diabetes than those who don’t. University of California, Irvine researchers have now uncovered a possible explanation for this paradox – and it’s not good news.
Jun 01, 2023 | Medical Xpress
New research may explain why, despite 'the munchies,' frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users
New research may explain why, despite “the munchies,” frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users, but what they’ve found isn’t good news for one’s physical and mental health. Medical Xpress covers this UCI-led research that was originally published in Cell Metabolism.
May 31, 2023 | Becker's Hospital Review
350 top AAPI physicians, per Castle Connolly
David K. Imagawa, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Surgery, is included in Castle Connolly's list of Top AAPI Doctors 2023, which honors 350 doctors across 35 states and 63 specialties.
UCI School of Medicine Research Insider
May 30, 2023
May 24, 2023 | Medical Xpress
People who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills found to be resilient to Alzheimer's pathology in their brains
New UCI-led research shows people who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills are resilient to Alzheimer’s pathology in their brains. The research team included María M. Corrada, ScD, professor in the Department of Neurology, and Roshni Biswas, post-doctoral scholar with The 90+ Study. Read more about this study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
May 24, 2023 | UCI News
#IamUCI – Hinesh Patel
Q&A with Class of 2023 graduate Hinesh Patel, dual MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program.
May 24, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
New UCI-led research shows people who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills are resilient to Alzheimer’s pathology in their brains
A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that the oldest-old, those who live to be 90+ and have superior cognitive skills, have similar levels of brain pathology as Alzheimer’s patients, however, they also have less brain pathology of other neurodegenerative diseases that cause memory and thinking problems.
May 23, 2023 | Everyday Health
Battling Self-Blame and Misconceptions About Renal Cancer as a Black American
M. Leon Seard II, MD, associate professor in the Department of Urology, talks to Everyday Health about how the roadblocks Black Americans face with renal cancer diagnosis and treatment are the same as those they face when dealing with the American healthcare system.
May 23, 2023