Jul 07, 2026 | Verywell Health

Research Shows 1 Minute of Intense Exercise is Best for People with High Blood Pressure

"The first thing to understand about the study is that exercise is good, and people should not use high blood pressure as an excuse not to exercise," said Brian Becerra, MD, a cardiologist at UCI Health who focuses on exercise-related cardiovascular care.

Jul 06, 2026 | Orange County Business Journal

UCI Names Stamos Interim Health Affairs VC

A leadership change is underway at UCI’s academic health enterprise. Dr. Steve Goldstein, vice chancellor of health affairs, is departing …. Stepping into the role on an interim basis is Dr. Michael Stamos, dean of the UC Irvine School of Medicine. He will continue to serve as dean while the university conducts a national search.

Jul 06, 2026 | News Medical Life Science

Psychiatry May Be Moving Closer to Precision Medicine

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Mass General Brigham-affiliated McLean Hospital suggests that psychiatry may be moving toward something far more precise. … Diego A. Pizzagalli, founding director of UC Irvine's Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries and Distinguished Professor of psychiatry and human behavior, neurobiology and behavior, and biomedical engineering, led the effort.

Jul 03, 2026 | The Washington Post

I Said Yes to an Alzheimer's Blood Test. Then I Panicked.

Unlike a blood draw, a result can have a blast radius that reaches far beyond the exam room — into your family, your finances, your future. Once this information is out, cautioned Joshua Grill, a professor at the University of California, Irvine and director of UCI MIND who has received research funding from makers of Alzheimer’s drugs and diagnostic tests, “you cannot put the toothpaste back in the tube.”

Jul 02, 2026 | Orange County Business Journal

What's it Like at Hospitals on July 4th? We Asked Emergency Responders About Fireworks and Other Injuries.

UCI Health, which also has a burn center, sees more patients transferred from area hospitals with fireworks-related injuries and has more plastic and orthopedic surgeons on call during the holiday, often to help those who have lost limbs, need amputations or have other fireworks-related injuries often affecting their face or hands, said trauma and critical care surgeon Sigrid Burruss, MD.