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Dec 15, 2025 | UCI Health
UCI Health — Orange receives top teaching hospital recognition from Leapfrog
UCI Health — Orange, formerly UCI Medical Center, has once again been named a Top Teaching Hospital by the Leapfrog Group. This designation recognizes teaching hospitals across the nation that prioritize patient safety and quality and adhere to adult and pediatric surgical and ICU standards of care.
Dec 12, 2025 | US News
The Value of Pet Ownership for Older Adults
Dr. Lisa Gibbs, chief of geriatrics at University of California–Irvine Health, says that compared with younger adults, older adults may have more unstructured time and fewer responsibilities, which can at times feel unfulfilling. Especially for older adults who feel socially isolated, "pets can be life-changing and provide another sense of purpose," Gibbs says.
Dec 12, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine Receives $12 Million to Test Novel Stem Cell Therapy for Huntington’s Disease
The CIRM award will support a first-of-its-kind clinical trial of a novel neural stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease.
Dec 12, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
PhD Candidate Lauren Otsuka Receives Estée Lauder Epigenetics Fellowship
Lauren Otsuka was awarded the Epigenetics Fellowship in recognition of her doctoral research in the Borrelli Lab, exploring the genetic, epigenetic and metabolic mechanisms contributing to psychiatric disorders.
Dec 12, 2025 | Daily Pilot
Family's Donation Leads To Plan To Build Home for UCI MIND Researchers
UC Irvine will begin planning the construction of a new home for its Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, school officials announced this week, the result of significant donations that have so far reached approximately $80 million.
Dec 11, 2025 | Everyday Health
Thinking of Stopping Antidepressants? Take It Slow
Bryan Shapiro, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, says the common guidance for slow tapering is to cut dosage by 10 to 25 percent each month to give brain and body time to adapt.
Dec 11, 2025 | UC Irvine News
Vision Scientist Tibor Juhasz, PhD, Elected to National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has chosen two University of California, Irvine researchers to its class of 2025 fellows. Biomedical engineer Tibor Juhasz, PhD, and computer scientist Marios Papaefthymiou, PhD, are among 185 new NAI fellows elected this year.
Dec 10, 2025 | UC Irvine News
Beyond the blueprint
On Dec. 10, UCI Health – Irvine welcomed the first patients into its 144-bed facility, offering a new kind of hospital and a new kind of patient experience.
Dec 10, 2025 | KNBC
Irvine Welcomes All-Electric Hospital, Powered By The Sun & Water
"We are a 24/7 operation. We don’t even have a lock on that front door," Chad Lefteris, UCI Health CEO, said. "We are always on, 'How can we lessen impact on the environment?' -- something we set out to do from the very start."
Dec 09, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Study of Ibogaine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Receives $50,000 Grant
Richard E. Harris, PhD, receives a $50,000 grant from the Etheridge Foundation in support of his study into whether ibogaine, a psychoactive substance derived from plants, can help treat opioid use disorder.