Aug 29, 2024 | MedPage Today

What the Matthew Perry Tragedy Reminds Us About Ketamine Use

Rakhi Dayal, MD, associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, writes an opinion on why we must develop multidisciplinary safety standards for ketamine clinics.

Aug 23, 2024 | The Orange County Register

UCI Medical School program addresses shortage of Latino physicians in California

The Orange County Register highlights UCI School of Medicine's Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), which started in 2004, making it the first PRIME program in the University of California system.

Aug 14, 2024 | The Daily Show

Could Cognitive Tests Save America From Gerontocracy?

Mark Fisher, MD, JD, professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, and director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics, appears on The Daily Show to explain how the brain deteriorates and what’s covered on a cognitive test.

Aug 08, 2024 | KNBC

Olympians with glasses inspiring athletes with imperfect vision

Stephen Prepas, MD, pediatric ophthalmologist at UCI Health and the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, talks about Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and the eye issues he deals with.

Aug 06, 2024 | Healio

Optical coherence tomography shows variability in port wine birthmark density, size

Kristen M. Kelly, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology, talks to Healio about a study on treatment for port wine birthmarks.

Aug 06, 2024 | TIME

Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Advances to Gold-Medal Round at Paris Olympics

Eric Vilain, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and director of the Institute for Clinical & Translational Science at UC Irvine, talks to TIME about the ongoing gender controversy at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Aug 05, 2024 | Healthline

Aspirin Use May Help Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk, Study Finds

Jason Zell, DO, associate professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine, comments on a new study and how its findings may not be strong enough to change recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

Aug 05, 2024 | Voice of OC

Orange County Grapples With Summer COVID Wave

Shruti Gohil, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, talks about the increasing rate of COVID-19 in Orange County.

Aug 04, 2024 | Business Insider

American's corporate gerontocracy

Mark J. Fisher, MD, professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, and director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics, talks about cognitive decline and how it tends to manifest at different speeds and in different ways.

Aug 04, 2024 | Health Digest

Waking Up To Pee This Many Times Could Be A Warning Sign For Your Prostate

Faysal A. Yafi, MD, associate professor in the Department of Urology, explains to Health Digest about an enlarged prostate, otherwise known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).