Apr 14, 2021 | KQED

Dr. Jose Mayorga joined the KQED Forum discussion about California's Expanded Vaccine Eligibility and the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause

Dr. Jose Mayorga, executive director of the UCI Health Family Health Centers and assistant clinical professor of family medicine with UCI School of Medicine

Apr 08, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine

Geoff Abbott, PhD, speaks on Super Human Radio about the Antihypertensive Properties of Green and Black Tea

A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications.

Apr 06, 2021 | CNBC

Medical students haven’t been deterred by the stress of Covid on hospitals and staff — they are eager to help

As we head into the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, health-care workers have been applauded as heroes for fighting an unpredictable and deadly virus. It’s taken a toll on them physically and mentally, yet applications to medical schools for the 2021 academic year have surged by 18%, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Apr 01, 2021 | UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence

UCI School of Medicine community members honored at 2021 Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards

This LEAD gala honors key leaders, graduate students, staff and faculty who support and champion student success and research excellence in the Latinx/Hispanic community at UCI and in Orange County.

Mar 23, 2021 | Businesswire

Dr. Jonathan Lakey Named to Head Development Team to Further GATC Health’s Diabetes Diagnoses and Treatment Platform

GATC Health, an innovative technology company focused on whole genome testing and Predictive Multiomics™, today announced that Dr. Jonathan Lakey, co-developer of the Edmonton Protocol and world-renowned diabetes and islet transplantation expert, has joined the company’s board of advisors.

Mar 15, 2021 | UCI News

Residents-in-waiting

We highlight three graduating medical students who have excelled despite unprecedented challenges

Feb 18, 2021 | Futurity

Radioactive 'cement' may be a safer way to treat spinal tumors

A radioactive bone cement that’s injected into bone to provide support and local irradiation is proving to be a safer alternative to conventional radiation therapy for bone tumors, according to a new study.

Feb 18, 2021

UCI's Infectious Diseases Chief Discusses COVID-19 Vaccines

Three Questions With Dr. Donald Forthal

Feb 18, 2021 | Neurology Today

Neurology Resident's Medicine-Related Doodles Gaining Traction on Instagram

Nita Chen, MD, a senior resident in neurology, discusses her passion for art, the cartoons and doodles on her Instagram account, and the things that drew her to neurology.

Dec 17, 2020 | AAMC

Podcast: Do No Harm: Racism in Patient Care

In this episode of “Beyond the White Coat,” Malika Fair and the guests explore how academic medicine can move toward more equitable care for all and to dive deeper into how we prepare and train the physicians of tomorrow to be allies for everyone.