Jan 23, 2024 | KUCI

The State of Nursing Home Care in the U.S.

Dana B. Mukamel, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine, talks about her recent research on the state of nursing home care in the U.S. on "Ask a Leader," a show hosted by Claudia Shambaugh on KUCI.

Jan 20, 2024 | KABC

Royal Philharmonic 'Strokestra' visits stroke patients at UCI for rehabilitation workshop

Lisa M. Gibbs, MD, chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology and professor in the Department of Family Medicine, talks about music therapy and how music engages many parts of the brain.

Jan 20, 2024 | KCBS / KCAL

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra debuts music therapy for stroke patients at Orange County hospital

Lisa M. Gibbs, MD, chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology and professor in the Department of Family Medicine, talks about music therapy when members of the United Kingdom's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra visited the UC Irvine Medical Center.

Jan 19, 2024 | Daily Pilot

Films featuring cancer stories can scare patients. A 10-year study hopes to help doctors better assuage fears.

Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, associate professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine, and co-authors, reviewed more than 100 films to discern if there was a disconnect between what was portrayed in films versus what they saw in clinical settings.

Jan 19, 2024 | WHYY

When Healing Happens But We Don’t Know Why

In this episode of The Pulse, Richard E. Harris, PhD, professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, talks about what he's learned in his years of research and brain-imaging studies about how acupuncture works.

Jan 18, 2024 | KQED

New COVID Guidance, Variants and ‘Common Sense’: Living With the Coronavirus in 2024

Shruti K. Gohil, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, talks to KQED about the California Department of Public Health's new COVID-19 guidance.