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Feb 27, 2023 | Forbes
Health Benefits Of Cannabis
Cannabis continues its rise in popularity as more and more states legalize its use either as a medical or recreational drug. Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, but a number of medical experts and researchers appear to disagree with this decision maintained by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Feb 22, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led study reveals how lung cells protect themselves against RNA viral infection
A new University of California, Irvine-led study uncovers how a protein, APOBEC3B, could protects cells against many different types of RNA viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV2, influenza virus, poliovirus and measles, helping to prevent disease. The study was published in Nature Communications.
Feb 17, 2023 | UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
School of Medicine Alumnus Supports Medical Students in Culinary Medicine
Medical students with a passion for culinary medicine will benefit from the George and Susi Lewinsky Scholarship Endowment Fund, which was established with a $100,000 gift from UCI School of Medicine alumnus Bernard S. Lewinsky, MD, (’69) and his wife, Barbara.
Feb 11, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine's Annual MedBowl
On Saturday, February 11th, all four classes got together on the ARC fields for some friendly competition at UCISOM's 2nd Annual MedBowl.
Feb 09, 2023 | UCI News
UCI to launch pre-health program with support from state of California
Increasing underrepresented students’ access to careers in medicine is the focus of a new interdisciplinary, pre-health professional development program at the University of California, Irvine.
Feb 09, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
LCME Self-Study Kick Off Dinner
On Thursday, February 9th, the Dean hosted a dinner to officially kick-off the self-study portion of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation process.
Feb 08, 2023 | Health Affairs
Rise in Behavioral Visits in the Primary Care Setting
A high prevalence of mental health diagnoses in adults alongside ongoing shortages of mental health specialists and expansion of the patient-centered medical home have increased the involvement of primary care clinicians in treating mental health concerns.
Feb 08, 2023 | UCI News
Fan-Gang Zeng elected to National Academy of Engineering
Zeng is being recognized for developing better treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus and for fostering inclusiveness in the engineering profession
Feb 07, 2023 | UCI News
UCI School of Medicine associate professor awarded 19th Japan Academy Medal
Kei Igarashi, associate professor of anatomy & neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, has been named one of six scholars to win the 19th Japan Academy Medal.
Healthy Happenings from the UCI School of Medicine
February 2023