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Mar 30, 2023 | LAist
AirTalk LIVE: COVID Doctors Retrospective
Dr. Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, assistant professor of infectious diseases, joined "AirTalk" with host Larry Mantle on LAist 89.3, for a special live event featuring a panel of doctors discussing what they see for the future with COVID-19.
Mar 28, 2023 | American Society for Microbiology
The Gut Microbiome and Drug Addiction: An Emerging Link
A growing body of research has associated gut microbiome composition and function with substance abuse disorders. Shahrdad Lotfipour, PhD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, pathology and pharmaceutical sciences talks to the American Society for Microbiology about studying addiction through a microbial lens.
Mar 27, 2023 | Healthline News
Autism: Rates in Children Reach New Highs, Experts Explain Why
The CDC says more children are being diagnosed with autism than ever before. Peter Chung, MD, answers questions about why autism rates are rising so quickly, especially among Black and Hispanic kids.
Mar 27, 2023 | Culture Magazine
New Study Shows Adolescent Cannabis Use May Create Reproductive Complications in Women
In a new study co-authored by Daniele Piomelli, PhD, distinguished professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and director of the UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis, finds that exposure to THC at a young age can lead to a reduction of ovarian follicles and matured eggs by almost 50% in adulthood.
Mar 17, 2023 | Daily Pilot
UCI medical students open letters, learn their residency fates in Match Day ceremony
UCI School of Medicine hosted their Match Day ceremony on Friday, March 17, where medical students on the brink of earning doctor of medicine degrees opened envelopes and learned where their career paths would take them after graduation.
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 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 01, 2023 | Al Dia News
Latino Health organization announces first Latina Chief Medical Officer
Zócalo Health, a Latino founded digital health company created to aid Latinos, has announced the appointment of their first Latina Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sarah Lopez, a UCI School of Medicine alumna.
Nov 13, 2022 | MedPage Today
A Remedy for the Federally Funded Physician Shortage
Raising or eliminating the cap on residency spots can make all the difference
Oct 27, 2022 | The Hill News
Dr. Behnoosh Afghani weighs in on The Hill article, What to know about RSV symptoms and transmission
RSV is one of the viruses that causes the common cold, but can develop into pneumonia in infants, young children and older adults.