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New Year, New Healthier You. You only have one body. So whatever you’re facing, whether it be critical or common, UCI Health will be there with the groundbreaking care you expect.

For #WorldStrokeDay, learn the BE FAST acronym that will help you identify #stroke. If you or a family member experience any of the following symptoms, call 911 immediately. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3MakL8e

Sisters Rhea and Tara Hickman navigated #bariatricsurgery and #weightloss success together with the help of the UCI Health Chao Digestive Health Institute. Today Tara has lost 120 pounds, while Rhea, who underwent #breastcancer treatment earlier this year, has lost 106 pounds. The Hickman sisters agree on most things including this: The decision to undergo weight-loss surgery was one of their very best. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4foJFij

Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, founding executive director of Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, has received the Vision and Leadership Award from Octane, a convening organization for Southern California technology and medical technology businesses. The award was presented by Octane CEO Bill Carpou, and Dr. Malik was recognized at Octane’s High Tech Awards on September 26, 2024.

Are you seeking relief from constantly dry, itchy eyes? Join us Tuesday, November 05, at 7:00 p.m. for the latest Gavin Herbert Eye Institute (GHEI) lecture series. #UCIHealth ophthalmologist Soroosh Behshad, MD discusses #dryeye and how it is treated. Register for this free virtual event at https://bit.ly/4eTisoj

UCI Health was proud to sponsor The Newport Beach Film Festival, which held its closing ceremonies yesterday evening. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the film festival—the largest in coastal California. #UCIHealth was there to connect with community members and share information about healthcare services. With the opening of the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care buildings, both part of the new UCI Health—Irvine, complex, we continue to expand the highest quality healthcare in Orange County. #NewportBeachFilmFestival #UCIHealth

The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in California to offer a novel technology that uses highly focused sound waves to treat liver cancer. Dr. Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh and her UCI Health interventional radiology team used the ultrasound technology, called histotripsy, to treat the first patients at UCI Medical Center. “Histotripsy liquifies the cancer tissue without using heat or radiation and without any damage to healthy cells,” she says. “It is completely noninvasive, without even a needle puncture.” Learn more at https://bit.ly/48Bg2Zj

Key imperatives guided planning and design for UCI Health — Irvine: creating a sustainable, all-electric campus and a calming atmosphere to promote healing. Learn more at https://bit.ly/48ePyfZ #goinggreen #UCIHealth #UCIHealthIrvine

Exceptional members of the nursing team and other caregivers at #UCIHealth were recently honored for going above and beyond for their patients and co-workers with DAISY and Sunflower Awards. UCI Medical Center oncology nurse Rosey Vu, UCI Health ― Los Alamitos nurse James Needham and medical center hospital assistant Rafeal Mendoza were recognized for their contributions. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4dTUQyH #DAISYAwards #nursing

UC Irvine emergency medicine expert Dr. Federico Vaca, one of the nation’s leading researchers on motor vehicle crash injuries and prevention, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the potential of an age-based, early-#alcohol-exposure risk assessment policy to reduce crash injuries and deaths among young drivers. Fatal alcohol-related crashes jumped 24% in the last decade, with deaths highest among people between age 21 and 24. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3Ydd3Bj #UCIHealth