Anthem, UCI will investigate how digital tools can aid asthma management

Research study in collaboration with Apple Watch to help improve clinical outcomes

UC Irvine News Brief: NIH funds UCI study of link between children's asthma, climate change

Interdisciplinary researchers including Ralph Delfino are awarded more than $400,000 for project.

COVID is still killing hundreds a day, even as society begins to move on

Los Angeles Times, Sept. 18, 2022

Jun Wu

UCI researchers find fewer low-cost air pollution sensors in disadvantaged communities

First-of-its-kind state study examined distribution, sociodemographic factors over time

Increased use of household fireworks creates a public health hazard, UCI study finds

Impacts are most pronounced in Southern California’s low-income communities

UCI-led study links age of at-risk individuals to much higher COVID-19 hospitalization rate

Age increases the likelihood of hospitalization and poor outcomes for COVID-19 patients with such preexisting conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, kidney disease and diabetes, according to a recent study led by UCI researchers. An analysis of the UC COVID Research Data Set – which contains SARS-CoV-2 testing results and COVID-19 […]

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UCI Podcast: California environmental justice advocates lead the way

Michael Méndez talks about the crucial years of the environmental justice movement

School of Medicine commencement

2020 Year in Review

Throughout a truly unprecedented and turbulent year, UCI has not only survived but thrived, a feat that wouldn’t have been possible without the strength of its community. When the coronavirus first began to spread across the globe and overwhelm healthcare systems, scientists such as Dr. Albert Chang, medical director of the Student Health Center; Dr. Susan Huang, medical director of epidemiology and […]

Health plans embrace technology during the pandemic: a roundup of payer news 2020

MobileHealthNews, Dec. 30, 2020

Nurse attending to a patient in a hospital room.

UCI researchers create model to calculate COVID-19 health outcomes

Free online tool helps determine whether a patient will need a ventilator or ICU care