Counterfeit N95 masks are flooding the market—here’s how to know if yours is real”The best use for N95 masks are in health care, where aerosol-generating procedures are done that may put health care workers at risk for aerosolized transmission,” Shruti Gohil, MD, professor of medicine and associate medical director epidemiology and infection prevention with UCI Health, tells Health. … What’s more important is ensuring your mask fits well and is comfortable to wear, Dr. Gohil says. “Choose a mask that you’re likely to wear and keep it on whenever you are in public, and try not to fidget with it” she advises.

Health, Feb. 17, 2021

Grant will fund anthropologist’s innovative study of fire prevention, mitigation methods

To help improve fire prevention policies, Salvador Zarate, UCI assistant professor of anthropology, will use a $12,000 faculty fellowship from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation to document the practices of Orange County weed abatement crews. “We experienced our worst fire season ever this year, and we can tap into the deep ecological […]

As cases rise, college students take COVID-19 prevention into their own hands

CalMatters, Dec. 4, 2020

Is stroke prevention taking a back seat to stroke treatment?

Three-fourths of ER stroke cases had some degree of preventability, UCI survey finds

Grants to support UCI elder abuse prevention efforts

Archstone Foundation and UniHealth Foundation grants will allow the university to continue its innovative work.

UCI gets major funding to study prevention of drug-resistant staph infections

A UC Irvine infectious disease specialist has received a three-year, $10 million grant to explore the effectiveness of new methods to prevent staph infections in people who harbor MRSA bacteria when they’re discharged from the hospital.

pet therapy at UC Irvine Medical Center

New approach to cancer prevention, care

Increasingly, cancer patients supplement traditional treatments with alternative therapies such as herbs, diet and acupuncture. Unconventional approaches to prevention have gained in popularity, too. But do they work?

Meyskens honored for cancer prevention achievements

Dr. Frank L. Meyskens Jr. of UC Irvine will be honored by the American Association for Cancer Research for his…

Chao Center testing cholesterol drug for skin cancer prevention

Lovastatin is one of the most widely prescribed cholesterol management drugs in the world, but doctors at the UC Irvine…

State grant to support alcohol prevention program for drivers

Dr. Federico Vaca and the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research were recently awarded…