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Device used during breast cancer surgery permits surgeon to determine whether the entire tumor was removed.

Using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in ICUs. A new Department of Health and Human Services-funded study released today tested three MRSA prevention strategies and found that using germ-killing soap and ointment on all ICU patients was more effective than other strategies.

UC Irvine Health physicians are leaders in their field – more than 100 have been selected among the Best Doctors in America.

The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, which is part of UC Irvine Health, has been awarded a $3 million grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for fellowships and instruments that advance research to prevent blindness caused by such diseases as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

UC Irvine epilepsy conference for healthcare professionals, patients and the public will address emerging roles of exercise, sleep and cognitive training and examine ways to integrate these activities into comprehensive treatment plans. Renowned epilepsy researcher Tallie Z. Baram, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss stress and epilepsy.

Experiemental vaccines hold promise to slow the return of glioblastoma multiforme. UC Irvine begins enrolling patients in DCVax trial.

By discovering how certain viruses use their host cells to replicate, UC Irvine microbiologists have identified a new approach to the development of universal treatments for viral illnesses such as meningitis, encephalitis, hepatitis and possibly the common cold.

Oncologists at UC Irvine use Paro therapy robot to learn whether the cuddly mechanical creature lowers stress and improves outcome for cancer patients.