Health

As part of the tradition, Dr. Michael Stamos, dean of the School of Medicine, presents their first physician’s white coat to all first-year UC Irvine medical students.

White coats mark the beginning of the journey

UC Irvine School of Medicine welcomes the Class of 2028

August 13, 2024
Carla Vasquez Vergara. Smiling woman wearing a medical coat.

A journey rooted in community and purpose

New medical student Carla Vazquez Vergara says UC Irvine’s PRIME-LC program continues that path

August 12, 2024
Brittany Morey, associate professor of health, society and behavior in the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health

Link found between sociocultural institutions in ethnic enclaves and resident health

UC Irvine-led study used novel measures in Asian American and Hispanic neighborhoods

August 08, 2024
Jonathan Watanabe, UC Irvine professor of clinical pharmacy practice and director of the campus’s Center for Data-Driven Drugs Research and Policy.

National Academies progress report: health disparities

Reducing diversity gaps in clinical trials is a societal imperative, according to UC Irvine professor

August 07, 2024
Xiangmin Xu, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of anatomy and neurobiology and director of the campus’s Center for Neural Circuit Mapping

UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer's

First-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention

August 06, 2024
Sunmin Lee, a UC Irvine professor of medicine.

Decreasing Asian American health disparities

Sunmin Lee studies linguistic, sociocultural barriers to care for this diverse community

August 02, 2024
Hoda Anton-Culver and Michael Stamos, dean of the School of Medicine,

UC Irvine to establish All of Us research consortium in Southern California

NIH funding will support UC Irvine, LLU Health and MemorialCare partnership to transform the future of precision health research

July 22, 2024
Petra Wilder-Smith, Director of Dentistry, Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic. Professor, School of Medicine

An anticancer camera?

Dr. Petra Wilder-Smith’s screening device takes aim at oral lesions

July 22, 2024
Bernadette Boden-Albala walking on a path with five females.

UC Irvine's Public Health Program to transition to School of Population and Public Health

The first in O.C., it will advance innovative training and cutting-edge research

July 18, 2024
Dana Mukamel

UC Irvine-led study reveals relationship between nursing home staffing types and quality of care

Optimal health outcomes require insight into relationship between disciplines, residents’ needs

July 17, 2024