When holiday food fights back
Dr. Kenneth Chang, medical director of the H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center at UC Irvine Medical Center, has pioneered treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and other GI disorders.
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Worldwide care for stuttering
Dr. Gerald Maguire started the world’s first clinic dedicated to the medical care of stuttering, and if patients in faraway places can’t come to his UC Irvine Medical Center office for treatment, he brings it to them.
Diabetes skyrockets in US
Annual treatment cost of $174 billion adds to healthcare burden
Spirit catcher (2)
Alumnus Nikishna Polequaptewa receives Living Our Values Award for connecting American Indian students to campus
Crossing over
For undergraduate Cristian Martinez, research opens doors to a promising career – and new life
UCI welcomes new faculty
Experts on everything from reconstructing the human hand to interpreting the U.S. Constitution have joined the UC Irvine faculty in the last year.
Fighting poverty with knowledge
Inequality literally is making people sick, says Michael Montoya, UC Irvine anthropology and Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor.
Calming children before surgery
Surgery is stressful for even the calmest patient, but for children it can be particularly traumatic and frightening. For anesthesiologists, soothing anxious children about to enter surgery is a critical part of the job, and Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthesiology & perioperative care chair at UC Irvine, is turning to ancient Chinese medicine for new methods.
Defying gravity
Dr. Roger Walsh, professor, psychiatrist and philosopher, reflects on the uplifting power of meditation
Friends in need
Through the Peer Educator program, alumnae Maryam Sharifi and KC Bui help students cope with challenges of college life