From soldier to scholar

Student hopes to pursue a career in public health after serving as medic in Iraq

Diabetes skyrockets in US

Annual treatment cost of $174 billion adds to healthcare burden

Healing hearts in rural China

Summer stint in rural China combines research with adventure

Natural remedies: help or hype?

Doctor urges patients to carefully evaluate natural remedies and supplements

Crossing over

For undergraduate Cristian Martinez, research opens doors to a promising career – and new life

Michael Montoya

Fighting poverty with knowledge

Inequality literally is making people sick, says Michael Montoya, UC Irvine anthropology and Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor.

Calling all nurses

UCI’s nursing science program is filling the gaps in nurses’ ranks

Elliot Handler

Mobile medicine

UC Irvine’s Mobile Medicine unit hit the road nearly six years ago, delivering healthcare and specialized geriatric services to senior citizens.

Trimming the fat

No single program works for everyone, but moderation in all things is a good start

Beating breast cancer

More than 180,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and no single event brings attention to this deadly disease more than the Race for the Cure, sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure.