KEYWORD

health

UCI study first to link disparities and ‘pharmacy deserts’ in California

Findings demonstrate how factors such as poverty further reduce access to pharmacies

UCI researchers use deep learning to identify gene regulation at single-cell level

Novel ability could further understanding and treatment of diseases such as cancer

Nurse attending to a patient in a hospital room.

UCI researchers create model to calculate COVID-19 health outcomes

Free online tool helps determine whether a patient will need a ventilator or ICU care

UCI Health CEO Chad Lefteris

UCI Health receives COVID-19 vaccine

First batch of 3,000 will be given to frontline healthcare employees

Laura Enriquez, UCI associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies

UCI-led study profiles undocumented students’ experiences in state public universities

First-of-its-kind, multicampus report provides deep insights into successes and struggles

Jan D. Hirsch, dean of UCI’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

UCI, UCSD study: People more likely to pick up prescriptions via automated kiosks

Workplace ‘ATMs’ promoted patient health, saved money, maintained quality of care

Chopsticks were used in the study to help subjects hold one of four facial expressions: A. neutral, B. non-Duchenne smile, C. Duchenne smile and D. grimace.

Smiling sincerely or grimacing can significantly reduce the pain of needle injection

Genuine smile also blunts stress-induced physiological responses, UCI-led study finds

Mahtab Jafari, UCI professor of pharmaceutical sciences, who created and teaches the Life 101 course.

UCI professor’s life skills course is expanded to all 10 UC campuses

Life 101 teaches students self-care, healthy habits and how to manage stress

Farmers market

A dietary defense against disease

UCI dietitian notes proper nutrition can boost your immune system without breaking your budget

Dawn Bounds, an assistant professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Nurse finds her niche

New faculty member will help create a psychiatric-mental health specialization in UCI’s D.N.P. program