In The Media

"After being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive blood cancer, a well-known Orange County chef found hope thanks to a donation from his daughter in France and the help of his medical team at UCI Health. This is the only place in Orange County where Olhats could find the bone marrow transplant program he needed. Dr. Stefan Ciurea is the professor of clinical medicine and director of the Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at the center." (Stefan Ciurea, MD)

"How do we help the caregivers? Jung-Ah Lee, professor at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California Irvine, looks into this question. The study focuses on those often forgotten – the caregivers – and studying how providing culturally sensitive tools and information can alleviate caregiver stress. This research is vital to understanding and strengthening the bond between caregiver and loved one. " (Jung-Ah Lee, PhD)

"Giving chemotherapy to patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) before their standard treatment regimen boosts their five-year survival odds by 39 percent, a new study finds. This is the biggest improvement in outcome in this disease in over 20 years. The study results suggest that induction chemotherapy may be a promising option." (Krishnansu Tewari, MD)

"Jung In Park, a professor at the University of California Irvine’s School of Nursing and a trailblazer in using artificial intelligence to enhance care, discusses how AI is improving nursing – and how to prep for a future where it's deployed more widely. Healthcare IT News sat down with Park to discuss how Irvine's school of nursing is using AI and machine learning, where in healthcare delivery she and her team are applying AI, how the application of AI is improving patient outcomes and her plans to use large language models and generative AI." (Jung In Park, PhD)