Organ donation, a gift that endures February 14, 2023 | Kristina Lindgren Eight years after receiving her sister's kidney, Xenia Morales is thriving, newly married and planning to get a master's degree in counseling. She... Read More Tags diabetes kidney patient stories transplants young adults
The sleep detectives UCI Health sleep center treats slumber disorders of every stripe August 23, 2022 | Roy Rivenburg UCI Health sleep medicine experts use high-tech methods to find and treat the cause of sleep disorders, which affects more than half of all... Read More Tags sleep diabetes depression dementia cancer heart health
Diabetes patient helps others thrive January 25, 2022 | UCI Health Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 15, Jazmine Simon has aggressively managed her condition, determined to prevent it from disrupting her life.... Read More Tags diabetes health tips patient stories
A new way to transplant insulin-producing islet cells October 28, 2021 | UCI Health UC Irvine researchers are testing a promising new way to transplant insulin-producing islet cells without the need for harsh immunosuppressant drug... Read More Tags breakthroughs diabetes pancreas transplants
Patient transforms lifestyle, reduces stroke risk May 26, 2021 | UCI Health Determined to prevent another stroke, Elsa Ruiz took to heart lifestyle changes recommended by UCI Health vascular neurologist Dr. Jay Shah, who... Read More Tags brain health tips prevention stroke patient stories diabetes
The need for kidney transplants grows dramatically April 06, 2021 | UCI Health UCI Health has more than doubled kidney transplants in the last four years, but the need far outstrips the availability of deceased donor kidneys,... Read More Tags aging diabetes kidney transplants