Easing end-of-life suffering August 16, 2022 | UCI Health Domenica LoCascio recounts the care and support her mother Josephine received towards the end of her life from neuro-oncologist Dr. Xiao-Tang Kong... Read More Tags patient stories aging brain cancer senior health
Curing Cushing disease without scars Pituitary tumor removed through the nose by skull base surgeons August 10, 2022 | UCI Health When a community doctor couldn't explain why Carolyn Tormey had no energy, was putting on weight despite eating healthy and exercising, she turned... Read More Tags patient stories brain depression ENT hormones
A father's grief gives way to purpose and hope June 14, 2022 | UCI Health When James Alvarez's pregnant wife was struck and killed by a drunk driver, the UCI Medical Center trauma, obstetrics and neonatal intensive care... Read More Tags pregnancy NICU newborn patient stories emergency parenting trauma
Surgery cures an artist's seizures March 29, 2022 | UCI Health Diagnosed with a treatment-resistant seizure disorder, Alan Powell thought his artistic life was over. But UCI Health epilepsy specialists were... Read More Tags epilepsy brain patient stories
Young mom-to-be survives rare ovarian cancer March 25, 2022 | UCI Health When Tatum Miller signed up for a UCI Health study for expectant moms, she never imagined an ultrasound would ultimately save her life from a rare... Read More Tags cancer ovarian cancer patient stories clinical trials rare diseases women's health newborn
First UCI Health LVAD patient gets heart transplant February 04, 2022 | Valerie Elwell Just 18 months after Elizabeth Vayssie received a life-saving implant to pump blood through her body, she got the call that every heart-failure... Read More Tags patient stories heart health
