- Dr. Kenneth Change - The Missionary Doctor »
Dr. Kenneth Chang has built one of the nation’s finest digestive disease centers for UC Irvine Healthcare with a drive and passion inspired by doctors he assisted in a poor Taiwanese fishing village nearly 30 years ago. Then a medical student, Chang had taken a year off from his studies at Brown University to work in a missionary clinic. With very little equipment, the doctors there often improvised, using unconventional methods that defied Chang’s formal medical training. Photo by Paul R. Kennedy.
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- Zell on Coloretal Cancer Clinical Trials »
“It is hoped that these new clinical trials will provide definitive recommendations for colorectal cancer risk reduction among colorectal cancer survivors.” – Dr. Jason A. Zell, hematology/oncology assistant adjunct professor, commenting on clinical trials on colorectal cancer and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (like ibuprofen or naproxen). ABC News, Oct. 29, 2009.
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- New Clinic Opens for Immune-System Disease Care »
A clinic that opened March 20 in the Gottschalk Medical Plaza addresses one of the largest issues in healthcare – undiagnosed immune-system diseases in children and adults. More than half a million people in the U.S. and 15 million worldwide suffer from primary immune deficiencies. The Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiency is one of the few clinics in the country dedicated specifically to providing diagnoses and care for those born with improperly functioning immune systems. The clinic is among 50 worldwide sponsored by the Jeffrey Modell Foundation and Grifols. For appointments, call 949.824.8600. Shown: Dr. Sudhir Gupta, clinic director and immunology chief, who was instrumental in the establishment of the center.
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- Huang on Halting 'Superbug' Spread »
“We found that 22 percent of patients will be rehospitalized within a year of discharge.” – Dr. Susan S. Huang, epidemiology & infection prevention director, commenting on a study looking at ways to stop the spread of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (also called “superbug”) in hospitals. HealthDay News, March 20, 2009.
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