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COVID-19 chatline provides fact-based guidance

New UCI service is staffed by trained undergraduates in public health

Statement on race disparities in asthma

The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology joins with the nation in this time of despair and sorrow and decries racial injustice wherever it is found. As physicians and healers, we know that racial disparities affect many aspects of life – often in the healthcare arena. We recognize that racism is a destructive force in our country, and we condemn it wherever it exists.

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UCI Podcast: Pandemic trauma disrupts our sense of time, says UCI professor of nursing

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Ending coronavirus lockdowns quickly can be more costly than relaxing them gradually

UCI, other researchers use disaster footprint model to assess COVID-19 supply chain impacts

<p>Steve Dang, a registered nurse at the Psychiatric Hospital of San Diego County, expresses his gratitude to the Face Mask OC Team for its donations. Volunteers led by a UCI junior made cloth face masks that have been delivered to hospitals and organizations across Southern California – including 500 at UCI Medical Center.</p>
<p>Courtesy of Vy Vu</p>

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Giving their all

Community members, local companies, philanthropists, students and alumni have rallied around UCI Health with donations of funds and personal protective equipment

<p>Dr. Ed Monuki led UCI Health’s successful efforts to create COVID-19 tests. Carlos Puma for UCI Health</p>

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UCI Podcast: The race for COVID testing

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You may be ready for college, but are your allergies and asthma?

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 21, 2020) – That acceptance letter from your dream school felt pretty great. But if attending college means leaving your hometown, you need to start thinking about how you’ll manage your allergy or asthma symptoms as you begin your journey of living away from home for the first time.