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January 08, 2025UC Davis Health cardiology team is one of the first in the nation to use novel pVAD system
Cardiovascular Medicine is among the first in the country to utilize a novel pVAD to support blood flow in patients undergoing high-risk stent procedures.
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January 02, 2025Dry January: How to stay alcohol-free for a month
Giving up alcohol can mean improved health, weight loss, better sleep and more energy.
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November 26, 2024Study uncovers how chronic kidney disease impacts glucose and glycemic control
A new study from researchers at UC Davis Health reveals how complications from chronic kidney disease are linked to problems in the metabolic system.
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November 01, 2024UC Davis Health convenes experts to seek solutions to national primary care crisis
UC Davis Health hosted a who’s who of state and national thought leaders and physicians eager to improve the declining state of primary care.
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October 11, 2024New medical school course aims to prepare physicians for the business of health care
The School of Medicine has implemented a business of medicine course so future doctors can become more familiar with the evolving health care industry.
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October 10, 2024UC Davis scientist earns national recognition for work in cardiovascular research
UC Davis Professor Manuel Navedo, an international thought leader and researcher on ion channels in the vasculature, is the 2025 recipient of The American Physiological Society’s Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship.
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October 09, 2024
Long COVID: What have we learned?
Despite numerous studies, we still have a lot to learn about long COVID. An expert in emerging infectious diseases shares what we know about the condition.
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October 07, 2024UC Davis receives grant to develop and assess AI approach for atrial fibrillation risk modeling
An interdisciplinary team is using AI to better predict who is at risk for progression of AFib and who will benefit most from specific treatments.
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October 02, 2024UC Davis Health advances treatment of heart failure through ‘whole health’ program
Researchers have received a grant from the Rosenfeld Foundation to support a “whole health” approach to improve the health and well-being of heart failure patients.
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October 01, 2024Can telehealth help patients stick with Buprenorphine for opioid addiction?
A study focused on patients prescribed buprenorphine in emergency departments explores the effectiveness of telehealth visits in boosting long-term use of the medication for treating opioid addiction.
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September 27, 2024Internal medicine physician Stephany Sanchez receives national award for advancing DEI efforts
Stephany Sanchez was recently honored by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine with its 2025 AAIM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.
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September 25, 2024How does transportation impact dialysis patient outcomes?
Researchers are conducting a study to better understand the impact transportation and different modes of transportation have on dialysis patient outcomes.
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September 18, 2024New technology could increase donor kidneys for transplants
Researchers are assessing the promising method of extending the life of kidneys shortly before transplantation to potentially expand the donor pool.
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September 16, 2024Patient organizes fundraiser to raise awareness of debilitating disease
A UC Davis Health patient receives great care for pulmonary fibrosis then raises awareness and research funding for the debilitating disease
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September 10, 2024New blood test could predict a patient’s risk for respiratory disease
A study from NIH researchers highlights a new blood test created to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions.
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September 04, 2024What you need to know about the latest mpox outbreak
Mpox clade I, a more severe type of the virus formerly called monkeypox, is spreading quickly in Africa. An infectious diseases expert answers questions about the outbreak.
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August 19, 2024UC Davis Health develops a real-time action plan to help patients with lung disease cope with wildfire smoke
A multidisciplinary team has developed an action plan to help patients with respiratory diseases mitigate the consequences of poor air quality from wildfires.
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August 14, 2024UC Davis first in region to perform gold standard test for bacterial overgrowth
UC Davis Health is the first in the region to perform a small intestine aspirate procedure, the gold standard test for small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth, known as SIBO.
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July 29, 2024Cardiology team performs new renal denervation procedure to treat resistant hypertension
Cardiologists performed the institution’s first renal denervation procedure for resistant hypertension becoming the first hospital in Northern California to do so outside of a clinical trial.
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June 20, 2024New at-home monitoring program for patients with high blood pressure
UC Davis Health and Best Buy Health have established a new remote patient monitoring program for patients with high blood pressure.
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