Researchers asked clinicians and staff how telehealth is used in their clinic, the challenges they have faced, helpful practices and plans for the future.
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U.S. News and World Report has once again ranked UC Davis Medical Center among the nation’s best in its prestigious best hospitals survey.
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Researchers asked clinicians and staff how telehealth is used in their clinic, the challenges they have faced, helpful practices and plans for the future.
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Becker's Hospital Review listed UC Davis Health in its first edition of hospitals and health systems with “great diabetes and endocrinology programs.”
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UC Davis Health’s endocrinology team has published a case study that highlights how important it is for providers to stop SGLT2 inhibitors three days before a scheduled surgery.
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A study by endocrinology researchers shows a high prevalence of thyroid cancer among transgender female veterans, the first evidence of such a disparity.
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By utilizing an active, at-the-bedside consultation service, the inpatient glycemic team has improved outcomes for hospitalized patients with hyperglycemia and diabetes.
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The Transplant Center and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism have established a transplant endocrinology clinic. It will improve diabetes and endocrinology care for kidney transplant patients.
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Endocrinology researchers are investigating non-genetic influences such as diet on lipoprotein(a) levels. Their study hopes to address gaps in knowledge around lipoprotein(a) and its effects on cardiovascular disease risk.
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UC Davis Health’s Department of Surgery has received a multimillion dollar grant to establish a National Center for Metabolic Phenotyping of Mouse Models of Obesity and Diabetes.
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Ophthalmologist Glenn Yiu received a $2 million grant from the UC Office of the President to lead a remote ophthalmology program with UCLA, UCSD and UCSF to increase eye screenings for underserved people with diabetes.
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UC Davis Health’s departments of orthopedic surgery, endocrinology, rheumatology and geriatric care have teamed up to create a multidisciplinary Fragility Fracture Program. The goal is to ensure patients who suffer a fragility fracture receive comprehensive treatment to prevent future fractures from happening.
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UC Davis researchers have shown for the first time that the signaling protein 14-3-3-zeta can shift pancreatic alpha cells from producing glucagon, which increases blood glucose, to make the antidiabetic hormone GLP-1. These findings could lead to new therapies for people with type 2 diabetes.
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The UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine has announced the appointment of Jose Joaquin Lado-Abeal as chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Lado-Abeal is an internist who specializes in thyroid diseases, diabetes and neuroendocrinology.
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UC Davis Health endocrine surgeons Claire E. Graves and Michael Campbell have performed the institution’s first “scarless” thyroidectomy, the removal of the thyroid gland. UC Davis Medical Center is the first hospital in the Sacramento region to perform the procedure.
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