A 17-year-old boy suffered a rare stroke and received life-saving care at UC Davis Medical Center. He made a full recovery.
Read MoreResearchers from UC Davis Health, Sacramento Fire and Australia awarded $1.49 million Department of Defense grant to test burn triage.
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Elysia Alvarez, a clinical scientist who specializes in children, adolescents and young adults with cancer will receive a research grant at the annual Spaghetti Western fundraiser.
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UC Davis and Orgenesis are rolling out processing units that allow cell and gene therapies to be developed and manufactured onsite. This will increase patient access to therapies.
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Wildfire smoke is known to be dangerous to patients suffering from chronic airway diseases like asthma and COPD. But a recent study finds exposure to wildfire smoke elicits inflammatory changes even in healthy people, putting them at risk of developing lung disease.
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Nephrology researchers are shining a light on chronic kidney disease as they investigate treatment options for impaired physical performance in chronic kidney disease patients.
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UC Davis Health is hosting COVID-19 community testing sites where uninsured patients who test positive can get immediate access to a medical provider via telehealth.
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A UC Davis MIND Institute researcher is testing a new framework aimed at helping more people with autism and intellectual disabilities find success with employment.
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In an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, UC Davis Health cardiologists share findings that show transcatheter edge-to-edge repair helped patients with tricuspid regurgitation.
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National Cancer Survivors Day celebrated people who survived cancer, or are currently in treatment as well as the family members, doctors and nurses who care for them.
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We asked Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases, what we need to know about the additional dose of COVID vaccine, recently approved by the CDC.
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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center leader and breast cancer researcher Laura Fejerman is the inaugural holder of the Placer Breast Cancer Endowed Chair.
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A new study at UC Davis Medical Center finds an increased risk of delirium in older adults the longer they stay in the Emergency Department.
Read MoreUC Davis Health experts share what you need to know about human metapneumovirus, including symptoms, testing and who is most at risk for serious illness.
Read MoreThree UC Davis medical students created and hosted a community health conference that drew about 150 fellow students from throughout California.
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Own a well and wonder if the water quality could pose a cancer risk? You may want to enroll in a new cancer center study.
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Faculty from the School of Medicine received a grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges to enhance access to mental and behavioral health care.
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The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis has received a $6 million grant to support efforts to expand and diversify nursing faculty and instructors.
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Researchers are testing a new, interactive phone app to see if it helps ovarian cancer patients cope with side effects such as nausea and fatigue.
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A medical student with a passion for lung cancer research has been awarded the 2023 Daniel T. O’Connor, M.D. Memorial Research Grant.
Read MoreIf you have serious symptoms of illness, contact your primary care provider. UC Davis Health patients can use the MyUCDavisHealth symptom tracker to evaluate whether to seek help. Telehealth video visits and Express Care are also available.
If you have a medical emergency, call 911 and notify them of your COVID-19 symptoms.
If you test positive for COVID-19 at home, you can contact your primary care provider about a prescription for Paxlovid.
Patients who receive primary care or specialty care from UC Davis Health can schedule a telehealth video visit with Express Care.
To help limit spread of COVID-19, we have policies for visits to our hospital and outpatient clinics.
