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Can an extra exam room question help reduce gun-related deaths?

Discussing gun violence in daily practice

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UC Davis Health CEO appointed to Governor’s Alzheimer’s task force

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed UC Davis Health CEO David Lubarsky and neurology researcher Oanh Meyer to the Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force.

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National Eye Institute director and vision scientist joins UC Davis Health

Internationally renowned physician, vision scientist and thought leader Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., joins the faculty of the UC Davis Health Eye Center this fall.

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UC Davis launches national center to advance genome-editing tools

A new research center at UC Davis is designed to help the nation develop safe, effective genome editing tools to treat patients with both common and rare diseases.

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How UC Davis Health surgeons are using 3D printers to create patient-specifc models

3D printing becoming a surgical game changer

UC Davis Health reconstructive surgeons have begun using three-dimensional printing to enhance surgical planning and outcomes.

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Pediatric cardiology chief receives master interventionalists designation ›

First in nation to use advanced CT scanner on patients ›

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Body of knowledge

Study finds that educating physicians and patients about safe antibiotic use can cut overuse ›

Research has uncovered a cellular link between diabetes and blood vessel constriction that increases risks ›

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Garen Wintemute, M.D.

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“What was lost was 20-some years of effort to understand and prevent a huge health problem.” — UC Davis emergency medicine physician Garen Wintemute, M.D. M.P.H.

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Jon Andrus, M.D., class of '79

Advancing global health

Jon Andrus (M.D., ’79) has spent three decades working to extend lifesaving vaccinations to millions. We asked him about his immunization campaigns in some of the world’s most impoverished regions – and about the reemergence of preventable diseases in one of its wealthiest.

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