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November 25, 2025Search for top spinal surgeon led Alaskan family to UC Davis
An Alaska family traveled 3,000 miles to UC Davis Health, where neurosurgeon Kee Kim restored hope through life-changing spine surgeries for both father and daughter.
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November 25, 2025Powne receives national fetal nurse award
Amy Powne, a pediatric surgery nurse practice manager with UC Davis Health, was honored with the 2025 Lori J. Howell Excellence in Fetal Nursing Award.
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November 24, 2025You’re not alone in caregiving
UC Davis Health’s Caregiver Consultation service provides personalized education and coaching to support caregivers.
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November 24, 2025Why monkey studies may mislead research on cancer immunotherapy drugs targeting TIGIT
Anti-TIGIT immunotherapy drugs behave differently in macaques and humans. The findings may explain why immunotherapy anti-TIGIT antibodies have failed in Phase III trials.
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November 24, 2025
Two years after epilepsy surgery, 8-year-old is seizure-free and medication-free
Savon suffered up to 10 seizures each day. Now, thanks to the UC Davis Comprehensive Epilepsy program, he lives seizure free and without medications.
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November 21, 2025
Virtual toy drive makes the season merry for hospitalized kids
Want to make the holidays brighter for sick and injured children treated at UC Davis Children’s Hospital? Donate a toy.
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November 20, 2025UC Davis Health performs world’s first transcatheter procedure with new valve repair system
UC Davis Health cardiologists became the first in the world to treat patients with mitral and tricuspid regurgitation using a novel valve repair system.
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November 19, 2025‘The Sister Act’: How family and faith helped a young woman beat Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Bound by blood, bone marrow and bravery, two sisters celebrate one triumphant transplant.
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November 19, 2025Kenneth W. Kizer awarded the 2025 David Rall Medal by the National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine awarded UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus Kenneth W. Kizer the 2025 David Rall Medal for his exemplary service.
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November 19, 2025New study finds AI model improves heart attack detection
The Department of Emergency Medicine tested an artificial intelligence -powered electrocardiogram model to see how well it could detect severe heart attacks.
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November 18, 2025UC Davis launches major study on language development in children with Down syndrome
A new NIH-funded study led by Professor Angela John Thurman aims to build a roadmap for communication support for children with Down syndrome.
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November 18, 2025Fetal surgery at UC Davis Health gives Ohio baby new hope
A stunning diagnosis led one Ohio couple to UC Davis Children’s Hospital, where fetal surgery offered them hope for their first child.
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November 17, 2025The Society for Neuroscience honors UC Davis researcher with top early career award
UC Davis neuroscientist Maitreyee Wairagkar was awarded The Society for Neuroscience’s early career award, in recognition of her outstanding research on brain-computer interface.
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November 17, 2025New drug developed at UC Davis offers hope to bladder cancer patients
UC Davis Health researchers have developed a new drug with the potential to reduce chemotherapy side effects and spare patients from bladder removal surgery.
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November 14, 2025The gift of life: A father and son's transplant journey
Andy Wright received a life-saving liver transplant from his son Nick, marking the Transplant Center’s first-ever living donor liver transplant procedure.
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November 13, 2025GLP-1 and health: Beyond weight loss in the Ozempic era
GLP-1 drugs influence more than the gut and the weight. Research shows that they impact the health of the heart, brain, bones and muscles.
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Noviembre 12, 2025
Las células madre podrían revertir la ceguera causada por el glaucoma
Una experta y su equipo de UC Davis desarrolla modelos de laboratorio para curar la ceguera causada por el glaucoma utilizando células madre
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November 10, 2025Low choline levels in the brain associated with anxiety disorders
UC Davis Health researchers found that levels of choline, an essential nutrient, are about 8% lower in the brains of people with anxiety disorders.
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November 07, 2025UC Davis NICU launches groundbreaking bedside ultrasound program
UC Davis Children’s Hospital launched a pioneering Point-of-Care Ultrasound program in its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, led by internationally renowned neonatologist Yogen Singh.
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November 06, 2025Thomas P. Raley Foundation gift fuels UC Davis dementia caregiver education and research
The gift will expand the DICE Approach caregiver training and support Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center pilot grants
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