A new UC Davis Health study showed that patients who had surgery to remove their voice box experienced changes to their sense of smell that affected their quality of life, even two years post-operation. It stressed the importance of patient counseling on olfactory side effects.
Read MoreUC Davis researchers found that the levels of certain polyamine molecules in saliva and urine samples of head and neck cancer patients were significantly higher than those in healthy individuals. Their study might lead to a noninvasive low-cost method to screen for this cancer.
Read MoreBob Kiaii is scheduled to deliver his presidential address at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery’s (ISMICS) 2022 Annual Scientific Meetings being held in Warsaw. Kiaii has held the role of president of ISMICS for the past year.
Read MoreThe new Oak Park Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 6. The new facility provides laboratories for conducting broad interdisciplinary research in musculoskeletal tissue and cellular biomechanics, regeneration and repair.
Read MoreThe Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering recently received the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 training program grant, boosting the departments’ capacity to train and educate the next generation of scientists in musculoskeletal research.
Read MoreA multidisciplinary collaboration among orthopedic surgery, endocrinology, rheumatology and geriatric care have formed a Fragility Fracture Program to ensure patients who suffer a fragility fracture receive comprehensive treatment to prevent future fractures from happening.
Read MoreProfessor Aijun Wang won $3 million grant from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to develop a smart durable vascular device for hemodialysis patients treated for kidney failure. The device uses a unique molecule to help prevent synthetic vascular graft failure, a common problem for patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Read MoreUC Davis Health physicians have performed the first single anesthesia diagnosis to treatment of lung cancer utilizing a fully robotic approach in the UC Health System. The procedure allows physicians to diagnose and remove lung cancer mass during a single surgery.
Read MoreWhen Redding resident Brianne Jacobsen was 20 weeks pregnant, her ultrasound revealed that her unborn child’s internal organs were sticking outside of her belly button. The birth defect, known as an omphalocele, occurs in approximately one out of every 5,000 births.
Read MoreUC Davis pediatric trauma surgeons sound the alarm as all terrain vehicle injuries have skyrocketed at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Injuries in children ages 6 to 17 more than doubled, from 42 cases in 2019 to 103 cases in 2021.
Read MoreThree researchers from UC Davis have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to generate high-quality synthetic data using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The research may help physicians predict, diagnose and treat diseases.
Read MoreOrthopaedic surgeon Gavin Pereira is the first to give a patient with spinal muscular atrophy a hip replacement. Prior to the surgery, 16-year-old Malena had been bed-bound. One month later, the surgery has taken away Malena’s pain and given her a brighter future.
Read MoreBassem Mansour has received life-saving care from UC Davis Health twice in his life. To show their appreciation, his family has started a fund to raise money for the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Program to support pediatric patients.
Read MoreDonors and recipients who participated in a six-way ‘chain’ kidney transplant at UC Davis Medical Center meet one another for the first time at a celebration held during National Donate Life Month.
Read MoreDepartment of Surgery Chair Diana Farmer has been named president of the American Surgical Association. She is the first leader from UC Davis named to the position and only the third woman elected president in the organization's 142-year history.
Read MoreWhen Wilson Du got a diagnosis of kidney failure, it was a scary wake-up call. Six years of dialysis and many milestones later, he gets a new organ and a new calling in life, all during National Kidney Month.
Read MoreUC Davis Health is the only medical center in the region performing cardiothoracic robotic surgery, which offers patients a less invasive procedure and provides benefits that include less blood loss, reduced risk of infection, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery.
Read MoreFor the first five months of Heidi’s life, the Carson family had no idea their daughter suffered from a rare congenital heart defect. Then she was airlifted to UC Davis Children’s Hospital where doctors noticed her enlarged heart was compressing her windpipe.
Read MoreUC 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.
Read MoreA startup created by an interdisciplinary team of researchers has won the Sacramento Business Journal's Sacramento Region Innovation Award. The group was recognized for its work to improve the grafts used in kidney dialysis. The award recognizes the area's vibrant innovation community.
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