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March 15, 2023Art, music therapy celebrated this week at UC Davis Children’s Hospital
At UC Davis Children’s Hospital, pediatric patients are supported during their hospitalization through creative arts therapies that include painting, drawing, music, photography and more.
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March 13, 2023
Children’s Miracle Network funds new infant safety videos
To help equip families with life-saving knowledge and skills when leaving the hospital, Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis has funded three infant safety videos.
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March 09, 2023Celebrating Child Life Month
Child Life Month recognizes and highlights the important role that certified child life specialists play, ensuring the emotional safety of children and families in health care settings.
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March 08, 2023
St. Baldrick’s ‘Brave the Shave’ brings wave of donations and bald heads
St. Baldrick’s “shavees” competed by going bald to raise money for pediatric research at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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March 06, 2023Support group helps kids cope with a parent’s cancer, other serious illness
UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department is hosting a support group for children who have a parent with cancer or other serious illness.
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March 03, 2023Focusing on brain injury prevention during awareness month
Roughly 5.3 million Americans live with long-term disability due to brain injuries. During Brain Injury Awareness Month, physicians are spreading the word about prevention.
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March 02, 2023Michigan boy’s life and limb saved by UC Davis care team
An osteosarcoma diagnosis meant their 11-year-old son would likely lose his leg. But his family found hope and humanity in surgeon R. Lor Randall.
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March 02, 2023UC Davis Cleft and Craniofacial team receives national recognition
The UC Davis Cleft Palate and Craniofacial team has received approval from the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association.
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March 01, 2023Are your child’s headphones causing permanent damage?
We asked UC Davis Health pediatrician Lena van der List how to protect children’s hearing when using personal hearing devices, going to concerts or just spending time at home.
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February 28, 2023
Hair pulling and skin picking: How to help your child stop repetitive behaviors
A UC Davis MIND Institute experts shares strategies for parents who are concerned about their child’s skin picking or hair pulling.
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February 24, 2023Say goodbye to your hair for a good cause at the St. Baldrick’s ‘shave party’
St. Baldrick’s is back to challenge the Sacramento region to “Brave the Shave” by going bald to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
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February 23, 2023NorCal AIDS Ride benefits UC Davis Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic
Registration is now open for the 2023 NorCal AIDS Cycle (NCAC), which raises funds for the Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
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February 22, 2023UC Davis Health launches pediatric pulmonary sickle cell clinic
UC Davis Health has launched a comprehensive pulmonary sickle cell clinic, designed to address breathing and respiratory complications of sickle cell disease.
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February 21, 2023Pediatric endocrinologist receives senior researcher award
UC Davis pediatric endocrinologist Nicole Glaser has received the Senior Researcher Award from the Pediatric Endocrine Society.
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February 17, 2023Tablet-based screening doubles detection of psychosis symptoms in youth
Asking young people to complete a survey on a tablet before visiting a mental health professional more than doubled the number of people identified at risk of psychosis.
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February 17, 2023Transport Nurses Day recognizes team for life-saving care
The UC Davis Children’s Hospital transport team specializes in bringing an advanced level of care to infants and children at surrounding community hospitals.
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February 16, 2023‘Save the vein’ initiative aims to preserve veins in children with kidney disease
The UC Davis pediatric nephrology team launched an initiative this month to help preserve the veins of children with chronic and end-stage kidney disease.
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February 14, 2023Study shows emergency department preparedness cuts mortality risk in children
A new UC Davis Health study shows that pediatric mortality rates are improved in emergency departments that are better prepared to care for sick and injured kids.
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February 13, 2023Telemedicine reduces hospital transfers for very ill kids at rural, community emergency departments
New UC Davis Health research confirms that pediatric critical care telemedicine consults with clinicians in rural and community emergency departments result in fewer hospital transfers.
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February 10, 2023Local girl’s cardiac care both lifesaving and life-changing
Annabelle Lee’s diagnosis of a ortopulmonary window and pulmonary stenosis was just the beginning of her heart challenges. A secondary diagnosis of supravalvular aortic stenosis meant a new mission for the family.
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