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Surgery
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October 08, 2025Shunt surgery leads to fewer falls in older adults with hydrocephalus
A landmark study shows shunt surgery significantly improves walking and balance in older adults with hydrocephalus, offering hope and restoring independence.
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October 02, 2025Advanced tissue imaging to improve prostate cancer surgeries
A new imaging technology that could help surgeons preserve the prostate function after prostatectomy, shorten the recovery time and avoid unneeded post-surgery radiation.
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September 03, 2025Dream team to develop in utero gene editing therapy for a rare neurological genetic disorder
Professor Aijun Wang won a $3.2 million NIH grant to develop a cure to Dup15q syndrome using an in-utero gene editing formula.
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August 21, 2025
Football injury leads to discovery of a tumor in boy’s leg
An 8-year-old boy needed treatment for an osteoid osteoma. His family turned to UC Davis Children’s Hospital to get him back in the game.
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July 18, 2025
President Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency: What it means
Vascular Surgeon Mimmie Kwong discusses chronic venous insufficiency after President Donald Trump is diagnosed with the common condition.
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June 30, 2025UC Davis Health enrolls first patient in carotid artery stent trial
Vascular surgeons performed the first procedure using the CGuard Prime carotid stent system in a clinical trial for a patient with carotid artery disease.
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June 25, 2025
UC Davis Health celebrates grand opening for 48X Complex
The 48X Complex is a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center that addresses the growing demand for same-day or overnight surgical services.
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June 16, 2025Restoring voices — and identity — with neuroengineering
Researchers are adapting technology for interpreting gestures and controlling robotic limbs to restore voices to those who have lost them after head and neck cancer.
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June 10, 2025On dialysis for 7 years, local teen gets life-changing kidney transplant
Justin Ramirez was born with just one kidney. Then UC Davis Children’s Hospital gave him a better chance at life.
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May 23, 2025Woman gets life back after pelvic floor dysfunction diagnosis
Sandra Salas suffered from incontinence from pelvic floor dysfunction, a weakening of her pelvic floor muscles, until she turned to UC Davis Health for help.
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May 21, 2025‘They gave our child a chance to live a normal life’
Otolaryngology surgeons utilize augmented reality goggles to perform jaw-lengthening surgery to help an infant breathe on his own.
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May 20, 2025Interim co-chiefs appointed in Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Payam Saadai and Jonathan Kohler have been appointed interim co-chiefs of the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery in the UC Davis Department of Surgery.
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May 13, 2025Vascular surgery provides patients with new minimally invasive treatment for peripheral artery disease
Vascular surgeons completed their first percutaneous transmural arterial bypass therapy using the DETOUR System, becoming the first in Sacramento to perform this minimally invasive treatment.
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May 07, 2025Addressing diarrhea in pediatric kidney transplant patients
UC Davis Health team detail how diarrhea can impact pediatric transplant patients and offer potential clinical responses.
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May 05, 2025Infant is first in region to get innovative stent that grows with her into adulthood
Baby treated at UC Davis Health is the first in Northern California to receive a new stent designed for infants, which can expand to adult sizes.
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May 01, 2025
Naturally conceived quadruplets born at UC Davis Children's Hospital
The Delgado family doubled in size with the birth of identical triplet girls and one lone boy, a rare occurrence in more ways than one.
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April 29, 2025UC Davis pediatric neurosurgeon receives national award for hydrocephalus research
Pediatric neurosurgeon Cameron Sadegh was selected for a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award to develop a gene therapy for hydrocephalus in premature babies.
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April 16, 2025
Brain-computer interface study wins a top national clinical research award
Neurosurgeon David Brandman received the Clinical Research Forum’s most prestigious honor, The Herbert Pardes Clinical Research Excellence Award, for his groundbreaking brain-computer interface study.
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April 15, 2025
Diana Farmer wins top national award for innovative fetal spina bifida stem cell research
A Q&A with top prenatal surgeon Diana Farmer who won the 2025 Edward H. Ahrens, Jr. Award for her work on spina bifida CuRe clinical trial.
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April 01, 2025College student recovers from stroke, sets sights on becoming a doctor
A college freshman suffered a surprising and debilitating stroke. After exceptional care at UC Davis Medical Center, she's pursuing a career in medicine.
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