Children's Health
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Children's HealthSEPTEMBER 26, 2022Children’s Virtual Bereavement Art Group starts in October
The UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department will host “Remembering Together: Virtual Bereavement Art Group,” focusing on grief and processing loss through self-expression and art for children next month.
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Children's HealthSEPTEMBER 26, 2022PC-CARE added to California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
PC-CARE, a UC Davis Health-based treatment program to improve caregiver-child relationships, has been added to the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare. The clearinghouse is a tool which identifies and disseminates evidence-based child welfare practices to improve child safety and promote child and family well-being.
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ResearchSEPTEMBER 23, 2022Uncovering the skin’s secrets: Studies show how skin forms differently across the body
Two recent UC Davis studies reveal how skin forms differently across different areas of the body from the face and underarms to the palms of our hands and feet. By profiling the changes in skin, researchers found that the differences have a direct impact for how various skin diseases form across the body.
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UnderservedSEPTEMBER 22, 2022Today is Hispanic Nurses Day
A national day to celebrate the contributions of Hispanics in the nursing profession offers an opportunity to reflect on how UC Davis Health promotes diversity among its staff and increased humility when working with its diverse patients.
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Burn CareSEPTEMBER 21, 2022Advances in burn care after deadly plane crash lead to better survival rates
Prompted by a horrific plane crash and explosion at an ice cream parlor in 1972, Sacramento firefighters and medical personnel banded together to improve care for burn survivors. Since that time, advancements in burn treatments have increased survival rates and quality of life.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022Códigos de área locales, clave para conectar con fumadores de bajos ingresos.
Un nuevo estudio demuestra que usar un código de área local en vez de genérico para comunicarse con fumadores anglo e hispanoparlantes con cobertura de Medicaid es un recurso efectivo de equidad de salud para ayudar a los fumadores a dejar el tabaco.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022Mamografías gratuitas para mujeres sin cobertura de salud durante el Mes de Concientización del Cáncer de Mama
Las mujeres sin cobertura de salud en la comunidad son elegibles para recibir mamografías gratuitas mientras UC Davis Health observa el Mes de Concientización del Cáncer de Mama en octubre. Las mamografías se ofrecerán los sábados por orden de llegada.
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022Programa de educación ECHO Autismo ahora disponible en español
ECHO Autismo es un programa gratuito de teleconferencia que conecta a expertos del Instituto MIND de UC Davis con la comunidad. Ahora se ofrece en español a familias y proveedores de salud. Este mes comienzan sesiones nuevas.
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AUGUST 09, 2022Qué hacer si contrae la viruela del mono
Mientras los casos de viruela del mono aumentan, muchos no saben qué hacer si sospechan que tienen la enfermedad. Los pacientes que están preocupados por una posible infección deben contactar la oficina de su médico de atención primaria y hablar con un/a enfermero/a.
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JULY 19, 2022Cómo protegerse de la subvariante BA.5 del COVID
BA.5 es la variante de COVID de más fácil transmisión hasta ahora, capaz de evadir previa inmunidad por vacunación e infección de COVID. Hasta el día de ayer, representaba más del 75% de los nuevos casos de COVID en el país. Vea aquí algunas formas de protegerse de BA.5.
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Kids Considered™Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding- What's New?
This episode is an evidence-based update regarding the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2022 guidelines for safe sleep and breastfeeding.
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Patient StoriesTransfer to UC Davis Children’s Hospital saves micro-preemie twins’ lives
Local family grateful both daughters ultimately got the expert care each needed.
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Advancing Health Equity, Diversity and InclusionTribal Health Initiatives at UC Davis School of Medicine
As California faces a critical shortage of physicians, UC Davis School of Medicine (UC Davis) is building the workforce to meet the needs of Northern California’s historically underserved communities.
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Patient StoriesWe love to hear from families after their child’s pediatric experience
See a homemade thank you card we received from the Gibson family.
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Kids Considered™Monkeypox Madness
In this episode we discuss the ongoing Monkeypox virus outbreak
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Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, obstetrics & gynecology, orthopedics, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
A U.S. News best children’s hospital in diabetes & endocrinology, neonatology, nephrology, orthopedics,* and pulmonology & lung surgery (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California).
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in back surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, ovarian cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and urology.
Ranked No. 8 for primary care training
U.S. News & World Report ranks the UC Davis School of Medicine No. 7 in the U.S. for family medicine (tie) and No. 8 in primary care.
Ranked highly for medical research
U.S. News & World Report ranks the UC Davis School of Medicine No. 51 in the U.S. for research (tie).
One of America’s best master’s-degree nursing programs
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing’s master’s-degree nursing programs 23rd in the nation (tie).
One of America’s most diverse medical schools
U.S. News & World Report ranks the UC Davis School of Medicine No. 3 in the U.S. for diversity (tie).
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
A “Most Wired” health care organization
Recognizing excellence in technology use to improve health care delivery.
A “Most Wired” health care organization
Recognizing excellence in technology use to improve health care delivery.
World-class cancer care
One of ~52 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
A leader in health care equality
For the 11th consecutive year, UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality”.