A new $7.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation expands a national fellowship to develop nurse leaders and innovators.
Read MoreNearly two dozen School of Medicine volunteers recently assisted with a Habitat for Humanity build in an effort to make a positive impact on the Sacramento community.
Read MoreUC Davis Health is one of 30 health systems in the U.S. to take part in new clinical study of a minimally treatment for thoracic aortic arch disease.
Read MoreUC Davis Health urologic surgery chief Christopher Evans is only the ninth American to become an honorary member of the European Association of Urology.
Read MoreOn his days off, UC Davis Health’s Aaron Brazier taps into his former profession as a barber to boost the spirits of patients by providing free hair care.
Read MoreWe asked molecular exercise physiologist Keith Baar if there is an ideal diet. He explained how popular diets, such as balanced, intermittent fasting and keto, affect our body.
Read MoreMatch Day 2023 paired 106 medical students with residency programs across the country. They’ll train for the next three to seven years before becoming full-fledged doctors.
Read MoreA first-of-its-kind study examining records of gun purchases in California found that mass and active shooters have distinct patterns of buying guns compared to other legal purchasers.
Read MoreA new $100,000 grant lays the groundwork for the Black Nurse Scientists Mentoring Program.
Read MoreAt UC Davis Children’s Hospital, pediatric patients are supported during their hospitalization through creative arts therapies that include painting, drawing, music, photography and more.
Read MoreLatinos have a higher rate of poor gastric cancer outcomes, according to new study that identified an aggressive molecular subtype.
Read MoreThe FDA has recalled three brands of eye drops, including one linked to serious infections and a death. UC Davis Health experts explain what patients need to know.
Read MoreUC Davis Health’s Department of Surgery appoints new chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery, Sophoclis Alexopoulos.
Read MoreUC Davis Medical Center has earned an age-friendly designation. UC Davis Health’s inpatient, outpatient and emergency departments are all now recognized for a commitment to older-adult care.
Read MoreThe Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing assumes administrative oversight for a UC partnership to prepare psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners statewide.
Read MoreAn international study on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy led by UC Davis Health will build a robust database on the progression of the disorder.
Read MoreAfter seeing how her mother was mistreated by doctors, Chelsea Nash decided to study medicine and work with historically marginalized populations.
Read MoreA wide range of innovative research by medical students was on display at this year’s Poster Day, as School of Medicine continues its mission of improving health through innovative research.
Read MoreUC Davis Health is bringing together national experts to explore what the rapidly evolving field of psychedelics and neurotherapeutics may mean for neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases.
Read MoreOne of the first patients to receive services from UC Davis Health’s new home infusion program shares her positive experience.
Read MoreAdults approaching middle age should pay attention to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month as cases of the cancer rise in younger people.
Read MoreSt. Baldrick’s “shavees” competed by going bald to raise money for pediatric research at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Read MoreA new grant funds a partnership between the California Department of Aging, adult day health care centers and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing to modernize community dementia care.
Read MoreDaylight saving time starts this Sunday, and it can be tough on our bodies when we spring forward. A UC Davis Health sleep expert offers strategies to help you adjust.
Read MoreCardiologists recently completed their first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) procedure, becoming the first hospital in the Sacramento region to perform the minimally invasive treatment.
Read MoreFollowing President Joe Biden’s announcement that he had basal cell carcinoma, a UC Davis Health expert provides insight on what this is and how to treat it.
Read MoreEmergency Medicine evaluated the feasibility of implementing an ED-based COVID-19 vaccination protocol for unhoused patients. The program marked the first-ever ED-based COVID-19 vaccination program.
Read MoreUC 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.
Read MoreRoughly 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.
Read MoreDifferences in genes involved in inflammation, immunity response and neural transmissions begin in childhood and evolve across the lifespan in brains of people with autism, a UC Davis MIND Institute has found.
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreThe UC Davis Cleft Palate and Craniofacial team has received approval from the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association.
Read MoreMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and UC Davis Health gastroenterologists are joining an effort to light the California Capitol blue – to raise awareness about colorectal cancer.
Read MoreA new “whole health” weight loss initiative launching at the UC Davis Health Folsom Clinic is based on a Center for Healthcare Policy and Research study.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreResearchers have begun a new stem cell clinical trial to treat patients with swallowing problems. The study takes stem cells and injects them into the patient’s tongue.
Read MoreInfectious disease experts Stuart H. Cohen, Dean Blumberg and Natascha Tuznik answer questions about what the end of California's COVID-19 State of Emergency means for the public.
Read MoreA UC Davis MIND Institute experts shares strategies for parents who are concerned about their child’s skin picking or hair pulling.
Read MoreIn this Q&A, Oma Agbai, the director of UC Davis Health’s Multicultural Dermatology Clinic, shares expertise on the needs of diverse skin tones.
Read MoreChair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Craig McDonald will be honored with a 2023 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award, in recognition of his remarkable work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Read MoreUC Davis researchers have been awarded $1.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to study the health impacts of wildfire smoke on pregnant people and children.
Read MoreLuis Carvajal-Carmona, professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine in the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for the Office of Academic Diversity.
Read MoreThe Transplant Center and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism have established a transplant endocrinology clinic. It will improve diabetes and endocrinology care for kidney transplant patients.
Read MoreA UC Davis Health neurologist addresses symptoms and treatment of frontotemporal dementia after the news that Bruce Willis has with the disease.
Read MoreSt. Baldrick’s is back to challenge the Sacramento region to “Brave the Shave” by going bald to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
Read MoreHelen C. Kales, a geriatric psychiatrist and an expert in caring for people with dementia, has been named to the influential Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care.
Read MoreRegistration 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.
Read MoreAntonio Mendoza-Ladd, associate professor of internal medicine, joined UC Davis Health this month. He will lead a new center for interventional endoscopy.
Read MoreThe sheep nibbling on lawns at various central campus locations in Davis are doing much more than mowing, fertilizing, and improving the ecosystem—they also are improving people’s mental health.
Read MoreUC 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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