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May 17, 2022UC Davis Health performs first robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure
UC 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.
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April 29, 2022Jose Joaquin Lado Abeal appointed chief of endocrinology
The UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine has announced the appointment of Jose Joaquin Lado-Abeal as chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Lado-Abeal is an internist who specializes in thyroid diseases, diabetes and neuroendocrinology.
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April 27, 2022Can medical records help teams of doctors treat patients better?
Doctors already rely on a patient’s medical history to prescribe the right treatments and medications, but Kwan-Liu Ma, UC Davis computer science distinguished professor, and Shin-Ping Tu, the chief of general internal medicine, geriatrics and bioethics and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center specialist, think they can also use it to improve how the entire medical system works together.
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April 27, 2022Researchers receive $1.2 million NIH grant to study synthetic data use in health care
Three 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.
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April 21, 2022New initiative to make UC Davis Health a leader in organ transplant equity
A new initiative called Pluralist will challenge the current paradigm and pursue equity in organ transplantation. The effort will place particular emphasis on communities of color in Sacramento and throughout California by using education intervention tools like social networks and digital media.
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April 01, 2022Lessons from the ‘long COVID’ clinic
Doctors who treat long COVID are trying to understand the mysterious syndrome that can follow infections, such as why some patients with mild illness experience ongoing breathing problems and why some with severe disease end up with no lung scarring.
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March 24, 2022Could CAR T cells offer hope for an HIV cure?
Researchers have launched a study to identify a potential cure for HIV. Using a new immunotherapy approach, researchers will use a patient's white blood cells and modify them so they can identify and target HIV cells to control the virus.
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February 15, 2022What is the link between vitamin D levels and COVID-19?
UC Davis Health’s Chief of Infectious Diseases Stuart Cohen answered some commonly asked questions about the connection between vitamin D levels and COVID-19. A recent study has shown a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 severity and mortality.
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February 11, 2022Educating communities during Heart Failure Awareness Week
During Heart Failure Awareness Week experts will encourage people to learn more about heart failure. They’ll host discussions on UC Davis Health’s Facebook page in English and Spanish covering what heart failure is, why it occurs and how to prevent and treat it.
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February 03, 2022Empowering women to put their heart health first
The UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program is shining a spotlight on heart disease and encouraging women to take charge of their health. The program is hosting virtual forums each Friday during February to share information on heart disease and prevention.
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February 02, 2022Governor names Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola to California health and wellness panel
UC Davis Health Professor of Internal Medicine Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola is tapped by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve on a panel of prominent Californians to improve physical fitness and mental well-being of all residents.
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January 24, 2022Rheumatology works to identify and support patients at greater risk of fragility fractures
An interdisciplinary team has formed a new program to ensure that patients who suffer a fragility fracture receive comprehensive treatment to prevent future fractures. The team will also work to identify patients who might be at risk for future fragility fractures.
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January 20, 2022Endocrinology specialist diagnoses patient with rare bone-weakening disease
Ruth Nambooze Tucker struggled with joint and back pain for four years until she switched her care to UC Davis Health the Division of Endocrinology. There, specialists diagnosed her with tumor-induced osteomalacia and got her the care she needed.
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January 05, 2022
The best birthday gift: Man in hospital for a year finally gets to see his 4 children together
A long-term patient who hadn’t seen his children together in more than a year was treated to a birthday celebration in his hospital bed outside UC Davis Medical Center, thanks to a dedicated team of caregivers
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December 10, 2021Medical community loses a titan with the passing of the incomparable Faith Fitzgerald
Emeritus Professor Faith Thayer Fitzgerald, who devoted her career to educating the next generation of physicians at the UC Davis School of Medicine for nearly four decades, passed away at the age of 78.
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November 30, 2021New PET imaging-based tool detects liver inflammation from fatty liver disease
A UC Davis Health team has developed a new positron emission tomography (PET) scan imaging-based tool to detect liver inflammation in patients affected with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The condition affects nearly a third of the population of the United States.
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November 24, 2021Antibodies mimicking the virus may explain long haul COVID-19, rare vaccine side effects
A new paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that secondary antibodies known as “anti-idiotype antibodies” could be responsible for some of the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines and the symptoms of long-haul COVID.
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November 08, 2021Experts say monoclonal antibody treatment is not a substitute for COVID-19 vaccines
Monoclonal antibody treatments have been shown to reduce COVID-19-related hospitalization or deaths in high-risk patients. But UC Davis Health infectious disease experts explain why they’re not a replacement for the COVID-19 vaccine.
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November 01, 2021Medical student connects with dying patient, chronicles the experience
Fourth-year medical student Ross Perry is an advocate for wellness at the UC Davis School of Medicine. He’s also the top prize winner in a national essay contest hosted by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for writing a poignant story about his bond with an oncology patient.
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October 29, 2021Drought raises concern about elevated risks of Valley fever
UC Davis Health infectious disease experts are concerned the drought in California could lead to an increase in cases of Valley fever, a disease that primarily presents as a respiratory illness.
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