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August 24, 2022Pulmonary fibrosis patient makes every breath count
Pulmonary fibrosis patient Forrest Reed has found support at UC Davis Health's Pulmonary Rehab Clinic. He’s also working to raise awareness for the disease as a team leader in the 2022 Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Walk in San Francisco.
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August 15, 2022New donor-funded program aims to improve patient comfort
UC Davis Medical Center has launched a CARE Carts program to make patients more comfortable and help them adapt to the hospital environment. A cart on each adult unit has supplies such as journals and games to support patients through creative self-expression, relaxation, and recreation.
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October 14, 2021UC Davis Health recognized for leadership in emergency care for older adults
UC Davis Health is leading the way in making sure that every day, every older adult receives age-friendly health care. The UC Davis Medical Center Emergency Department puts principles into practice to benefit patients.
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September 07, 2021After a tragic longboarding accident, one patient fights to regain all that was lost
Last August, Kyle Benton was in a terrible longboarding accident and was transported to the UC Davis Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. His injuries included a traumatic brain injury, broken vertebrae and a blood clot in the brain. He would spend 43 days hospitalized, fighting for survival. This is his story.
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August 24, 2021Quick reaction and determination lead to amazing recovery for man with spinal cord injury
New evidence shows that length of time from spinal cord injury to surgery improves outcomes. For 29-year-old Jasminder Singh, the quick reaction of UC Davis Health surgeons made all the difference.
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July 28, 2021“Hold on to your loved ones”: Wildfire survivor who lost children in wildfire offers advice
As the 2021 wildfire season in Northern California sparks with a fury, one survivor of the deadly Redwood Valley Fire in 2017 offers advice. Sara Shepherd recounts the blaze that killed her two children and forced her to prepare for future fires in a different way.
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July 08, 2021Daughter donates kidney to her role model, her dad, on Father’s Day
Rather than a shirt, a necktie or new tools, Jazlyn Estrella gave her father, Ruther Estrella, the gift of a lifetime. She donated her kidney and shared with him the gift of life.
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July 02, 2021Undiagnosed celiac disease is one local family’s cautionary tale for other parents
It was obvious one-year-old Piper was sick, but what was wrong? When her parents could not get answers, they turned to UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
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June 25, 2021Touchdown: Burn survivor gets support during toughest challenge of his life
18-year-old Gabriel Gonzalez receives surprise visitors while recovering from third-degree burns at UC Davis Health. The Woodcreek Oaks graduate ventured outside for the first time since May 17 to greet his former football teammates.
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May 25, 2021Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis announces local 2021 champion
A patient since before he was born, Casey Dyke has lived his best life, thanks to UC Davis Children’s Hospital donors. He’s now the Children’s Miracle Network Champion representing UC Davis for 2021.
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April 12, 2021Sib Sacks program aims to provide support to pediatric patients’ brothers and sisters
Having a sick or injured child is stressful for the whole family, including brothers and sisters. Enter Sib Sacks, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals-funded Child Life program designed to address siblings’ unique needs.
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April 01, 2021From cheerleader to life saver
For many patients with end-stage kidney disease, a living donor kidney transplant is the best treatment option. This Donate a Life Month, a UC Davis Health employee gives her kidney - and a second lease on life - to a patient.
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March 29, 2021Transplant provides new hope for 14-year-old with chronic kidney disease
More than a year ago, 14-year-old Aija Hall and her mother Angela Lasseter received the devastating news that she had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a disease in which scar tissue develops on the parts of the kidneys that filter waste from the blood.
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February 22, 2021UC Davis Health ranks seventh in the nation for kidney transplants in 2020
Despite a pandemic and nationwide hospital capacity concerns, UC Davis Health’s kidney transplant team was among the top 10 busiest kidney transplant centers in the U.S last year.
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February 17, 2021Bariatric surgery team provides tools for success
Feeling like her weight held her back, Breeanna Meunier chose bariatric surgery at UC Davis Health and a team committed to her long-term success.
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January 12, 2021UC Davis Health launches COVID-19 patient vaccinations (video)
UC Davis Health began vaccinating its first patients for COVID-19 today.
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October 26, 2020Patient from Hawaii calls his UC Davis Health surgeon ‘the magician’
John Veneri says UC Davis spine surgeon Kee Kim is much more than a surgeon. He calls him “the magician.”
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October 16, 2020LNU Lightning Complex fire survivor starts over
Jim Robinson has one word for anyone living near a wildfire: Leave. It's something he wishes he had done sooner.
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October 13, 2020Three-year-old patient with spina bifida walks, runs, thanks to fetal surgery (video)
Three years ago, Chloe MacCullough received the life-changing news that her unborn child had spina bifida. She thanks the team at the UC Davis Fetal Care and Treatment Center for the surgery that changed her son’s life.
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October 06, 2020Patient gives thanks to team that saved her life, her baby and found her a home
Lakisha Carmon returned to UC Davis Medical Center today to present plaques and heartfelt appreciation to her team in Labor and Delivery.
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September 30, 2020Sleepiness leads to dangerous diabetes diagnosis
Ameiah Williams’ 450+ blood sugar levels were a medical emergency.
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September 24, 2020Multiple surgeries at UC Davis Children’s Hospital save preemie’s life
Life-threatening condition is no match for Alfredo Moran-Arias and his UC Davis doctors.
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September 02, 20207-year-old’s cancer diagnosis led her family to seek out UC Davis Children’s Hospital and Lor Randall
Lydia Alwan’s family wanted to save their daughter’s leg and her life.
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August 26, 2020Triple the joy: How UC Davis Health handled a very special delivery
When Mali-born singer-songwriter Awa Sangho and her husband Ernest Moreno found out she was pregnant with triplets, she turned to UC Davis Health.
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August 25, 2020UC Davis Children’s Hospital helps local boy with kidney disease hold onto hope
Justin Ramirez continues to look forward despite his failing kidney.
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August 07, 2020Fetal interventions help baby with hydrops
Amanda Brazeal was pregnant for the second time. She expected an easy delivery. She could not have known that her developing baby would have hydrops, a life-threatening condition in which an abnormal amount of fluid builds up in the fetus.
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August 05, 2020Zulresso brings mother back from postpartum depression
The birth of her son should have been a happy time for this new mother. But for Bari, the first three months after she delivered her baby boy were dark. But after taking Zulresso, the first intravenous drug for the treatment of postpartum depression to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), she is able to find joy in her life once more.
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July 31, 2020UC Davis Health helps two Fontan patients fulfill their dreams of motherhood
Before the Fontan procedure, most children born with single ventricles would die before their second birthday. These days, the survival rate of these patients has extended through young adulthood and now patients with prior Fontan procedures are interested in trying to have children. UC Davis Health helped two of these patients this year.
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July 24, 2020Gastroschisis patient now a happy, healthy 2-year-old
Early in her pregnancy, Liz Curtis received the life-changing news that her baby had gastroschisis, a birth defect in which the intestines are outside of the body, due to a hole in the abdominal wall.
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July 22, 202010-year-old girl fights leukemia battle with resilience, grace
When Jessenia Muro was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), she turned to the UC Davis Children's Hospital care team.
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