News releases
December 2018
Later-born siblings of children with autism or ADHD are at elevated risk for both disorders
December 10, 2018
Later-born siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at elevated risk for both disorders, a new study led by Meghan Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and at the UC Davis MIND Institute, has concluded. The findings appear today in JAMA Pediatrics.
Information sessions and GMAT workshops for part-time MBA in Sacramento, Dec. - April
December 7, 2018
Join UC Davis Graduate School of Management's admissions team to learn about their innovative programs, including the part-time MBA program in Sacramento.
Global health leader to speak in Sacramento on emerging diseases
December 6, 2018
Kathrine Tan, an outbreak response expert with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will speak in Sacramento on “Emerging Diseases: Think Globally, Act Locally.” Her address is at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in room 1222 of the Education Building at 4601 X Street on the Sacramento campus of UC Davis, with a reception at 5 p.m.
Family turns Alzheimer's disease toll into research fund at UC Davis
December 6, 2018
David Higbee’s mother, Dorothy, lost her battle with Alzheimer’s disease in 2008. His sister, Suzzie, who is 69, also has the disease.
Five Researchers at UC Davis Health Named in Global Highly Cited Researchers 2018 List
December 3, 2018
Five UC Davis Health researchers were named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers List.
November 2018
Physician scientist regional meeting comes to School of Medicine this weekend
November 29, 2018
The UC Davis School of Medicine on Saturday will host the 2018 Western regional meeting of the American Physician Scientist Association.
Caring for vulnerable populations
November 28, 2018
UC Davis Medical Center launches testing at-risk patients for hepatitis C and HIV in the emergency department.
Digitizing interactions between the brain and the heart
November 26, 2018
UC Davis Health researchers have been awarded $5.2 million over four years from the National Institutes of Health to develop the first computerized model of the relationship between the nervous system and cardiovascular disease. The tool is expected to lead to new understanding of conditions such as hypertension, arrhythmia, heart failure and stroke, along with how those conditions change in response to treatment.
School of Medicine invites staff, students and faculty to envision the future
November 26, 2018
Your ideas on what the School of Medicine will look like in 50 years can win you an iPad or gift card
Promising approach to curing spina bifida gets $5.6 million
November 21, 2018
California's state stem cell agency has awarded a $5.66 million grant to UC Davis Health researchers who are pursuing a promising approach to repairing the birth defect that causes spina bifida.
Olson named associate dean for Curriculum and Medical Education
November 21, 2018
Kristin Olson, associate professor of pathology, has been named Associate Dean for Curriculum and Medical Education at UC Davis School of Medicine.
Four students receive national scholarships for primary care commitment
November 21, 2018
Full scholarships awarded to students from the School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing who aspire to be primary care providers.
UC Davis scientist and surgeon team take on pancreatic cancer with SU2C grant
November 20, 2018
UC Davis scientist Julie Sutcliffe and surgical oncologist Richard Bold have been awarded a $1 million “New Therapies Challenge” grant from the Pancreatic Cancer Collective in an effort to improve survival for people with the disease.
Man legally blind for 10 years thankful for sight restored
November 19, 2018
Last year, Dazell Mallory could only see shadows and vague movements of objects placed inches from his face. Today, his vision is near normal and he can drive and play tennis, thanks to UC Davis Eye Center surgeon Jeffrey Caspar.
Shop Cyber-Smart
November 16, 2018
Many cyber-threats are avoidable. Learn how to shop online more safely from UC Davis Health's Information Technology Security Office.
Delivering care at the South Pole Station
November 16, 2018
For John Rose, a professor of emergency medicine and director of Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Management at UC Davis Health, venturing outside of the National Science Foundation’s South Pole Station is an ordeal.
Aguilar-Gaxiola honored as 2018 California Champion of Mental Health
November 16, 2018
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, professor of internal medicine and founding director of the UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities, was honored this week in Sacramento as a 2018 California Champion of Mental Health.
School of Medicine student receives scholarship for work with underserved communities
November 14, 2018
A Southern California foundation awards scholarship to medical student Christine Nguyen.
Kales selected as chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences department
November 6, 2018
Helen C. Kales, a specialist in geriatric psychiatry, mood disorders and the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, has been selected as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UC Davis School of Medicine and the Joe Tupin Endowed Chair in Psychiatry. Her appointment is expected to begin July 1, 2019 pending final review and approval according to University of California procedures.
Medical student awarded Nickens scholarship
November 5, 2018
An exemplary student at the School of Medicine today was awarded a prestigious scholarship for his effort to eliminate healthcare inequities from the Oak Park neighborhood to the Central Valley
Veterans Day Reception at UC Davis Health, Nov. 8
November 2, 2018
Join Veterans Employee Association representative Jim Marchetti and Professor of neuroradiology Arthur B. Dublin at this year's Veterans Day celebration, from noon to 1:30 p.m., 2nd floor breezeway, Education Building Nov. 8
Trauma chief selected as an inaugural member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
November 2, 2018
Joseph Galante, chief of trauma, acute care surgery and surgical critical care at UC Davis Health, has been selected as an associate member of the new Academy of Master Surgeon Educators of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Galante is the only member from the Sacramento region.
Professor lauds UC Davis faculty diversity in overseas presentation
November 2, 2018
Colleen E. Clancy, associate vice chancellor for academic personnel, traveled to Switzerland in mid-September to deliver a talk titled, “Advancing women and other underrepresented groups in medicine: Lessons and successes at the University of California.”
October 2018
Holiday emancipation basket collection gears up for another successful season
October 23, 2018
Join UC Davis Health employees for this year's emancipation basket collection. The baskets, which contain basic items for the home in addition to cash-gift cards, help young adults transition from dependence on institutional support to independent living.
New therapies to treat naturally occurring eye diseases focus of $6 million grant from the National Eye Institute
October 17, 2018
Grant supports leading-edge research to better understand and develop novel regenerative therapies for vision loss and blindness
Veteran outreach and self-identification event, Nov. 8
October 16, 2018
You served your country. You serve the University. Now, let us serve you. Sign on and be counted by attending an upcoming Vet Self-ID event or by completing an online form.
Changing hospital food one menu item at a time
October 8, 2018
First Farm-to-Fork dish for hospitalized patients launched at UC Davis Medical Center.
UC Davis-led statewide tobacco cessation effort launched
October 8, 2018
UC Davis Health tobacco researcher and physician Elisa Tong is leading a statewide effort to help safety-net health care systems guide their patients who use tobacco products to resources to help them quit.
Wounded warrior research to improve traumatic brain injury and burn care
October 1, 2018
Better, more precise care for military personnel and civilians who suffer traumatic brain injury along with burns or other forms of trauma is in the work thanks to a new grant from Department of Defense that's been awarded toresearchers and clinical care specialists at UC Davis Health.
September 2018
UC Davis Children's Hospital expands services at Sacramento Native American Health Center
September 28, 2018
UC Davis Children’s Hospital’s partnership to provide care to children and teens at Sacramento Native American Health Center has new programs and opportunities for residents interested in community-based care.
Simmons named Interim CEO of UC Davis Medical Center
September 25, 2018
Brad Simmons, currently the chief operating officer of UC Davis Medical Center, will become the interim chief executive officer of the medical center, pending approval by UC Regents next month.
A fracture anywhere reduces bone density everywhere
September 19, 2018
New studies from UC Davis Health are among the first to associate fractures with systemic bone loss. They also begin the path to finding treatments that preserve long-term skeletal health and reduce susceptibility to additional fractures and, potentially, osteoporosis.
From top student to top doc
September 14, 2018
Olivia Campa distinguished herself as a UC Davis medical student and resident with her dedication to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to financially disadvantaged patients. Today, she is a physician focused on ensuring that patients with opiate dependence get the care they need.
Applications for KL2 Mentored Career Development Program now being accepted
September 7, 2018
Junior faculty who are interested in pursuing careers as independent clinical researchers are invited to apply for the KL2 Mentored Career Development program.
New Biomarker Panel Could Accelerate Autism Diagnoses
September 6, 2018
Investigators at the UC Davis MIND Institute and NeuroPointDX, a division of Stemina Biomarker Discovery, have identified a group of blood metabolites that could help detect some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Part of the Children’s Autism Metabolome Project (CAMP), the largest metabolomic ASD study ever attempted, these findings are a key step toward developing an ASD biomarker test. The research was published September 6 in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
August 2018
Providing convenient and free health services
August 31, 2018
For more than 45 years, UC Davis School of Medicine students have operated clinics in inner city neighborhoods of Sacramento, providing free and convenient care to uninsured, low-income and other medically underserved populations.
UC Davis research informs new national cervical cancer screening recommendation
August 21, 2018
A comprehensive analysis of eight clinical trials and four cohort studies on cervical cancer screening by researchers from UC Davis and Kaiser Permanente Northwest has found that while Pap smears are still highly effective for detecting pre-cancerous cells and cancer, testing for the virus that causes these cancers also is an excellent screening tool.
Attacking cultural trauma and dementia among Vietnamese immigrants
August 7, 2018
Oanh Meyer’s mother Anh Le, arrived in the United States in 1975 as a Vietnam War refugee just a few days before the fall of Saigon. And while she settled in America and raised a family, the trauma of living in war-torn Vietnam throughout the conflict took a toll on her.
Liquid biopsy could ease the way to immunotherapy for lung cancer
August 6, 2018
Researchers at UC Davis, Genentech and Foundation Medicine are the first to show that a blood-based test to assess tumor mutational burden (TMB) accurately identifies non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who could benefit from immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors. The blood test offers a much less invasive and more repeatable alternative to tissue testing. The study was published online today in Nature Medicine.
Sarcoma specialist chosen to lead orthopaedic surgery at UC Davis Health
August 1, 2018
UC Davis Health welcomes R. Lor Randall as the new chair of the UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic surgery. Randall is known for his compassion and expertise in treating and studying cancers of connective tissue in children and adults.
July 2018
All about the virus responsible for the throat cancer surge
July 31, 2018
Humanpapilloma virus (HPV) is now the leading cause of certain types of throat cancer. Dr. Michael Moore, director of head and neck surgery at UC Davis and an HPV-related cancer expert, answers some tough questions about the trend and what can be done about it.
NIH renews UC Davis Health's clinical research work in neurological disorders
July 27, 2018
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced this week that it has renewed UC Davis Health in Sacramento for another five years as one of just two locations on the West Coast for its NeuroNEXT Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials.
Cancer Center to help patients tackle nicotine addiction
July 18, 2018
Steven Berkstresser has chewed tobacco for most of the past 40 years, and he’s always wanted to kick the habit. But it was a cancer diagnosis that prompted him to join a UC Davis program to help him quit.
UC Davis among first to use highly sensitive test to quickly identify heart attacks
July 12, 2018
The new cardiac test is enabling UC Davis emergency medicine physicians to more quickly identify heart attack patients who come to the medical center with chest pain
Community colleges can boost physician diversity and access to primary care
July 10, 2018
New UC Davis Health research shows that medical school graduates who attended community college are more likely to select family medicine for their residency training and to be from groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine. “If we want to expand the primary care workforce together with culturally competent care, we need to focus more on community college as an important pathway to medical school,” said lead author Efrain Talamantes.
June 2018
UC Davis lung physiology student gets the chance of a lifetime: Attending a meeting with 43 Nobel Laureates
June 29, 2018
Cameron Flayer, a doctoral student in physiology and toxicology at UC Davis Health, gets tips from Laureates about being successful in science.
Treating AFib with ablation reduces mortality and stroke
June 28, 2018
Using catheter-based ablation instead of medications alone reduces the risks of death and stroke in patients with the common form of heart arrhythmia known as atrial fibrillation, or AFib, new research from UC Davis physicians shows.
Neurology residents enjoy a "puppy party"
June 27, 2018
Resident physicians, faculty and staff from the Neurology Department enjoy cuteness and cuddles between meetings.
New model could illuminate autism subtype
June 27, 2018
Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have created a mouse model for maternal antibody-related (MAR) autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that closely mimics the physiology and behaviors seen in people with this form of ASD. People with MAR ASD have been exposed to maternal autoantibodies, which can react with fetal brain tissue.
Electric bus service to connect UC Davis with Sacramento
June 20, 2018
Bus service is going electric for people shuttling between the Davis and Sacramento campuses, including the forthcoming Aggie Square innovation and technology hub.
Vascular surgery residents win conference competition
June 19, 2018
A team of UC Davis vascular surgery residents won first place in a contest of skills and knowledge at the June 15 Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference in Seattle.
UC Davis among first to use highly sensitive test to quickly identify heart attacks
June 15, 2018
Emergency medicine physicians at UC Davis Health will begin using the latest-generation cardiac troponin (cTn) test next week to more quickly identify heart attack patients who come to the medical center with chest pain.
Do excess fluids cause brain injuries in children with diabetic ketoacidosis?
June 13, 2018
For decades, clinicians have worried that giving too much intravenous fluid to children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may contribute to brain swelling and injury, and even death. Now, after a national study that examined more than a thousand patients with DKA, UC Davis researchers and their colleagues from around the country have shown that fluid infusion does not cause brain injury in children with DKA.
Can watching pro sports on TV prevent crime?
June 12, 2018
The entertainment provided by televised sporting events has a significant effect on crime in Chicago, reducing the number of violent, property and drug crime reports by as much as 25 percent during the hours of a given game, according to a study by the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program. The study published in the Journal of Sports Economics in May.
Taste of the Mediterranean menu at the Pavilion Cafe and ACC, June 20
June 12, 2018
Get a taste of the Mediterranean on Wednesday, June 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pavilion
Cafe and the cafeteria in the Larry J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center!
Nationally prominent brain tumor specialist to lead neurological surgery at UC Davis
June 12, 2018
Renowned surgeon, scientist and educator Griffith R. Harsh IV has been selected as chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery and the Julian R. Youmans Chair in Neurological Surgery at UC Davis Health. He begins his new position July 1.
Stem cell transplants extend life for multiple myeloma patients
June 11, 2018
Researchers at UC Davis have confirmed that autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant improves survival for people suffering from multiple myeloma, yet many potentially eligible patients never undergo the procedure.
A Cinderella story 16 years in the making
June 8, 2018
Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo describes the challenges she overcame and her drive to become a physician, which became a reality when she graduated this May from the UC Davis School of Medicine.
EMRAP: Undergrads on the front lines of emergency medicine
June 5, 2018
As a freshman, Sid Ganesh had just finished a class and found herself late to an internship and career fair on campus. At the fair, Ganesh hurried from table to table, collecting flyers for each program and opportunity. She then saw the EMRAP display.
Cancer Center joins clinics to improve cancer screening and care in underserved Sacramento communities
June 1, 2018
A unique collaboration spearheaded by UC Davis cancer specialists was launched June 1 to enhance cancer prevention, screening, detection and specialty oncology care for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Sacramento.
May 2018
UC Davis cancer survivors - and survivors everywhere - to be honored at Sacramento Republic FC game
May 29, 2018
National Cancer Survivors Day will be celebrated Saturday, June 2 during the Sacramento Republic FC game at Papa Murphy’s Park against Orange County SC starting at 8 p.m.
Chancellor May appoints Lubarsky as Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences and Chief Executive Officer of UC Davis Health
May 18, 2018
UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May has appointed David A. Lubarsky to the position of vice chancellor of human health sciences and chief executive officer of UC Davis Health, which includes the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, UC Davis Medical Center, and Primary Care Network. Lubarsky is the chief medical and systems integration officer with the University of Miami Health System, a position he has held since 2012.
Review by UC Davis researchers informs new prostate cancer screening recommendations
May 9, 2018
An exhaustive review by UC Davis researchers of more than 60 studies is the basis for new national recommendations about prostate cancer screening. The review and the findings were published May 8 in JAMA.
James McCracken will speak at the MIND Institute as the next Distinguished Lecturer on May 16
May 4, 2018
The UC Davis MIND Institute will host James McCracken on Wednesday, May 16 as part of the ongoing Distinguished Lecturer Series. He will present “Can we improve treatments for ADHD?” at 4:30 p.m. at the MIND Institute Auditorium, 2825 50th St. in Sacramento. The event is free to the public and no reservations are required; however, seating is limited. A 30-minute question-and-answer session will follow the hour-long lecture.
Michael Chapman, John and Lois Crowe, and Gurdev Khush to be honored with UC Davis Medal
May 1, 2018
Michael Chapman, a founder of modern trauma surgery and professor emeritus at UC Davis Health, will be a recipient of this year's UC Davis Medal, the highest honor the university bestows on individuals. Chapman is the first medical doctor to be honored with the medal.
High-efficiency filters reduce indoor air pollution but not asthma symptoms
May 1, 2018
A new study focused on households with asthmatic children finds that the use of high-efficiency filtration, either as part of a central air system or standalone air cleaner, improves indoor air quality. The study also found that while participants did not report reduced asthma symptoms, they did have fewer visits to doctor’s offices and hospitals for asthma care.
April 2018
What has changed since 'Unequal Treatment' was published?
April 27, 2018
Alicia Fernandez, a UC San Francisco physician and expert on reducing health care disparities, will speak in Sacramento on “Health Care Disparities 15 Years After ‘Unequal Treatment.’” Her address is at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, in the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center auditorium, with a reception at 5 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Study of firearm deaths over 16-year period in California finds shift in firearm homicides and suicides
April 23, 2018
A study of firearm deaths in California from 2000-2015 by the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) has found that firearm homicides were largely an urban problem at the start of the study period, however, falling rates in urban counties resulted in more rural areas in the central part of the state having the highest rates of firearm homicide by 2015. It also found firearm suicides in California increased slightly since the mid-2000s, were three times higher in rural counties and were highest among whites.
Immune system and gastrointestinal deregulation linked with autism
April 17, 2018
Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reduced immune system regulation, as well as shifts in their gut microbiota. The immune deregulation appears to facilitate increased inflammation and may be linked to the gastrointestinal issues so often experienced by children with ASD. The research was published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Abdominal aortic disease specialist to lead UC Davis vascular services
April 10, 2018
Matthew Mell, a national leader in defining health policy for managing and treating aortic disease, has joined UC Davis Health as director of the UC Davis Vascular Center and chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery.
Ralph Adolphs will speak at the MIND Institute as the next Distinguished Lecturer on April 11
April 6, 2018
The UC Davis MIND Institute will host Ralph Adolphs on Wednesday, April 11 as part of the ongoing Distinguished Lecturer Series. He will present “Predicting who you are from looking at your brain” at 4:30 p.m. at the MIND Institute Auditorium, 2825 50th St. in Sacramento. The event is free to the public and no reservations are required, but seating is limited. A 30-minute question-and-answer session will follow the hour-long lecture.
Primo "Lucky" Lara named UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Director
April 3, 2018
Primo Nery Lara, Jr. has been named director of the National Cancer Institute-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, leading a team of more than 300 scientists with an estimated $90 million in annual research funding and a clinical enterprise that serves more than 10,000 adult and pediatric patients throughout the region every year.
March 2018
Amygdala neurons increase as children become adults - except in autism
March 20, 2018
In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the brain that governs social and emotional behavior, the amygdala, as they become adults. This phenomenon does not happen in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Instead, children with ASD have too many neurons early on and then appear to lose those neurons as they become adults. The findings were published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Soon-to-be physicians celebrate Match Day 2018
March 16, 2018
Today’s annual Match Day ceremony at UC Davis School of Medicine gave more than 100 future physicians an exciting glimpse of what the future holds for them in medicine.
Going strong at 20: MIND Institute hits a milestone
March 14, 2018
Twenty years ago a small group of frustrated but determined Sacramento-area parents of children with autism decided it was time to fill a glaring hole in medical research: understanding and treating autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Primo Lara to become new deputy chair of SWOG
March 9, 2018
Primo “Lucky” Lara, Jr. will become the new deputy chair of SWOG, a research organization of more than 12,000 people at over 1,000 hospitals and clinics that designs and conducts publicly funded cancer clinical trials and that represents a major force cancer advances worldwide.
Acute myeloid leukemia patients have reduced early mortality at NCI-designated cancer centers
March 8, 2018
Researchers at UC Davis have shown that patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who received their care at a National Cancer Institute (NCI) cancer center in California had a dramatically reduced risk of early mortality. Using data from the California Cancer Registry and the Patient Discharge Dataset, the team determined that the risk was reduced by 53 percent. These findings were reported in February in the journal Cancer.
Can high doses of vitamin D help prevent memory loss?
March 6, 2018
Vitamin D has long been known to be important for healthy bone growth, but new evidence suggests it also may help keep the brain sharp as people age. The problem is that most older people don’t get enough of it.
February 2018
Leader in creating a national blueprint to repair health care to speak in Sacramento
February 27, 2018
Ted Epperly, a nationally regarded family physician and leader in creating models of integrated, accessible and cost-effective health care, will speak in Sacramento as part of the UC Davis Health George G. Snively Lectureship in Family Medicine. Epperly’s address is Tuesday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. in lecture hall 1222 of the Education Building located at 4610 X Street in Sacramento. Reservations are requested via Eventbrite.
UC Davis School of Medicine research funding ranks among the top 26 institutions in the U.S.
February 16, 2018
For the first time, UC Davis School of Medicine has ranked in the top 20 percent of institutions in the country for research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Introducing EM Pulse, a podcast from UC Davis emergency medicine physicians about life in the ER
February 14, 2018
Have you ever wondered what it’s like being an emergency medicine physician and how the team works to address some of the nation’s most pressing health care challenges? To find out more, consider listening and subscribing to EM Pulse, a new podcast series launched by UC Davis emergency medicine physicians.
Young cancer survivors' risk of heart disease related to race and socioeconomic factors
February 9, 2018
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors who are African American, poor or have public or no health insurance are far more likely to suffer from coronary artery disease, heart failure or stroke later in life than non-Hispanic white cancer survivors.
Traveling hands-on exhibit visits UC Davis Medical Center, Feb. 6 and 9
February 6, 2018
UC Davis Health is hosting the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Journey, a traveling, hands-on exhibit to raise awareness about precision medicine and the All of Us research program.
New research suggests your own immune system can protect against MRSA infections
February 5, 2018
After years of investigation, researchers at UC Davis, Johns Hopkins, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have discovered how the immune system might protect a person from recurrent bacterial skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph). The findings, publishing online this week in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, open new doors to someday developing vaccines to prevent staph skin infections, which account for 14 million outpatient visits, nearly 500,000 hospital admissions and $3 billion to $4 billion in inpatient health care costs in the U.S. per year.
January 2018
National study finds substantial unmet needs for mental health care among veterans of recent wars
January 31, 2018
A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released today has concluded that there is a substantial unmet need for mental health services among veterans of the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Talamantes honored as an Emerging Scholar
January 25, 2018
Efrain Talamantes, an assistant professor of internal medicine and an expert in advancing equity and diversity in the field of medicine, has been named an Emerging Scholar for 2018 by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Researchers say medical licensing test should include more prescription drug safety, misuse questions
January 24, 2018
Research led by experts from the UC Davis schools of medicine and nursing has identified gaps in pain-related education for health care providers that leave out important aspects of safe and effective pain management competencies, including those specific to opioid safety. These findings, said the researchers, may help explain one reason for the current public health crisis of inappropriate pain management and prescription drug abuse.
UC Davis Medical Center flu response facts
January 23, 2018
With peak flu season still to come, UC Davis Medical Center is preparing to handle a surge of flu-related cases if the need arises. It is prepping an unused area within the hospital where patients with the flu can be isolated and treated should other options within the hospital reach capacity.
Testing Sonoma ash and air for fire-formed pollutants
January 23, 2018
When fires ripped through suburban subdivisions in Santa Rosa last October, they may have done more than reduce homes to ashes. By incinerating all kinds of materials — insulation, electronics, furniture, cleaning products, pesticides — at very high temperatures, they could have created unknown or previously unrecognized health hazards in the smoke and ash. Researchers from the University of California, Davis, are trying to figure out just what is in that ash and air.
UC Davis to provide primary care services at One Community Health
January 19, 2018
UC Davis Family and Community Medicine physicians will soon expand the availability of primary health care services at the One Community Health clinic in midtown Sacramento.
Lecture to focus on the importance of mindfulness in medicine
January 18, 2018
Ron Epstein, a primary and palliative care physician and director of the Center for Communication and Disparities Research at the University of Rochester, will speak in Sacramento on "Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness and Humanity." His address is Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 5:30 p.m. in the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Auditorium, 4501 X Street in Sacramento. A reception is at 5 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
UC Davis researcher urges caution on engineered stem cells
January 3, 2018
In a commentary published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, UC Davis researcher William Murphy expressed cautious optimism about efforts to genetically engineer hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to temporarily resist cell death during transplantation. While these gene therapy approaches could dramatically improve patient outcomes, Murphy argues that their risks must be carefully studied in diverse animal models.
