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May 01, 2024The myth about melanoma and skin cancer in people of color
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Our experts share information about risks, prevention and symptoms for people of all skin tones.
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April 29, 2024UC Davis Health ramps up work with small, diverse local businesses by 23%
As part of its Anchor Institution Mission, UC Davis Health has increased its local spending on small and diverse businesses by 23%.
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April 25, 2024
School of Medicine hosts Merced County teenagers and encourages them to become physicians
Nearly 20 high school students from Merced County visited the UC Davis School of Medicine to learn what it takes to become a doctor.
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April 23, 2024New study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma
Socioeconomic factors are preventing some patients from accessing common treatment to stop progression of multiple myeloma.
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April 05, 2024Free cancer screening day to mark Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month
Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month is being observed with a free cancer screening day for the public on April 13 at the student-run Shifa Clinic.
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April 01, 2024UC Davis Health’s liver transplant program receives Medicare and Medicaid certification
The Transplant Center has been certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, expanding access to a greater number of liver transplant patients.
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March 27, 2024$3M Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to fund gun violence research
UC Davis Health received a $3 million grant to support research by the Black & Brown Collective. The group is studying gun violence that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities.
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March 26, 2024Emergency Medicine team trains health care professionals in West Africa
An Emergency Medicine team from UC Davis Health recently traveled to The Gambia to deliver an intensive training program on portable ultrasound equipment to healthcare professionals.
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March 14, 2024Medical student uses research to advocate for the unhoused
A UC Davis medical student takes to a national audience of family medicine physicians to advocate for better health care access for people experiencing homelessness.
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March 07, 2024New report highlights impact of roadway air pollution on indoor air quality
A new report by the UC-led California State Policy Evidence Consortium investigates the impact of near-roadway air pollution on indoor air quality.
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February 29, 2024UC Davis partners with community group to help fill research jobs
UC Davis partners with Greater Sacramento Urban League to train more people to become clinical research coordinators, a job that is in high demand.
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February 27, 2024
Street medicine team improves lives of unhoused patients
Twice a week, providers from UC Davis Health board Sacramento County’s mobile health clinic to care for patients in and around homeless encampments.
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February 21, 2024UC Davis Health launches digital inclusion program
A new collaboration between UC Davis Health and Verizon Business will provide access to technology, connectivity, and health care for underserved populations.
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January 05, 2024UC Davis Health creates road map to diversify health care workforce
UC Davis Health initiated an anchor institution strategy and used social determinants rather than race and ethnicity to increase diversity in its workforce.
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November 17, 2023UC Davis Health team travels to Kenya to help improve chronic disease management
A group of UC Davis Health providers from different specialties traveled to Kenya to help train providers and improve disease management for local Kenyans.
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November 16, 2023
UC Davis medical students reach underserved populations between Sacramento and Portland
A new training program sends UC Davis medical students to Klamath Falls, OR, in an effort to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas.
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November 15, 2023Cancer center clinical trial gives lung cancer patients hope
Lung cancer patient who was told seven years ago nothing more could be done, celebrates his 100th dose on clinical trial.
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November 07, 2023UC Davis surgeon recognized nationally for commitment to diversity in medicine
UC Davis thoracic surgeon Luis Armando Godoy awarded The Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his leadership in fighting inequities in medical practice and education.
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November 02, 2023Medical student receives national award for diversity efforts
Andrés Maldonado is the latest UC Davis medical student to win the prestigious Nickens Scholarship from the Association of American Medical Colleges for his leadership in diversity initiatives.
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November 01, 2023Love Your Lungs event to pre-screen people who may be at risk of lung cancer
The cancer center will pre-screen people for lung cancer at a Love Your Lungs event Monday to mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
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