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Surgery
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July 09, 2026Early SCFE diagnosis saves child from debilitating complications of hip disorder
When unexplained hip pain left Jordan Magaña struggling to walk, his parents sought care at UC Davis where surgery was expedited to prevent further damage.
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July 07, 2026UC Davis Health study highlights health equity challenges, financial burden of aesthetic surgery complications
Researchers from UC Davis Medical Center have identified significant socioeconomic disparities among patients seeking treatment for complications after aesthetic surgery.
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July 01, 2026UC Davis Transplant Center expands access to life-saving liver care for veterans
Sacramento VA and UC Davis Health have expanded veterans’ access to liver transplants, tripling procedures through close collaboration, faster wait times and innovative technology.
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June 18, 2026“Stool School” helps parents master infant ostomy care
When Michael Randel was born with no anal opening, his family enrolled in a unique program to learn how to care for his ostomy.
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June 12, 2026NIH grant to fund innovative bladder repair option for children
A UC Davis pediatric urologist and bioengineer are developing grafts designed to grow their own blood supply.
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April 30, 2026Vascular surgery resident receives grant to develop AI model to assess surgical technical skills
Vascular surgery resident Keenan Gibson has received a grant to develop an AI model that objectively assesses surgical skills, expanding equitable training globally.
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April 29, 2026New national data ranks UC Davis Health among the nation’s top liver transplant programs
New data ranks UC Davis Health among top liver transplant programs, citing superior patient and graft survival, lower waitlist deaths and faster transplant wait times.
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March 16, 2026New training model helps surgeons practice minimally invasive spina bifida repair
Engineers at UC Davis Tech Foundry and medical professionals at UC Davis Health have developed a teaching model to train surgeons on fetoscopic repair of spina bifida.
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March 12, 2026New data signals high demand in aesthetic surgery in southern, rural U.S. despite access issues
A UC Davis national analysis suggests that Southern, Midwestern and rural regions of the United States are becoming high-demand areas for aesthetic surgery.
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March 05, 2026Patient selected as 2026 National Children’s Miracle Network Champion
UC Davis Children’s Hospital is proud to announce that Shine Arslanian has been selected as a 2026 National Children’s Miracle Network Champion.
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March 04, 2026Teenage daughter’s bone marrow saves dad’s life
After years of fearing and delaying treatment for a blood disease, Hai Trinh finally got a bone marrow transplant — from his 17-year-old child.
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March 02, 2026March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — wear blue on Friday, March 6!
Colorectal cancer is now the No. 1 cancer killer in adults under 50. Early screening and recognizing symptoms help save lives and prevent advanced disease.
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February 26, 2026First-ever in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair is safe, study finds
A UC Davis Health research team has safely performed the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells, according to results from Phase 1 of an ongoing clinical trial. These results have been published today in The Lancet.
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February 23, 2026Researchers develop new platform to define protein function in extracellular vesicles
UC Davis has developed a platform to isolate the surface proteins of extracellular vesicles, or EVs. This research is a significant step toward building tools that transform EVs into next-generation drugs for cancer and other diseases.
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January 15, 2026Pregnant woman hit by car, UC Davis care team fights to save lives
A devastating accident almost claims the life of a pregnant woman. But her care team was there in a race against time.
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January 06, 2026Neurosurgery, maternal-fetal medicine team save pregnant woman of risky spinal fluid cyst
Only after becoming pregnant did Darlene Hildebrandt realize her congenital neurological condition threatened two lives — hers and her developing baby’s — until UC Davis Health doctors intervened.
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December 01, 2025UC Davis Health Center for Lymphatic Disease named Comprehensive Center of Excellence
UC Davis Health’s Center for Lymphatic Disease is one of only 20 centers worldwide recognized as a Comprehensive Center of Excellence by the Lymphatic Education and Research Network.
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November 18, 2025Fetal surgery at UC Davis Health gives Ohio baby new hope
A stunning diagnosis led one Ohio couple to UC Davis Children’s Hospital, where fetal surgery offered them hope for their first child.
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November 14, 2025The gift of life: A father and son's transplant journey
Andy Wright received a life-saving liver transplant from his son Nick, marking the Transplant Center’s first-ever living donor liver transplant procedure.
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October 08, 2025Shunt surgery leads to fewer falls in older adults with hydrocephalus
A landmark study shows shunt surgery significantly improves walking and balance in older adults with hydrocephalus, offering hope and restoring independence.
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