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Lung Health
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May 23, 2024How to manage an asthma attack: Tips to breathe easy
May is Asthma Awareness Month. Pulmonologist Samuel Louie raises awareness and shares tips on how people with asthma can better manage their attacks.
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March 06, 2024UC Davis Asthma Network hosts first annual Asthma Bootcamp
The UC Davis Asthma Network hosted its first-ever Asthma Bootcamp to educate asthma patients and their home healthcare guardians on strategies to better control their condition.
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January 22, 2024Healthgrades ranks UC Davis Medical Center among nation’s top performers
UC Davis Medical Center has received the Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award, placing it among the top 2% of hospitals nationwide.
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January 12, 2024Asthma bootcamp will educate patients on treatment plans, inhalers and more
The UC Davis Asthma Network will host a bootcamp to educate patients on strategies to control their asthma and recognize the valuable contributions of unpaid caregivers.
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December 20, 2023Inhaled statins show promise as effective asthma treatment
In an NIH-funded study, UC Davis pulmonology researchers are exploring whether delivering statins by inhalation can lead to better outcomes for people with asthma.
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November 16, 2023Exploring the relationship between pediatric neuromuscular conditions and sleep-disordered breathing
In a review published in the journal Children, UC Davis pulmonologists explored the current diagnostic tools and treatments for pediatric patients with neuromuscular diseases and sleep-disordered breathing.
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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 06, 2023
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center launches new lung cancer clinic
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center opened a new lung cancer clinic to help save lives and address the deadliest of cancers.
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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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October 31, 2023New report: Higher rates of lung, liver and other cancers among Californians living in poverty
A recent report illuminates disparities between cancer patients in persistent poverty and non-persistent poverty areas of California.
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October 11, 2023
UC Davis Medical Center celebrates 20 years of robotic surgery
UC Davis Health is marking 20 years of offering robot-assisted surgery, as it continues to be a leader in offering minimally invasive, quality surgical care.
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August 03, 2023Study finds new treatment for pulmonary hypertension holds promise
A study led by the Goncharova Lab has validated a potential therapeutic option to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, a condition that currently lacks effective treatments.
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May 19, 2023Study aims to understand lung cancer in non-smoking Asian American women
A Bay Area study of non-smoking Asian American women with lung cancer has expanded to include Sacramento. The study is the first and largest of its kind.
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April 20, 2023Comprehensive COPD Clinic creates remote patient monitoring program to reduce hospital readmissions
Comprehensive COPD Clinic has created the first remote patient monitoring program in the Sacramento region to improve care for high-risk patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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February 03, 2023Researchers launch new lung cancer screening study on World Cancer Day
UC Davis cancer researchers are kicking off a new study on World Cancer Day to find out why lung cancer screening rates are so low.
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January 11, 2023Interventional Pulmonology celebrates 100th robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure
The Interventional Pulmonology Program has completed its 100th robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure for minimally invasive peripheral lung biopsy, becoming the first hospital in the Sacramento region to reach this milestone.
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