Anthony Donatelli received a heart, liver and kidney transplant after a rare disease caused his organs to fail. The triple organ transplant was a first for UC San Diego Health.
UC San Diego Health is the first in the nation to offer an injectable medication to patients with nerve damage caused by hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.
An artist’s rendering of the concept of re-engineered native bacteria that serve as chassis to introduce therapeutics into the gut microbiome to treat or cure disease. Photo credit: Thom Leach, Amoeba Studios
Spirit Halloween’s 2022 in-store fundraiser raised $124,696 for the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department. Child life supports the emotional needs of pediatric patients and families.
Patient Mariel Garcia shares how UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program stood out in its efforts to provide dedicated care for women who have heart disease.
UC Davis School of Medicine researchers analyzed diversity strategies at dozens of graduate medical education programs nationwide. Now they’re sharing their findings about best practices.
When we inhale an airborne virus, our lung cells take on the role of immune system first responders. Catera Wilder, PhD, studies the molecular details of this response and how it can go awry, causing the body to damage its own tissue and cells.
Balyn Zaro’s lab investigates the cause and consequence of genetic diversity in the immune system, in hopes that her discoveries can lead to better treatments for all patients.
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