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Blood Tests in Newly Brain-Injured Patients Predict Death, Severe Disability

UCSF Health — August 9, 2022

Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) flag which patients are likely to die and which patients are likely to survive with severe disability, according to a study headed by UCSF, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

Interdisciplinary team receives grant to improve rapid diagnostics

UC Davis Health — August 9, 2022

An interdisciplinary team has been awarded a five-year, $5.9M grant from the NIH for its work on innovative, non-intrusive diagnostic technology that aims to shorten the time it takes to diagnose a range of diseases from asthma to autism.

Cristina Davis wearing a black sweater

What to do if you think you have monkeypox

UC Davis Health — August 9, 2022

As cases of monkeypox rise, many people are unsure what to do if they suspect they have the disease. Patients who are concerned about a possible infection should contact their primary care physician’s office to speak to an advice nurse.

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7 things to know about polio

UC Davis Health — August 8, 2022

New York state health officials warned last week that hundreds of people may have been infected with the polio virus. We asked Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, about polio and what we need to know.

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