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Fiery crash 50 years ago spurs today’s world-class burn care

UC Davis Health — September 20, 2022

In September 1972, a plane crashed into a popular Sacramento ice cream parlor, killing 22 people. The tragedy sparked one firefighter’s mission to create the Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center at UC Davis Medical Center.

Wreckage of plane that crashed into ice cream parlor

New Radiation Therapy Delays Brain Cancer Regrowth, Protects Healthy Tissue

UC San Diego Health — September 19, 2022

UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in San Diego to offer a new, highly targeted and precisely placed radiation therapy that delays tumor regrowth while protecting healthy tissue in patients with brain cancer. “As the only academic medical center in the region, UC San Diego...

Advances in heart failure take center stage at cardiovascular summit

UC Davis Health — September 19, 2022

Cardiovascular experts will present new research and clinical findings at the 2022 Heart Failure Summit. The annual conference will focus on “Advances in Heart Failure” and will feature leading cardiology researchers, clinicians and surgeons.

UC Davis Medical Center

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