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Five Questions for UCSF Health’s New President & CEO

UCSF Health — June 12, 2022

Suresh Gunasekaran, MBA, recently assumed the helm of UCSF Health, which includes about 18,000 staff and physicians; it admits 41,000 patients and handles more than 2.5 million outpatient visits yearly.

Dogs inhale new immunotherapy to fight lung cancer

UC Davis Health — June 10, 2022

An inhaled immunotherapy successfully treated cancer in some companion dogs as part of a clinical trial conducted by UC Davis oncology and veterinary researchers. Recently published study results show potential for fighting cancer in humans as well.

Josie on bow of boat

Triple-digit heat calls for water safety

UC Davis Health — June 10, 2022

As the temperature reaches into triple digits these days, more children will undoubtedly cool off in backyard swimming pools. But how safe are our pools? UC Davis Health pediatricians are stressing the importance of appropriate fencing to keep small children safe

A backyard swimming pool shown here surrounded by a fence to prevent small children from entering

Summer is near but winter respiratory viruses are still here

UC Davis Health — June 10, 2022

Winter may have come and gone, but it left behind some respiratory viruses. Although summer is around the corner, UC Davis Health experts are still seeing cases of influenza (flu), RSV and other respiratory viruses, which is unusual.

Adult helping a school child blow their nose

Unprecedented Case Series Advances Promise of Phage Therapy

UC San Diego Health — June 9, 2022

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results from the largest case series yet of patients treated with bacteriophage therapy for antibiotic-resistant infections. The...

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