Parents who used videoconferencing technology to view their hospitalized baby reported an improved pumping experience while expressing milk for their premature infant. These findings were published in Breastfeeding Medicine this month.
Throat cancer survivors received new hope for recovery from devastating side effects of radiation after the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine approved investing more than $11 million to fund a clinical trial testing a new cell therapy.
Thanks to the generosity of donors, children with cancer and their families at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center now have a navigator to connect them with community resources that make the cancer journey a little less difficult.
Professor Aijun Wang won $3 million grant from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to develop a smart durable vascular device for hemodialysis patients treated for kidney failure. The device uses a unique molecule to help prevent synthetic vascular graft failure, a common problem for patients undergoing hemodialysis.
The UC Davis School of Medicine recently recognized more than 100 students, residents, faculty, and a staff member for their exceptional contributions to the medical school as part of its 2022 annual awards.
Garen Wintemute, an emergency department physician and director of the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program, and Amy Barnhorst, an associate professor of psychiatry and vice chair for clinical services, took up the question of gun violence on UC Davis LIVE April 19.
UC Davis Health has established the Center for Women’s Cardiovascular and Brain Health and will emphasize the effects of vascular dementia and cardiovascular diseases on marginalized and diverse communities in California.
Psychiatrist Caroline Giroux, an expert in trauma and how it affects mental and physical health, offers suggestions for how people can cope with the mental health challenges of mass shootings, and how they can turn negative feelings into positive change.
