The Health Equity Academy outreach program offers high school students higher education resources and mentorship opportunities for careers in medicine and health care. The program is focused on students from underserved communities.
Bob Kiaii is scheduled to deliver his presidential address at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery’s (ISMICS) 2022 Annual Scientific Meetings being held in Warsaw. Kiaii has held the role of president of ISMICS for the past year.
In a groundbreaking finding, a new study led by UCSF found that routine screening for and removal of precancerous anal lesions can significantly reduce the risk of anal cancer, similar to the way cervical cancer is prevented in women.
UC Davis Children’s Hospital has been recognized as a Best Children’s Hospital for 2022-23 by U.S. News & World Report in five pediatric specialty areas: neonatology, pediatric diabetes & endocrinology, pediatric nephrology, pediatric orthopedics, and pediatric pulmonology & lung surgery.
For many women, breast cancer screening with a three-dimensional imaging technique called digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may not offer advantages over digital mammography, but for some it may reduce the chance of an advanced cancer diagnosis, according to a new JAMA study.
Orange, Calif. — UCI Health high-risk pregnancy specialist Dr. Afshan Hameed is spearheading a national study of a promising risk-assessment tool to predict cardiovascular disease during pregnancy, which is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the United States. With funding from the Diagnostic Excellence Initiative of the Gordon and…
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