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Can texting give you arthritis?

UCLA Health — April 18, 2022

Texting causes a lot of wear-and-tear for your hand joints and can lead to thumb arthritis. But taking a few precautions now can save your joints later.

New Clinic Provides Comprehensive Care for Digestive Diseases in Westfield UTC

UC San Diego Health — April 18, 2022

UC San Diego Health announces the opening of a new, multi-disciplinary clinic for patients with gastrointestinal and digestive diseases. The state-of-the-art clinic is the first of its kind in San Diego County to offer the most advanced care by a wide range of specialists under one roof.

Pediatric Heart Center nurse practitioners raise funds for Make-a-Wish kids

UC Davis Health — April 18, 2022

The UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center nurse practitioners are hiking to make wishes come true for children diagnosed with critical illnesses, including congenital heart disease. Barb Goebel, Mary Zanobini and Callie Brecek are fundraising for the Make-a-Wish Northeastern and Central California and Northern Nevada chapter’s Trailblaze Challenge, a 23.2-mile hike…

Two women standing on rocks in front of a stream and hill

Medical student receives funding to study global oncology care in youths

UC Davis Health — April 18, 2022

Samantha Wong, a third-year medical student, is the winner of a prestigious grant that will allow her to step aside from studies and schoolwork to devote an entire school year to oncology research. The 2022 Daniel T. O’Connor, M.D., Memorial Research Grant, named for a notable alumnus, will pay for…

Portrait of third-year medical student Samantha Wong wearing scrubs outside School of Medicine Education Building

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