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Pinworms common in kids under age 10

UCLA Health — May 30, 2022

Pinworms, also known as Enterobius vermicularis, are the most common cause of worm infections in the United States

Gun Violence: UC Davis Researches Causes, Trends, Solutions

UC Davis Health — May 26, 2022

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.

Drs. Barnhorst and Wintemute

Coping with the trauma and tragedy of mass shootings

UC Davis Health — May 26, 2022

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.

Cropped shot of a group of unrecognizable people holding hands out in nature

New pediatric patient and family navigator on the job

UC Davis Health — May 26, 2022

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.

Veronica Neri, Pediatric and family navigator, writing in a notepad

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