UC Davis Health Professor of Internal Medicine Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola is tapped by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve on a panel of prominent Californians to improve physical fitness and mental well-being of all residents.
Bile acids are important in lipid absorption and cholesterol balance in the blood. A new UC Davis Health study found that taking bile acids or treatments that regulate their production may help control inflammation caused by psoriasis, a chronic skin condition.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) often strikes when many families least expect it – after a child has recovered from COVID-19 infection. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, answers common questions about this life-threatening complication.
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected the Black population in the U.S., leading to more infections, hospitalizations and deaths, compared to the white population. Pediatrician Michael Lucien, associate medical director of the UC Davis Heath Community Physicians Group, shares his top 4 takeaways.
