Neuroimaging study reveals potential brain mechanism underlying chronic neuropathic pain in individuals with HIV. Findings may guide new clinical treatments targeting patients’ expectations for pain relief.
Unpaid caregivers have significantly worse mental health than adults not in these roles. COVID-19 has intensified stress and depression. But new services at UC Davis Health address these challenges affecting more and more people.
Garen Wintemute, one of the foremost experts on firearm violence in the U.S., is sounding the alarm that increases in gun purchases, violence and political extremism are putting the United States at risk for disaster in the coming months.
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health launched its Code Lavender program in 2018 to provide support and care to its healthcare workers after a stressful or traumatic event. The Orange County Register interviewed UCI Health Chaplain Pirjo Carlisle about the program and its benefits. “We’re not a religious institution, but we…
UCLA and UCSF are collaborating with the California Department of Health Care Services and Office of the California Surgeon General on a multi-campus initiative addressing the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and other causes of toxic stress on health.
Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOC) and University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health have been jointly designated a National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Disease Center of Excellence, joining a new and highly select group of 31 medical centers seeking to expand access and advance care and research for…
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control have approved COVID-19 vaccinations for kids ages 5-11. A UC Davis Health pediatrician and epidemiologist share their insights about the illness and the vaccine for this age group.
There is no medication that is studied more, and more rigorously monitored, than vaccines,’ says UCLA Health pediatrician and infectious disease expert Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice
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