News From Around the System

COVID-19 vaccines protect from serious illness

UCLA Health — March 7, 2022

Ask the Doctors answers your most-asked Coronavirus related questions

Why it’s so important to get screened early for colorectal cancer

UCLA Health — March 7, 2022

'It’s one of the few cancers that we can actually prevent,’ says Dr. Sonya Dasharathy, a UCLA Health gastroenterologist.

Concussion in kids: Managing beyond the injury

UCLA Health — March 7, 2022

Symptoms of concussion in children can vary from headaches or lack of sleep to withdrawal and isolation

Winter issue of Pediatric Press now available

UC Davis Health — March 7, 2022

The Pediatric Press newsletter communicates news and developments within the Children's Hospital. The goal is to connect and unite faculty and staff and provide information to employees at UC Davis Health and the general public.

Using AI in Electrocardiogram Analysis Can Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

UCSF Health — March 6, 2022

Using AI in ECG analysis improves diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a leading cause of sudden death in adolescents.

UCLA Health kidney program gives Louie Mejia a path to recovery

UCLA Health — March 4, 2022

Former gang member turned TV news producer could have a transplant within a year

Professional football players more likely to develop ALS

UCLA Health — March 4, 2022

The research focused on the long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma

UC Davis wins two awards from the W. M. Keck Foundation

UC Davis Health — March 4, 2022

Professor Lin Tian has received a $1 million Keck Foundation award to study where chemical reactions occur in deep regions of the brain. It was one of two awards received by UC Davis faculty.