An extra-long summer surge driven by new variants has prompted the early release of updated COVID-19 vaccines. A UCSF expert tells us what new vaccines could mean for the summer surge, who should get vaccinated, and when/where to get your vaccines.
UC Davis neurologist Ricardo Maselli will lead the first MDA Kickstart project to develop a gene therapy for a rare type of congenital myasthenic syndrome, an inherited neuromuscular disease.
Scientists discover how to drug GTPases, a group of 150 critical enzymes that act like "switches" in cells, which cause a wide variety of diseases such as cancer and Parkinson’s disease when mutated.
UCSF is collaborating with the SF Palliative Care Work Group to set up partnerships with local community groups to discuss advance care planning and palliative care. These community groups include churches, senior centers and organizations representing minority populations.
UC Davis Health has been designated a Center of Excellence becoming the eighth hospital in the U.S. to be recognized by the Wilson Disease Association.
Orange, Calif. — With newly awarded funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Keck School of Medicine of USC will seek to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases through intelligent biocomputing. The four-year, $2 million grant is part of NSF’s Emerging Frontiers…
IN THE NEWS: A recent survey of almost 3 million U.S. breast cancer patients in the National Cancer Database found that most people who decline treatment are Black, Asian, Native American and other minorities. Sora Tanjasiri, PhD, associate director of Cancer Health Disparities and Community Engagement at the UCI Health…
IN THE NEWS: A UC Irvine study found that nearly 24% of patients miss their imaging appointments, which can lead to delays in diagnosis and treatment that result in poor outcomes. "Sociodemographic factors associated with outpatient radiology no-shows vs cancellations" was published in Academic Radiology in August 2024. UCI Health…
Mpox clade I, a more severe type of the virus formerly called monkeypox, is spreading quickly in Africa. An infectious diseases expert answers questions about the outbreak.
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