UC Davis Health infectious disease experts are concerned the drought in California could lead to an increase in cases of Valley fever, a disease that primarily presents as a respiratory illness.
A free forum called Pushing Past Cancer Summit 2021: Stronger Together will help adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors create a sense of community as they navigate the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
The volunteer-driven effort to give COVID-19 shots in medically underserved areas of Sacramento County took its pop-up clinic to Cristo Rey High School this week. Students were able to get the vaccine in the convenience of their own campus.
UC Davis Health and UC Davis announced a naming rights partnership with SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, which includes the to MOSAC’s current Health Headlines, future Health Gallery and Digital Dome Theater.
“Stay strong and believe you are a mighty warrior!” Words of inspiration for breast cancer patients undergoing treatment are written on a huge card signed by Sacramento Republic FC fans and given to UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
UC Davis Health has been recognized as a four-star hospital in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Ranking, the nation's leading health care measure for safety and quality in patient care. The medical center ranked No. 1 in equity and ninth in mortality.
The new Weill Neurosciences Building, designed to foster connections among scientists and clinicians in neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, will serve as a global destination for researchers to develop innovative treatments for intractable brain diseases.
A new $9 million grant from Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) will enable advancement of UC San Diego’s discovery that inhibiting a single gene in mice converts other cell types directly into new neurons, alleviating all Parkinson’s symptoms.
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