Sacramento-based Emigh Ace Hardware was the No. 1 store in the country during the annual Bucket Days fundraiser. The local store sold 900 buckets over three days in August and made a $4,500 donation to kids’ health at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Funding from the Nixon Visions Foundation will support studies of the PRPH2 gene linked to macular dystrophy and boost stem cell research aimed at developing early diagnosis and a cure
On the one-year anniversary of the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccine at UC Davis Health, health care workers reflect on the momentous event and the changes that the vaccine has prompted in the hospital and in their own lives.
‘Older patients are a vulnerable group that often doesn’t get the attention they need, and UCLA Health has shown this is important and has elevated that level of care and has made them a priority,’ says Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Tina Mamais
This holiday season, Antonio Zamora and Marlene Campos have two miracles to be thankful for: their twin boys, Giovani and Jonathan, who were born at 24 weeks. Weighing less than two pounds each, they survived many complications shortly after birth.
Dan Williams suffered a ruptured spleen, broken sternum, contusion of his heart and a broken arm when an alleged drunk driver drove through his home. With the help of UC Davis Health nurses and physicians he has now made a full recovery.
As a child, Josephine Hai relied on free clinics for medical care. Later, she became a steady volunteer at similar community clinics. Now, as a medical student, she’s been awarded a prominent scholarship for her devotion to the underserved.
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