Skip to main content
Back to News

News From Around the System

Genetic Changes in Head and Neck Cancer, Immunotherapy Resistance Identified

UC San Diego Health — April 26, 2021

A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, has identified both the genetic abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells into becoming an invasive type of head and neck cancer and patients who are least likely to respond to immunotherapy.

New rapid COVID-19 test the result of university-industry partnership (video)

UC Davis Health — April 26, 2021

A partnership between UC Davis and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, has led to a 20-minute COVID-19 test. The method pairs a mass spectrometer with a powerful machine-learning platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 in nasal swabs. A recent study published in Nature Scientific Reports shows…

Is raising the sales age of tobacco reducing youth smoking?

UC Davis Health — April 22, 2021

A new study, conducted by three UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, studies young adult smoking trends three years after the start of California’s law raising the sales age of tobacco to 21.

UC Davis Medical Center

Health Media Contacts

Find the best contact for health-related media inquiries.

View All Media Contacts