Race-based reference ranges will no longer be part of a test routinely used to check a patient’s kidney health. UC Davis Health is one of the first in the nation to make the change to the estimated glomerular filtration rate or eGFR.
Two researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received over $10 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency, to develop cell therapies for melanoma and multiple myeloma.
UC San Diego researchers report that medications commonly prescribed to reduce the severity of physical and mental health symptoms associated with schizophrenia may have a cumulative effect of worsening cognitive function in patients.
The national program office at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis announces 10 new nursing scientists in the second cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.
Applications are now being accepted for Redwood SEED Scholars, a brand-new, four-year college program for students with intellectual disabilities. The inclusive program includes living on campus, attending traditional classes and work opportunities. Applications are due June 4.
With a COVID-19 vaccine now approved for children ages 12 to 15, parents should get their kids vaccinated, said UCI Health pediatric infectious disease expert Coleen Cunningham, MD. “As a pediatrician and a parent, I strongly encourage all parents who have children age 12 and older to get them immunized,”…
The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology this week announced that UC Davis Medical Center has attained its prestigious Center of Excellence designation. The medical center was one of 17 institutions and programs globally to earn the designation this year.
Hanna and Mark Gleiberman give $12 Million to UC San Diego to support the internationally recognized head and neck cancer center at UC San Diego Health. Funding will support research and patient experience.
A first-generation university student and the son of Mexican immigrants, Assistant Professor Fabian Rivera-Chávez was born and raised in Northern California. He joined UC San Diego’s faculty in the School of Medicine and the Division of Biological Sciences in October 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic as the…
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