In novel study, an international research team investigated whether continued magnetic seizure therapy might effectively prevent the relapse of treatment-resistant depression, compared to what is known about electroconvulsive therapy, the current standard of care.
Electroconvulsive therapy has long been used to treat severe, persistent depression, but not without unwelcome side effects; researchers looked at whether magnets might be better over the long-term
Ulfat Shaikh, medical director of health care quality and professor of pediatrics at UC Davis Health, has been elected chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (COQIPS).
UC Davis Health announces a large-scale expansion in Folsom that offers a prime location to deliver wellness, community, convenience and excellent care for patients. Also in the works is a first-in-the-world “Community for Health and Independence” development to promote healthy aging.
In a recent interview, Ruth Shim shared her vision for the Office of Student and Resident Diversity, definitions of diversity, equity, and justice, and how society can address microaggressions.
A volunteer-driven effort led by the UC Davis School of Medicine to vaccinate people in medically underserved communities against COVID-19 has resulted in hundreds of shots administered across Sacramento County. They’ve been given in grocery stores, apartment complexes and a farmers market.
‘People may see their behavior as excessive or disproportionate, but they still have a hard time controlling it,’ says Emanuel Maidenberg, a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA Health
A UCLA study shows that unmet needs for psychological distress are particularly high for women of color, noncitizens and those who don't speak English.
An international team of researchers has broadened and deepened understanding of how inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) affect different populations of people and, in the process, have identified new gene variants that may cause the diseases.
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