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After a tragic longboarding accident, one patient fights to regain all that was lost

UC Davis Health — September 7, 2021

Last August, Kyle Benton was in a terrible longboarding accident and was transported to the UC Davis Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. His injuries included a traumatic brain injury, broken vertebrae and a blood clot in the brain. He would spend 43 days hospitalized, fighting for survival. This is his story.

Kyle Benton was hospitalized for 43 days.

Grab your helmet and your bike for the month of October

UC Davis Health — September 7, 2021

This October, UC Davis Health is partnering with Love to Ride to encourage cyclists and non-cyclists alike to go for a bike ride and participate in fun activities throughout “Biketober” month.

UC Davis Health is partnering with Love to Ride for Biketober.

Freshwater amoeba is rare but deadly

UCLA Health — September 6, 2021

Single-celled organisms live in warm freshwater areas throughout the world, but also can be found in public water systems that have not been adequately disinfected, where it travels through the pipes and into homes

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