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New School of Medicine Education Building receives full approval from UC Regents

UCR Health — March 17, 2021

The Regents of the University of California have given final approval for the construction of the School of Medicine’s new Education Building II at UC Riverside. The vote, which approved the final design, the full budget, and the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, findings, took place during the Regents’…

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Pediatric patients shine at Creative Arts Festival (video)

UC Davis Health — March 17, 2021

The UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department held their third annual Creative Arts Festival safely at the West Wind Drive-In Theater in Sacramento. A virtual art gallery highlighted 19 pieces of patient-made art and 17 patient-made films were screened.

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Where’s St. Baldrick’s on St. Patrick’s Day?

UC Davis Health — March 17, 2021

The Sacramento St. Baldrick’s Shave Party to raise money for childhood cancer research is usually held at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center on St. Patrick’s Day, but COVID-19 safety precautions are prompting a virtual adaptation this year on April 23.

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COVID-19 vaccine anxiety adds to stress on family caregivers

UC Davis Health — March 17, 2021

Family caregivers are among the silent heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic and now their stress is ratcheted up as they scramble to arrange vaccinations for the people they care for, often when they can’t get vaccines themselves.

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Time lost is brain lost

UCLA Health — March 16, 2021

Pioneering study finds mobile stroke units improve outcomes and lessen rates of disability in stroke patients.

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