News From Around the System

UCLA Health clinic helps mom heal after near-death birth experience

Resources include therapy sessions and a moms support group.

What’s Wrong (and Right) With Race in Medicine

Six health care experts grapple with how to address race without being racist.

Sacramento high school student makes 250 face coverings by hand for UC Davis Hospice patients

St. Francis High School senior Katrina Uthoff was recently presented with her school’s Pillar of Service Award for making the handmade masks that were a huge hit with UC Davis Hospice staff and homebound patients and their families.

104 graduating doctors celebrated virtually in 50th annual commencement (video)

The UC Davis School of Medicine celebrated its 50th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday. School leaders conferred 104 Doctor of Medicine degrees during a virtual ceremony that honored the students’ diversity, commitment, and resilience.

Uniting the Black Community to Defeat COVID

Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH, founded Umoja Health Partners to unite about 30 community organizations combating COVID-19 in the Bay Area’s Black communities. She shares why the Umoja approach is working.

Full-Genome CRISPR Screen Reveals Surprising Ways Neurons Survive Oxidative Stress

UCSF researchers have created a CRISPR technique to study how turning on or off single genes affects the function of different cell types and how these changes play a role in disease.

Timeline: An emergency-intake site for migrant children is built in 24 hours

Feeling Re-Entry Anxiety? Expert Advice on Navigating COVID-19 Reopenings

As COVID-19 vaccinations continue, and cities and states move toward full re-opening, many people are feeling re-entry anxiety.

Superficial Relationship: Enzymes Protect the Skin by Ignoring Microbes and Viruses

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers identify how the body regulates and prevents constant skin inflammation.

Students, Faculty, and Staff Honored at Annual School of Medicine Awards Ceremony

The UC Riverside School of Medicine formally kicked-off its end-of-the-year celebrations with the annual School of Medicine Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.