When a routine ultrasound at 20 weeks revealed a potential heart defect in their developing baby, Stephanie and Travis Dover of Folsom were caught off guard. As the parents of six other children, including three who were born at home without issue, they had not faced something like this.
The Transplant Center has launched a new adult liver transplant program. It is the only liver transplant program available in California north of San Francisco.
Patients of acute kidney injury might not need as much dialysis as patients with end-stage kidney disease, and might benefit more from weaning off dialysis to avoid risk for heart disease, infection, organ damage and death.
UC Davis Health has achieved an impressive 92% nurse retention rate thanks to a relationship-based culture, new graduate onboarding and diverse professional development opportunities.
California’s new Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center will be located at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and funded with a $3.7 million state grant.
With fentanyl overdose deaths at an all-time high, a successful UCSF-funded pilot project to distribute fentanyl test strips is being expanded by California Gov. Gavin Newsome as part of his plan to address the crisis.
Spirit Halloween stores are helping UC Davis Children’s Hospital be less scary for kids by raising funds for the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department.
