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Innovative robotic heart surgery offers patients superior care

UC Davis Medical Center is one of only six centers in U.S. to be designated as a training center for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Foundation’s Cardiac Surgical Robotics Program. Less-invasive robotic procedures ...

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California’s stem cell agency funds research into bioprint pacemaker

UC Davis Health professor Deborah Lieu granted CIRM funding to develop a bio-pacemaker by bioprinting hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts.

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New abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance program saves patient's life

UC Davis Health vascular surgery's new abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance program has helped to identify multiple patients who have received life-saving surgical procedures.

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Autologous muscle derived cells for treatment of tongue dysphagia

Researchers at UC Davis Health are conducting a Phase II clinical trial to understand the potential benefits of injecting muscle stem cells into the tongue in subjects with moderate swallowing difficulty from head and neck cancer treatment.

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Two faculty members selected for prestigious national executive leadership programs

Dr. Debbie Aizenberg, clinical professor of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery, associate chief medical officer for ambulatory care, and interim executive director of the UC Davis Medical Group, was selected as one of the inaugural ...

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Internationally renowned cancer researcher joins cancer center’s research team

Dr. Xiao-Jing Wang joined the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2022 as chief science officer, bringing expertise in translational research to improved survival and quality of life for head and neck cancer patients.

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Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer

A new study by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center shows an alarming number of California women over 65 are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and dying from the disease.

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New trial hopes to improve health care for women with gestational diabetes

A new trial focuses on behavioral strategies to improve healthcare among racially and ethnically diverse patients with gestational diabetes.

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Probiotics improve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, according to new study

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the UC Davis School of Medicine found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation.

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Constantly Connected: A Webcam for Every NICU Bed

Every Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) bed at UC Davis Children’s Hospital is now set up with a webcam. This allows parents and families to see their baby through a secure connection from a home computer, tablet or cellphone 24/7, even ...

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Which Chemicals Are in Household Dust?

When it comes to keeping kids safe, most parents do not think about household dust as a potential hazard. But dust can expose kids to a wide range of chemicals.

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Southern California baby travels to UC Davis Health for a game-changing procedure

Born premature at 25 weeks in April 2021, Mateo had a PICC line (similar to an IV, but a thicker and more durable tube) placed in his right arm to deliver fluids, nutrition and medications into his body. The PICC line was removed when ...

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Innovation through leading edge research

UC Davis Health’s orthopaedic surgeons, musculoskeletal focused physicians, as well as mechanistic scientists are a driving force in research to address patient needs and provide practical solutions for care improvements. Learn about their research interests.

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First-ever genetic map to identify causes of sarcoma

New research published in the journal of Science unlocks the genetic mystery of why some people develop sarcoma.

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UC Davis Health opens new center focused on musculoskeletal research

UC Davis Health officially opened its new Oak Park Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 6. The new facility provides laboratories where faculty, residents, fellows, medical students, ...

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Interventional Pulmonology celebrates 100th robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure

UC Davis Medical Center the first in the University of California Health system to combinethis technology using a fully robotic approach to remove lung cancer at the earliest stages.

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COPD Clinic creates remote patient monitoring program to reduce hospital readmissions

The program’s goal is to empower high-risk patients with health technology to help remove barriers to care, in turn improving clinical outcomes and quality of life.

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Surgery resident awarded prestigious T32 federal research grant

The award allows Nataliya Bahatyrevich, an aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon, to spend a year in a laboratory and pursue a Master of Science in biomedical engineering.