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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 can allow for faster recovery.
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‘For me, it was a miracle’: Novel treatment improves quality of life for COPD patient
Just three years ago, Patrisa Williams, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), could not breathe without using her oxygen tank. Now, she’s hiking regularly with her grandchildren.
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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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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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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, graduate and undergraduate students and visiting scholars can conduct broad interdisciplinary research in musculoskeletal tissue and cellular biomechanics, regeneration and repair.
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Obesity and age at menopause affect women’s heart failure risk
A new UC Davis Health study finds that obesity and the age at which women enter menopause may have significant impacts on their heart failure risk.
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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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Heart team performs first transfemoral transseptal mitral valve replacement procedure
UC Davis Health has become the first hospital on the West Coast to perform a transfemoral transsepetal mitral valve replacement procedure.
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UC Davis Health receives AMSN PRISM Award® for exemplary practice
The Orthopaedic/Trauma Unit at UC Davis Health has received the AMSN PRISM Award®, an honor recognizing exceptional nursing practice, leadership, and outcomes in hospital medical-surgical units. This recognition marked UC Davis Health's eighth AMSN PRISM Award®, which is tied for the most earned by any institution
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UC Davis Health opens new endoscopy suite
New outpatient endoscopy suite is part of ongoing efforts to improve patient care and enhance technologies that results in superior outcomes and experiences.
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Robotic-assisted procedure streamlines treatment for cancer patient
Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery at UC Davis Health offer diagnosis and removal of cancer during single procedure.
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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.