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David Tom Cooke recognized for care and compassion in medicine
Dr. David Cooke, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center surgeon and chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery, was recognized by Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) with the 2022 Ethic Physician Leadership Award.
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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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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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‘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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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.
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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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A Second Opinion Extends a Lung Cancer Patient's Life – Without Pneumonectomy
When Gary Hinze found himself coughing up blood after a hard workout, he immediately went to see his doctor and was then referred to a pulmonologist and then an oncologist in Grass Valley, where he and his wife Sandie live.
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JoAnn Cannon — Getting back to a "new normal"
JoAnn Cannon, a 62-year-old retired professor of Italian studies who lives in Davis, Calif., had for years dealt with a condition called achalasia, which causes food to collect in the esophagus and makes swallowing difficult.
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Turning tarantula venom into pain relief (video)
Researchers at UC Davis are developing a new type of pain medication from an unusual source — tarantula venom.
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COVID-19 “long-hauler” patients search for answers and help
Some patients have symptoms that last and last, even if they weren’t very sick.
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Stem cells: A possible treatment for severe respiratory failure, a COVID-19 complication
New clinical trial aims to boost survival chances for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.