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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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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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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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Less sex during menopause transition not linked to sexual pain
Having sex less often during the transition to menopause is not associated with an increased risk of developing pain with intercourse, according to a new study published recently by the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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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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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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Physician receives grant to strengthen connection between doctors and patients
UC Davis Health second-year gynecologic-oncology fellow Nicole Rubin is one of 21 recipients of funding by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for Back to Bedside, an initiative aimed to develop strategies for finding deeper connections with patients.
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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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UC Davis Health adopts low pressure surgery systemwide
The UC Davis Medical Center is the first in the nation to implement low pressure as a standard for all laparoscopic surgeries. A recent multi-site study published in MDPI showed the benefit for patients who underwent surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer.
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Multidisciplinary team supports patients at greater risk of fragility fractures
Roughly 44 million Americans have low bone density, placing them at an increased risk for broken bones. These individuals often experience fragility fractures, the result of a fall from standing height or less.
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Female and male hearts respond differently to stress hormone in mouse study
A new study by UC Davis researchers published in Science Advances concludes that female and male hearts respond differently to noradrenaline.
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$11 million investment in cell therapy to help throat cancer patients heal
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is investing more than $11 million to fund a clinical trial testing a cell therapy to help throat cancer patients heal from the devastating effects of radiation therapy.