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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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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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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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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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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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Specialized team expands into perinatal palliative care
Pregnant women who have fetuses with congenital anomalies can now receive perinatal palliative care services, thanks to the Supportive Therapies and Enhanced Palliative Services team at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
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UC Davis Health orthopaedics first in region to offer weight-bearing CT scan technology
The UC Davis Health Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sports, and Foot & Ankle Clinic now has the first weight-bearing CT scan machine in the Northern California region, offering providers improved insight about injuries.
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UC Davis doctor first in the world to implant a retrievable leadless pacemaker in a child
The retrievable pacemaker was implanted via internal jugular vein in the Cardiac CathLab and has no leads. Instead, the heart absorbs it.
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UC Davis Health surgeons use FLIm imaging to detect head and neck cancer
In a study published in Head and Neck journal, a team of surgeons and scientists shared the results of testing FLIm in six patients with squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary in the head and neck.
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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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Center for Skull Base Surgery earns national distinction
The North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) recognized the UC Davis Center for Skull Base Surgery as a NASBS Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction. The center provides life-changing care for patients with a variety of skull base, brain, head and neck tumors.
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Cardiac surgery chief delivered presidential address at international conference
Dr. Bob Kiaii, chief of the Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery at UC Davis Health, delivered his presidential address at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery’s (ISMICS) 2022 Annual Scientific Meetings.