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Preventing hospital readmissions following TAVR procedures
UC Davis Division of Cardiovascular Medicine researchers examined intermediate and high-risk patients undergoing TAVR between 2012 and 2018 and found causes for why some patients are more prone to rehospitalization following procedures.
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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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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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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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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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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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Medical anthropologist seeks to improve care in Black birthing communities
Medical anthropologist and family medicine physician, Dr. Adeola Oni-Orisan has been selected for the 2022-23 cohort of the Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Science.
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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 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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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.
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World’s first stem cell treatment for spina bifida delivered during fetal surgery
Groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis and other abnormal functions of spina bifida before birth