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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
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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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$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.
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Dried goji berries may provide protection against age-related macular degeneration
Regularly eating a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, in healthy middle-aged people, according to a randomized trial conducted at UC Davis.
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UC Davis Health surgeons use FLIm imaging to detect head and neck cancer during surgery
A UC Davis Health team of surgeons and scientists has integrated a novel imaging technology with robotic surgical systems to help detect primary cancerous tissue during head and neck cancer surgeries.
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How does removing the voice box affect the sense of smell?
A new study by UC Davis Health researchers assessed the quality of life of patients who had their voice box removed. It showed that 60% experienced moderate to severe changes to their sense of smell, even two years after the operation.
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Congenital syphilis linked to socioeconomic factors
Cases of syphilis passed from mother to developing baby are on the riseDoctor pioneers pacemaker procedure in kids
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A new hip for a patient with rare neuromuscular condition
For the first time, a patient with spinal muscular atrophy has successfully received a hip replacement
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Lessons from the ‘long COVID’ clinic
2 years into the pandemic, pulmonologists are still trying to understand the mysterious syndrome that can follow COVID-19 infections
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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.