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Southern California baby travels to UC Davis Health for a game-changing procedure
Born premature at 25 weeks in April 2021, Mateo had a PICC line (similar to an IV, but a thicker and more durable tube) placed in his right arm to deliver fluids, nutrition and medications into his body. The PICC line was removed when an infection and a blood clot developed.
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New startups target congenital heart defects, vascular grafts, inhaled statins, more
NeoPOSE, founded by Heather Siefkes, assistant professor of pediatric critical care at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, is developing a new technology that could improve the detection of congenital heart defects in newborns.
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A Precision Medicine Approach to Evaluating HFpEF
A multidisciplinary team of physicians from UC Davis Health has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to research a common but poorly understood type of heart failure.
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When COVID Inflammation Attacks the Heart
UC Davis Health Cardiologist Nayereh Pezeshkian discusses COVID-19, its impact on the heart, and the rare risk of developing heart complications after a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Quests for Bioengineered Pacemakers, Angelman Gene Therapy
UC Davis Health professors David Segal and Deborah Lieu have received Discovery Stage Research Projects (DISC2) awards from the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
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A Minimally Invasive Repair for Coarctation of the Aorta
Boy receives life-changing cardiac catheterization for rare heart condition
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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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Life-changing Craniofacial Care Helps a Girl Eat and Breathe
UC Davis Cleft and Craniofacial team helps improve Lily Jones’ life.
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Sacramento's First Free-Standing Physical Rehabilitation Hospital
UC Davis Health, in partnership with Kindred Healthcare, broke ground on a planned rehabilitation hospital on its Sacramento campus. The project is the first free-standing physical rehabilitation hospital in Sacramento and is expected to open in 2023.
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The Benefits of Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing
UC Davis Children’s Hospital was one of five participating hospitals statewide in California’s Project Baby Bear.
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3-D Models Help Delicate Peds Surgery
Cloacal repair is a delicate surgical procedure that many pediatric surgeons will never encounter in their lifetime. But UC Davis pediatric surgeon Payam Saadai specializes in this type of surgery. He is committed to helping children born with a cloaca to have the best possible future.
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Preeclampsia, Vascular Ring Complicate a Sixth Pregnancy
UC Davis Health team feels like family for parents whose baby was treated in the NICU.