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‘For me, it was a miracle’: Novel treatment improves quality of life for COPD patient
Just three years ago, Patrisa Williams, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), could not breathe without using her oxygen tank. Now, she’s hiking regularly with her grandchildren.
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A new emergency waiting room reduces stress for kids
Boasting bright colors and a child-friendly design, this new 500-square-foot area provides a comfortable space for young patients and their families that is private and separate from the adult emergency waiting area.
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NCI-designated expertise helps a 7-year-old fend off osteosarcoma
Time was of the essence in treating Lydia Alwan’s osteosarcoma.
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The science that gave a girl who couldn’t hear an ear for music
When Gianna was born on April 10, 2016, her parents had no advance notice that she would not be able to hear or see. They had no history of blind or hearing-impaired relatives and weren’t sure what to expect. Gianna was diagnosed with microphthalmia, an eye abnormality that arises before birth.
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A 14-year-old athlete gets a major knee overhaul
Emma Voorhies' looks forward to being sidelined no more.
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Social media: A new front against lung cancer
David Cooke is the head of General Thoracic Surgery and an educator on lung cancer at UC Davis Health. Dr. Cooke saw that there was a need for a larger discussion around lung cancer, so he helped found Lung Cancer Social Media (#LCSM). LCSM has become a trusted hub for patients and caretakers to go for all things lung cancer.
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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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Heart team performs first transfemoral transseptal mitral valve replacement procedure
UC Davis Health has become the first hospital on the West Coast to perform a transfemoral transsepetal mitral valve replacement procedure.
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Can the abortion pill be reversed? A novel search for answers
Women who initiate medical abortion but opt to stop in the middle of treatment may be at risk for serious blood loss, a UC Davis Health study finds. Researchers found this is true even for women who use an experimental treatment that claims to “reverse” the effects of the abortion pill.
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Male contraception clinical trial launches in Sacramento
UC Davis Health is testing a potential new birth control option that could lead to the first male hormonal birth control on the market.
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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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Pregnant mom battles COVID-19, delivers baby while in ICU
UC Davis Health team saves patient and her baby.