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August 2025
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Children's HealthAugust 01, 2025From patients to artists: Children honored at Creative Arts Festival
More than a dozen children were honored for their work as artists, musicians and filmmakers at the fifth annual Creative Arts Festival.
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School of MedicineAugust 01, 2025Lessons in medical education: Preparing better doctors for a changing world
Mark Servis reflects on 36 years at UC Davis School of Medicine and envisions how new technological innovations could shape the future of medical education.
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MIND InstituteAugust 01, 2025Self-harm and autism: Hunting for clues about the challenging behavior
A UC Davis researcher is studying the brain mechanisms behind self-harm in profound autism.
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July 2025
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Betty Irene Moore School of NursingJuly 30, 2025High school and college students find their path to nursing
The two-week summer program to help students find their path to nursing is already changing the future for graduates.
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Heart and VascularJuly 30, 2025Patient finds hope after a decade of dangerous blood pressure spikes
Else Carr’s life improved dramatically after treatment at the UC Davis Resistant Hypertension Clinic, where a breakthrough procedure stabilized her blood pressure.
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MIND InstituteJuly 30, 2025$5.5 million federal grant to help researchers build tools for FXTAS treatment trials
UC Davis researchers are helping lead major new research to support clinical trials to treat the genetic condition fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome.
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ResearchJuly 29, 2025UC Davis sees jump in records of invention, driven by health innovation
UC Davis has seen a big jump in records of invention, driven by health innovation. This is especially true in the School of Medicine.
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Medical CenterJuly 29, 2025UC Davis Medical Center ranked as top hospital in the Sacramento region
UC Davis Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in the Sacramento region and No. 7 in California, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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ResearchJuly 29, 2025UC Davis nursing school fellowship brings national nurse leaders to Washington, D.C.
The nation’s capital served as a fitting backdrop for the program’s sixth event, which focused on policy, politics and nursing innovation.
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School of MedicineJuly 28, 2025UC Davis School of Medicine greets its newest class of 139 students
The UC Davis School of Medicine welcomed its largest-ever incoming class of medical students at the annual induction ceremony
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Neurological HealthJuly 28, 2025U.S. POINTER Study shows lifestyle program improves cognition in older adults
A new study published in JAMA finds lifestyle interventions like diet and exercise improved cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline.
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Obstetrics and GynecologyJuly 24, 2025UC Davis Health opens hemostasis gynecology clinic
UC Davis Health has opened a new clinic for patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders who need specialized care to address menstrual-related concerns.
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ResearchJuly 23, 2025X chromosome switch offers hope for girls with Rett syndrome
Researchers developed a promising gene therapy that reactivates healthy but silent genes and could treat Rett syndrome.
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General Health NewsJuly 23, 2025UC Davis Health opens specialty skin clinic for hidradenitis suppurativa care
UC Davis Health launches a new dermatology clinic for the chronic skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa, offering specialized care and access to clinical trials.
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School of MedicineJuly 22, 2025Pediatrics professor who encourages students to have ‘passion for their mission’ receives teaching honor
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Erik Orlando Fernandez y Garcia has received the UC Davis School of Medicine’s 2025 C. John Tupper Prize for Excellence in Teaching
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Eye Health and Vision ScienceJuly 22, 2025UC Davis Health receives $3.6 million grant from NIH to improve eye gene therapy
The UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Eye Institute to explore a new way to treat vision loss using gene therapy.
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Cancer CareJuly 21, 2025July is Sarcoma Awareness Month; Shingle Springs Subaru helps with race for a cure
It's Sarcoma Awareness Month. Shingle Springs Subaru is honored by cancer center for raising support and money for research to fight the disease.
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Heart and VascularJuly 18, 2025
President Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency: What it means
Vascular Surgeon Mimmie Kwong discusses chronic venous insufficiency after President Donald Trump is diagnosed with the common condition.
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School of MedicineJuly 18, 2025UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz create new medical school pathway for Central Coast region
UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz have created PRIME Central Coast — a medical school pathway to increase the number of physicians in medically underserved region
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MIND InstituteJuly 17, 2025UC Davis experts call for greater physician awareness and screening of fragile X-related conditions
During Fragile X Awareness Month, two MIND Institute researchers call for more screening of the genetic condition.
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Heart and VascularJuly 16, 2025UC Davis Health recognized by American Heart Association for high-quality heart and stroke care
UC Davis Medical Center earned four Get With The Guidelines awards from the American Heart Association for improving care for heart and stroke patients.
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Children's HealthJuly 16, 2025New cryotherapy used to retrieve foreign body in child
UC Davis Health pediatric and interventional pulmonologists successfully removed a stick from a pediatric patient’s airway, with the innovative use of cryotherapy.
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General Health NewsJuly 15, 2025Orthopaedic Surgery receives over $2.2 million in research funding from defense department
More than $2.2 million in Department of Defense research funding is headed to Orthopaedic Surgery scientists to study bone and joint health.
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Lung HealthJuly 14, 2025Improving outcomes, reducing COPD flare-ups: How respiratory therapists are transforming outpatient care
Krystal Craddock discusses her award-winning paper that evaluated the benefits of respiratory therapists in the COPD clinic, which has drastically improved patient outcomes.
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Cancer CareJuly 10, 2025New hope for patients with head and neck cancer
Cancer center scientists may have uncovered a breakthrough treatment for head and neck cancer using a common blood pressure medicine.
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Neurological HealthJuly 07, 2025How war trauma affects Vietnamese Americans’ brain health
Insights from a new study on war trauma on Vietnamese Americans can shape future research on aging, trauma and brain health.
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ResearchJuly 03, 2025Opening Doors: Building an inclusive clinical research workforce in Sacramento
The City of Sacramento has provided a grant to expand a UC Davis Health workforce development program that trains people to become Clinical Research Coordinators.
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ResearchJuly 03, 2025Yolo County high school students gain hands-on experience in UC Davis research labs
A partnership between the School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Microbiology and Yolo County high schools introduces teenagers to academic research during a 10-week, hands-on internship
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ResearchJuly 02, 2025A single genetic mutation may have made humans more vulnerable to cancer than chimpanzees
An evolutionary change in an immune protein, Fas Ligand, makes it vulnerable to inactivation from a tumor-associated enzyme, plasmin. The insight may lead to better cancer treatments.
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Infectious DiseasesJuly 01, 2025Lenacapavir approved by FDA: What it means for HIV prevention
HIV expert Sarah Waldman discusses recently approved prevention treatment lenacapavir and why it could be a game changer in the fight against the HIV epidemic.
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ResearchJuly 01, 2025New study: U.S. preschoolers exposed to broad range of potentially harmful chemicals
Children aged 2 to 4 years are exposed to a broad range of environmental chemicals, with a new study showing 34 potentially harmful chemicals detected in more than 90% of children.
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June 2025
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Heart and VascularJune 30, 2025UC Davis Health enrolls first patient in carotid artery stent trial
Vascular surgeons performed the first procedure using the CGuard Prime carotid stent system in a clinical trial for a patient with carotid artery disease.
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Heart and VascularJune 26, 2025Remote monitoring shows real results: UC Davis Health helps patients lower blood pressure at home
Patients enrolled in the Remote Patient Monitoring program for blood pressure have demonstrated significant improvement in their readings over the course of their participation.
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SurgeryJune 25, 2025
UC Davis Health celebrates grand opening for 48X Complex
The 48X Complex is a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center that addresses the growing demand for same-day or overnight surgical services.
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School of MedicineJune 25, 2025Health professions students from disadvantaged backgrounds often faced childhood adversity
A new study finds that traumatic experiences also boosted resiliency for future doctors, nurses and veterinarians attending UC Davis
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Cancer CareJune 24, 2025Making cancer less stressful for young patients and families
Pediatric patients and their families at UC Davis can get help with the cancer journey thanks to the nonprofit Keaton’s Child Cancer Alliance.
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School of MedicineJune 23, 2025New report aims to revitalize declining primary care in the U.S.
UC Davis hosted a national conference last October to discuss the crisis in primary care in the U.S. Now, an expert panel has released its recommendations
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Heart and VascularJune 23, 2025Experiencing awe may help people with long COVID feel better mentally
In a new study, researchers examined how the feeling of awe might help people struggling with long COVID.
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Cancer CareJune 20, 2025Wheat germ may boost immunotherapy in cancer patients
Wheat germ may help bolster the natural cancer-fighting abilities system in patients who are getting treated with immunotherapy.
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Awards and HonorsJune 19, 2025UC Davis researchers honored by McKnight and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
UC Davis faculty Sergey Stavisky, Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang receive prestigious early-career recognition from McKnight Endowment Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Cancer CareJune 18, 2025UC Davis Health patient throws pitch for prostate cancer
UC Davis Health patient is a big hit at A’s game as he throws first pitch to raise prostate cancer awareness.
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Betty Irene Moore School of NursingJune 17, 2025Future nurse anesthetists enter doctoral program at UC Davis
The inaugural class of DNP-Nurse Anesthesia students are in a program that’s a first for the School of Nursing and the UC system.
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OtolaryngologyJune 16, 2025Restoring voices — and identity — with neuroengineering
Researchers are adapting technology for interpreting gestures and controlling robotic limbs to restore voices to those who have lost them after head and neck cancer.
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Betty Irene Moore School of NursingJune 13, 2025UC Davis nursing school celebrates 174 graduates
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis lauded the accomplishments of 174 graduates from five programs at its 2025 commencement on June 12.
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Orthopaedic CareJune 13, 2025‘It’s been a life changer’: Complex hip replacement surgery allows doctor to walk upright again
Michael McGrath’s complicated medical history caused some surgeons to turn down his request for surgery to restore his mobility. Thanks to a UC Davis Health orthopeadic surgeon, he’s back on his feet.
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MIND InstituteJune 12, 2025UC Davis program for students with intellectual disabilities graduates first class of students
The first graduating class of Redwood SEED Scholars is celebrating jobs and independence as they reflect on the past four years and the new adventure ahead.
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ResearchJune 11, 2025First-of-its-kind technology helps man with ALS ‘speak’ in real time
UC Davis researchers have developed a faster brain-computer interface that can instantaneously translate brain activity into voice as a person tries to speak.
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School of MedicineJune 11, 2025Medical student awarded prominent grant to research urology
UC Davis medical student Arman Fakharian has been awarded the 2025 Daniel T. O’Connor, M.D., Memorial Research Grant to study urology
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General Health NewsJune 10, 2025Sad news about falcon hatchling
One of the four baby peregrine falcons born atop the UC Davis Medical Center last month struck a window Tuesday morning and did not survive.
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Children's HealthJune 10, 2025On dialysis for 7 years, local teen gets life-changing kidney transplant
Justin Ramirez was born with just one kidney. Then UC Davis Children’s Hospital gave him a better chance at life.
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