News
April 2024
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Cancer CareApril 05, 2024Free cancer screening day to mark Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month
Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month is being observed with a free cancer screening day for the public on April 13 at the student-run Shifa Clinic.
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GI and Liver HealthApril 01, 2024UC Davis Health’s liver transplant program receives Medicare and Medicaid certification
The Transplant Center has been certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, expanding access to a greater number of liver transplant patients.
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March 2024
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Violence PreventionMarch 27, 2024$3M Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to fund gun violence research
UC Davis Health received a $3 million grant to support research by the Black & Brown Collective. The group is studying gun violence that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities.
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Emergency CareMarch 26, 2024Emergency Medicine team trains health care professionals in West Africa
An Emergency Medicine team from UC Davis Health recently traveled to The Gambia to deliver an intensive training program on portable ultrasound equipment to healthcare professionals.
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School of MedicineMarch 14, 2024Medical student uses research to advocate for the unhoused
A UC Davis medical student takes to a national audience of family medicine physicians to advocate for better health care access for people experiencing homelessness.
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ResearchMarch 07, 2024New report highlights impact of roadway air pollution on indoor air quality
A new report by the UC-led California State Policy Evidence Consortium investigates the impact of near-roadway air pollution on indoor air quality.
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February 2024
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ResearchFebruary 29, 2024UC Davis partners with community group to help fill research jobs
UC Davis partners with Greater Sacramento Urban League to train more people to become clinical research coordinators, a job that is in high demand.
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UnderservedFebruary 27, 2024
Street medicine team improves lives of unhoused patients
Twice a week, providers from UC Davis Health board Sacramento County’s mobile health clinic to care for patients in and around homeless encampments.
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Health and TechnologyFebruary 21, 2024UC Davis Health launches digital inclusion program
A new collaboration between UC Davis Health and Verizon Business will provide access to technology, connectivity, and health care for underserved populations.
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January 2024
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UnderservedJanuary 05, 2024UC Davis Health creates road map to diversify health care workforce
UC Davis Health initiated an anchor institution strategy and used social determinants rather than race and ethnicity to increase diversity in its workforce.
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