What impact is COVID-19 having on cancer prevention, control and survival? The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is collaborating with 17 other cancer centers to study and try to answer that question, thanks to funding from the National Cancer Institute.
The UC Davis cancer center’s grant is focused on diverse communities.
UC Davis Health has expanded its ability to test for both COVID-19 and flu viruses at the same time, rolling out a high-volume combined test that can run hundreds of tests daily — with “gold-standard” results returned often in 24 hours or less.
Social media misinformation can negatively influence people’s attitudes about vaccine safety and effectiveness, but credible organizations — such as research universities and health institutions — can play a pivotal role in debunking myths with simple tags that link to factual information, University of California, Davis, researchers, suggest in a new study.
Researchers found that fact-check tags located immediately below or near a post can generate more positive attitudes toward vaccines than misinformation alone, and perceived source expertise makes a difference.
UC Davis Health scientists have joined a landmark multicenter clinical trial to test whether a type of stem cell may help reduce inflammation in the lungs of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a life-threatening lung injury. They will study the potential role these cells play in reducing the severity of ARDS in patients with and without COVID-19.
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt educational experiences of students across the nation, newly analyzed survey research by the California Education Lab at the University of California, Davis, details the high level of uncertainty and financial stress experienced by California high school seniors as they weighed their college plans amid an unfolding pandemic.
Despite the encouraging news of potentially successful COVID-19 vaccine trials, there is not yet an FDA-approved vaccine available. Research into other effective coronavirus vaccines continues, including at UC Davis Health.
