Health

Extending Care to Families Affected by Autism

A new initiative led by the UC Davis Health MIND Institute aims to make evidence-based interventions more widely available for the millions living with autism – including the half-million U.S. adolescents poised to plunge off a ‘services cliff,’ and the adults who are already at the bottom.

One in 59 children nationwide is currently diagnosed with autism, almost triple the number at the turn of the millennium. Yet many of today’s more effective evidence-based treatments aren’t yet widely available to families who need them.

Armed With Knowledge

The number of gun-related deaths per year in America is now at its highest point in the last 30 years. But in California, in that same time frame, the numbers have fallen by nearly 30 percent—due in no small part to the relentless efforts of Dr. Garen Wintemute.

Brain Health is a Journey That Begins at Birth

Brain health is both a biological issue and a social one — and something that should be addressed across the lifespan, says the longtime leader of UC Davis Health’s NIH designated Alzheimer’s Disease Center.

Resident Wins National Research Awards

Four residents from the UC Davis veterinary hospital recently took home research awards from the 2019 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) annual conference.