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Sea Otters Killed by Unusual Parasite Strain

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • March 22, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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Humans Are Leading Source of Death for California Mountain Lions, Despite Hunting Protections

  • by University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • March 20, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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What Does the End of California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency Mean for You?

  • by Pamela Wu
  • February 28, 2023
  • COVID-19
  • Dateline
  • Human & Animal Health
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Surprising Benefits of Using Sheep as Lawn Mowers

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • February 21, 2023
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Human & Animal Health
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Amazon Mammals Threatened by Climate Change

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • February 15, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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Heavy Necking: New Insights Into the Sex Life of Giraffes

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • February 08, 2023
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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XBB.1.5: What You Need to Know About COVID-19’s ‘Kraken’ Variant

  • by Liam Connolly
  • January 19, 2023
  • COVID-19
  • Dateline
  • Human & Animal Health
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A veterinarian is using a stethoscope to examine a brown and white cat. The cat's eyes are slightly dilated. Researchers have found cats show fewer signs of stress when appointments are virtual rather than in a veterinary office.

UC Davis Researchers Study Telemedicine for Cats

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • January 11, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
Chancellor Gary S. May, in face mask, observes as Uma N. Srivatsa shows a model of the heart

Chancellor’s All About the Heartbeat

  • by UC Davis Health
  • December 21, 2022
  • University
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Dateline
  • Human & Animal Health
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Clinical Trial Offers Hope for Spina Bifida Cure

  • by Tricia Tomiyoshi
  • December 19, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Zoonotic Disease in Dogs Rises in Southern Chile After Deworming Program Canceled

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 19, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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All West Coast Abalones at Risk of Extinction on the IUCN Red List

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 12, 2022
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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UC Davis Health Opens New State-of-the-Art Eye Care Facility

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • December 05, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Dateline
  • Human & Animal Health
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Online Learning in COVID-19 Detrimental to Teen Mental Health, School Satisfaction, Performance

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • November 30, 2022
  • COVID-19
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Society, Arts & Culture
David Brockman, a retired firefighter and hand amputee, shows off his new myoelectric prosthetic device.

Making Prosthetics More Lifelike

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 28, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

  • by Justin Cox
  • November 18, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
  • Science and Climate
A mule with a herd of goats against a background of sky and mountains.

Assessing Mule Health From Facial Expression, Body Language

  • by Emily Dooley
  • November 15, 2022
  • Egghead
  • Human & Animal Health
Karla Cuadros wears a California Families Project T-shirt

California Families Project: Resilience and Community

  • by Kathleen Holder
  • October 31, 2022
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Human & Animal Health
Adult mountain gorilla with infant gorilla in Rwanda forest

Chew On This: Personalized Health Care for Mountain Gorillas

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 20, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
  • Science and Climate
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Climate Change Is Ratcheting Up the Pressure on Bees

  • by Jennie L. Durant
  • October 14, 2022
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
Rhesus macaques

COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brains of Rhesus Macaques

  • by Logan Savidge
  • October 13, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • COVID-19
  • Human & Animal Health
Graphic showing the brain's hippocampus stained in green to detect degenerating neurons

Preventing Serious Brain Damage From Nerve Agents

  • by Amy Quinton
  • September 26, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
First-year veterinary medicine students learn how to check the health and how to work with horses at the Center for Equine Health

Wellness Check

  • by Lev Farris Goldenberg and Sudhiksha Shanbhag Kota
  • September 26, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
A nurse at work at UC Davis (Wayne Tilcock/UC Davis)

Cross-Disciplinary Group at UC Davis Investigates Health Care Burnout in the Medical Fields

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • September 22, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
  • University
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Discovering Sirtuin Longevity Proteins in Early Branches of Animal Life

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 22, 2022
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Human & Animal Health

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