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Can a #COVID19 #vaccine give you the virus? Were vaccines developed too quickly? Is it normal to experience some side effects after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Our experts dispel myths and give you the facts about the COVID-19 vaccine: http://ucdavis.health/vaccine-myths

While #COVID19 continued to surge this Winter, the flu did not. We had zero hospitalized patients who tested for the flu this season. Health experts say it was all due to masking, social distancing, and early flu vaccines that nearly eliminated flu season. http://ucdavis.health/3qxzYoS

Five days after Harper was born at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff she went into heart failure. She was transferred to Mercy Medical Center Redding where they determined she needed to be flown to UC Davis Children's Hospital. It was a life or death situation. Harper was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus (a rare type of heart disease) and needed immediate surgery. Dr. Raff was phenomenal. He’s our hero. So when you ask what UC Davis Children’s Hospital means to me, it’s simple. It means my daughter’s life. Mom, Jenneca, talking about how the partnership between UC Davis Health and Mercy Medical Center helped save her daughter’s life. This was possible thanks to patient-centered partnerships with more than two dozen hospitals across Northern California, as UC Davis Health works to improve access to care for everyone.

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California’s Surgeon General and a 2001 graduate of the UC Davis School of Medicine, is speaking with The Washington Post on Facebook Live. Dr. Burke Harris has dedicated her career to closing gaps in health disparities. http://ucdavis.health/3ueLDLB

We are live with Svetlana Goldman, Yvette Hellier, and Veronicah Mwathi who will be discussing lifestyle changes and medications used to treat heart failure and tips to help patients achieve success. Leave questions in the comments below!

Equal access to care depends on faith in the system. David Cooke told AP: It’s not the responsibility of communities of color that have been disadvantaged to trust us. It's the responsibility of providers to establish trust. #BlackHistoryMonth https://ucdavis.health/3nhUaZF

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. This #heartmonth we want to share tips to help reduce the risk and prevent #heartdisease.

On Sunday at 3:28 am, our team successfully separated nine-month old twins that were conjoined at the head. The 24 hour surgery, which took months of careful planning and preparation, was a landmark procedure for UC Davis Children's Hospital. The team spent months tracking the twins’ growth, used 3D models to practice the surgery and mixed reality goggles to see the vessels they would later separate. The team made this first-of-its-kind surgery at UC Davis "flawless, with all contingencies covered". https://ucdavis.health/34DOaUF

We’re discussing new research in autism and sensory stimuli with faculty members of the UC Davis MIND Institute, Dr. Susan Rivera and Dr. Clifford Saron (also faculty at the Center for Mind and Brain), and Patrick Dwyer, a graduate student who’s also autistic and will share his personal experience.

#COVID19 cases are on the rise again in Sacramento, with positivity rates doubling over the past month. The Thanksgiving holiday and colder weather are approaching quickly, so now more than ever, it's important to take extra care to prevent the spread: https://ucdavis.health/36gAO0w

Join us Live tomorrow at noon as we discuss autism and sensory stimuli. We’ll be discussing new research in this area with faculty members of the UC Davis MIND Institute, Dr. Susan Rivera and Clifford Saron, and Patrick Dwyer, a graduate student who’s also autistic and will share his personal experience.

102-year-old veteran Milton Hildebrand born in 1918, one of the few to have seen two global pandemics has never had his story told in full, until now. A long-tenured professor of zoology at UC Davis, Hildebrand’s achievements during the war in the years between his undergraduate education at UC Berkeley and his graduate studies there have been largely unsung, despite his Bronze Star for leadership and bravery. Through the We Honor Veterans program, we now have a record of this amazing man and the experiences that defined his life. https://ucdavis.health/3leTW5l #VeteransDay

We are proud of the role we have played so far in this trial. Together with UC Davis, we continue to partner with Pfizer to help make sure all people in Northern California will benefit from this #vaccine. https://www.nytimes.com///health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.html

November is #COPDAwarenessMonth. #COPD is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Early detection is key to treat and control symptoms. If you are experiencing these symptoms please contact your doctor and ask for a spirometry test: https://ucdavis.health/3l5WRNj

UC Davis Children's Hospital patients can now receive help for their pain from an interdisciplinary team of pediatric pain consultants that can provide guidance on pain management and therapeutic options in collaboration with patients, families and care providers: https://ucdavis.health/36boEG3

Dr. Fred Meyers, director of UC Davis Center for Precision Medicine has spent the last 40 years caring for thousands of patients, many from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. He continues to work hard to improve cancer treatment, speed up nutrition research, & bridge gaps in health disparities. See how Dr. Meyers and his team are #CultivatingHealth: https://ucdavis.health/3k5qxZM

November is #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth, and although pancreatic cancer is rare, it is ranked as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Physician-scientist Dr. Richard Bold is determined to change the trend. Dr. Bold is one of two researchers that was recently awarded a grant by the Pancreatic Cancer Collective as part of a New Therapies Challenge Grant to help pinpoint the delivery of radiation to kill pancreatic cancer cells within a patient’s body: https://ucdavis.health/3oQlf86

Live with Dr. Terri Harvath, director of the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. November is National Family Caregivers Month and Dr. Harvath is here to discuss the vital roles these unsung heroes provideas well as some tips for caregivers of older adults for the upcoming holiday season.

Our new post-#COVID19 clinic offers specialty care to 'long-haul' COVID-19 patients who have lasting symptoms. Mark Avdalovic, pulmonary and critical care specialist and medical director of the UC Davis Pulmonary Clinics, answers FAQ's about the new clinic: ucdavis.health/2HQZ1BT

Join us November 2nd at 12 p.m. for a FB Live with Dr. Terri Harvath, director of the Family Caregiving Institute at Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing to discuss #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth and the vital roles these unsung heroes provide as well as offer some tips for caregivers of older adults for the upcoming holiday season. Have any questions? Please leave them in the comments below!

The newest additions to our pumpkin patch want to wish you a spooktacular and safe #halloween celebrating with your little ghosts and ghouls!

Happy Halloween! Our experts offer some fun alternatives and easy ways to stay safe while still keeping the #halloween spirit alive during the #COVID19 pandemic: https://ucdavis.health/3oP6Qt1