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Death of the Family Doctor

As health care evolves and hospitals grow, running an independent practice becomes less feasible for more and more doctors

The friendly family doctor with a black bag who would come for house calls, remove swollen tonsils, check a child’s temperature during the flu season, deliver a young woman’s baby and carefully tend to the sick and dying in their own beds is gone.

Oct 11, 2016 Robin Epley
(Photo courtesy ViVita Technologies)

Startup of the Month: ViVita Technologies

Medical device startup pumps innovation into replacement heart valves

A healthy human body is a fortress with guards at the ready to seize intruders. When under attack, these guards (antibodies) secrete chemicals that recruit and grow immune cells. The cells then seek and destroy the intruders (antigens) to protect the fortress.

Oct 4, 2016 Russell Nichols

A Buyer’s Guide to Death

You would never buy a house without doing your research and shopping around

Making advance funeral and cemetery arrangements (“preneed”) will provide the most peace of mind for yourself and your family. Much like an advance health directive lays out your wishes while you’re alive, a preneed agreement establishes your wishes afterward.

Sep 19, 2016 Bill Romanelli

The Hard Cell

Do stem-cell treatments for racehorses hold the key to healing human athletes?

Moore believes UC Davis could be the first institution in the country to have an approved clinical trial using banked stem cells in a young, athletic population.

Sep 13, 2016 Russell Nichols

What is California’s Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation?

Tasked with developing rules for medical marijuana production and sales

One of the biggest challenges facing California “pot czar” Lori Ajax in developing the first statewide regulations for medical marijuana might simply be getting folks to grasp what she and her team are and are not doing.

Aug 1, 2016 Rich Ehisen

Meet California’s New ‘Pot Czar’

We talk to the chief of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation

Two decades after California voters approved medical marijuana use, state lawmakers finally endorsed the idea of creating a statewide framework regulating the product last year.

Jul 29, 2016 Rich Ehisen

A Friend In Need

The Mercer Clinic for Pets of the Homeless sees that homeless animals get the care they need and deserve, too.

Founded by UC Davis students in 1992, and located at Loaves and Fishes in Sacramento, the Mercer Clinic for the Pets of the Homeless serves not only animals, but the people who love them and the community as a whole.

Jul 25, 2016 Jennifer von Geldern

A Slow Metamorphosis

West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon talks about his city’s transformation

As West Sacramento’s mayor since 1998, Christopher Cabaldon has been an integral part of the city’s metamorphosis from a gritty industrial outpost to one of the region’s most up-and-coming locales. We recently sat down with him to talk about riverfront development, craft breweries and the impending “green rush” of legal marijuana.

Jul 15, 2016 Rich Ehisen
It’s All Yoga in Sacramento teaches a range of yoga classes. Proponents say yoga can make people more productive and creative. (Photo courtesy of Meredith Carty/It's All Yoga)

The Benefits of Wellness on Work

Employees need to know when to work, and when to rest

When it comes to mental and physical well-being, the rules seem simple: Those who drink plenty of water, get enough sleep, eat healthy foods, exercise regularly and engage in joyous activities will be rewarded with decreased likelihood of falling ill, improved mental focus and better overall health.

Jul 14, 2016 Jennifer Newman

5 Ways To Be More Productive At Work, Right Now

Try these tricks to increase workflow and brain activity, and beat that midday slump

Standing up improves productivity by increasing blood flow and brain activity. Purging your desk clears your mind. Faking a smile can actually make you feel better. Want more tips? We have them …

Jul 6, 2016 Robin Epley
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