The virus is already in our communities, so the focus now is to reduce the damage from the disease.

UC Davis Medical Center is among five UC hospitals that will have their in-house test for COVID-19, as kit shortages hit U.S.

The University of California has been on the front lines in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, since the earliest indications of its emergence in China. From top-flight medical care to groundbreaking research, UC’s scientists and physicians across its 10 campuses and five academic medical centers are part of the global effort to treat, understand and ultimately defeat the virus.

Soybean oil is linked to metabolic and neurological changes in mice in new research.

University of California President Janet Napolitano and UC Health’s Executive Vice President Dr. Carrie Byington issued a statement today (Nov. 10) following the passing of Bernard J. Tyson, CEO and chair of Kaiser Permanente.

Changes to time, and routine, can mess with our sleep. That doesn't just hurt our physical health — it makes us lonely.

Dr. Carrie L. Byington started as executive vice president of UC Health today (Oct. 31). The University of California Board of Regents appointed Byington at its July meeting to lead the university’s health enterprise following a nationwide search.

The inherited disorder has long been thought to be irreversible, but changes to diet could provide hope.

A genetic trait may be behind those who thrive on very-early-to-bed, very-early-to-rise lifestyles.

Cilantro has been used as food and medicine for 8,000 years. Now, scientists know how it works to curb epileptic seizures.

Gene loss 2 to 3 million years ago may explain why coronary events are common in humans but rare in other animals.

50 percent of treatments could have been avoided, researchers find.