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Research paper is first of three on a project evaluating trends in gender representation at regional and national academic surgery conferences

Rebekah Charney, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine, has received a five-year “Pathway to Independence” grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Health, or NIH. The career development grant will support Charney’s research on the role of critical genes in human neural crest...

Research underscores need for more health professional training to assist this community

Changcheng Zhou is an expert on atherosclerosis, obesity, and metabolic disorders

PXR may be a potential therapeutic target to combat cardiovascular disease

Survey suggests the coronavirus is causing disruption to HIV medication

Stigma, depression, and social isolation prevail in study participants

Gerald Maguire and colleagues highlight a drug that selectively blocks the actions of dopamine at a unique receptor

The Healthy Campus group grew its reach and provided more options for improving school and work-life balance.

UC Riverside-led study calls for giving more patient-centered care to this population

School of Medicine’s Martin Garcia-Castro led the research project

Findings could help inform future ethical payment practices

Seventy-seven students make up the UC Riverside School of Medicine’s class of 2023, the school’s largest batch of incoming medical students. On Friday, August 9, 2019, the students received their white coats — a rite of passage for medical students marking the beginning of their careers. For the first time, the school has admitted twin siblings...

UCR Health has named a 30-year health care veteran as its new CEO. Dr. Donald W. Larsen has most recently been the chief medical officer for Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, and interim executive director of the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica. UCR Health is the fast-expanding clinical arm of the UC Riverside...