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U CR Health is expanding access for UC employees through its direct relationship with Blue & Gold. The expansion gives members the option to choose UCR Health directly for their healthcare rather than accessing UCR Health physicians through outside provider networks. “For the first time in our history, UCR Health has a direct contract with Blue &...

Grant supports a protein-engineering approach to restore brain function in Fragile X syndrome

Medical school is recipient of Insight Into Academia 2026 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award

UC Riverside hosted on Oct. 2 the second annual gathering of the UC Latino Physician Consortium, or UCLPC. UCLPC is a network of UC medical schools and health systems that seeks to advance Latino health equity, and support medical education and professional development for Latino medical professionals and students. Hosted in the UC Riverside School...

Lecture highlighted emergency departments’ role in reaching underserved patients with preventive care

Team’s poster presentation focused on improving vaccine access in emergency departments

National quality improvement project supports updated treatment guidelines and reduces unnecessary phototherapy

Dr. Anita Gupta is also presented with the Distinguished Women in Medicine Award

Statewide project aims to reduce vaping initiation among Native American adolescents

The first clue that Monica Carson and David Lo have arrived at San Diego Comic-Con isn’t the elaborate costumes. It’s the conversations they strike up with fellow fans. The couple — biomedical scientists in the UC Riverside School of Medicine — will stop to admire an independent artist’s work, duck into a panel discussion on banned books or science...

Project aims to expand chronic disease detection and prevention for underserved populations

Commentary highlights symptom-guided assessment as an effective approach in the emergency department

Amber Keith receives $150,000 fellowship to advance pancreatic cancer disparities research in California

Researchers call for more consistent, evidence-based treatment nationwide

Most studies rely on correlations, not direct health data

Recognized in Inland Empire Magazine’s 50th anniversary issue, Deborah Deas is honored for shaping education and advancing health equity

Understanding fair payment in research participation

Postdoctoral scholar and doctoral students to join global cohort of young scientists in Germany

PRIME LEAD ABC program receives Civic Engagement and Community Service Award

Ting-An Lin will investigate molecular links between microplastics exposure and atherosclerosis