News Archive - Jeanna Vazquez

UC San Diego Health Named Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

UC San Diego Health receives “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees.

Don and Karen Cohn Give $2.5 Million to UC San Diego Health Neurosurgery Program

After experiencing a medical emergency, Don Cohn is giving back to the department that he credits with saving his life.

Don and Karen Cohn Give $2.5 Million to UC San Diego Health Neurosurgery Program

After experiencing a medical emergency, Don Cohn is giving back to the department that he credits with saving his life.

UC San Diego Health Joins Clinical Trial to Treat Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Cardiovascular physicians with UC San Diego Health have joined an international clinical trial utilizing a new Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (EV ICD) system to help treat sudden cardiac arrest.

Common Medication Used to Reduce Cholesterol Levels May Reduce COVID-19 Severity

Using anonymized medical records from a national registry, UC San Diego researchers confirm earlier findings that statins may substantially minimize adverse outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Philanthropists Give $3.25 Million to Support Heart Disease Research

Steven M. Strauss and Lise N. Wilson have gifted $3.25 million to UC San Diego Health Sciences to open a new research center geared toward creating novel treatment options that will slow or halt the progression of heart disease.

UC San Diego Health Begins Treating Multiple Myeloma with CAR T-cell Therapy

As the first designated medical center in San Diego certified to offer this type of immunotherapy, UC San Diego Health will begin treating patients this month.

Superficial Relationship: Enzymes Protect the Skin by Ignoring Microbes and Viruses

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers identify how the body regulates and prevents constant skin inflammation.

Zea Borok, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine

Zea Borok, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Her first day is April 1, 2021.

Heart Disease is in the Eye of the Beholder

Researchers at UC San Diego Health see a possible way to detect heart disease through the eye.