January 27, 2026
January 27, 2026 —
UC San Diego researchers find older women with both depression and anxiety face a 78% higher risk of long COVID, despite similar infection rates. People experiencing mental health illnesses are vulnerable to other diseases and may have trouble following public health guidelines.
November 4, 2025
November 4, 2025 —
A five-year collaborative study, funded by a $12 million NIH grant, aims to improve public health by identifying barriers and improving care for people affected by drug use, tackling HIV, hepatitis C and overdose through evaluation of prevention programs in New England.
August 5, 2025
August 5, 2025 —
The simple daily habit of standing up more often may impact heart health for postmenopausal women, according to a new study from University of California San Diego.
July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025 —
Menopause remains one of the most under-discussed stages of life, even though more than 1 million women in the U.S. experience this natural biological transition each year. Women's health experts designed a website to empower individuals to take charge of menopause.
July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025 —
In just five years, the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science is redefining what it takes to be a public health professional. Its graduates are proof that public health isn't confined to hospitals or labs. It lives in city planning, data science and more.
July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025 —
To celebrate training half a million San Diegans in CPR the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and the County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services hosted a Revive & Survive San Diego hands-only CPR event on the beach.
