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Studies: E-cigarettes Don’t Help Smokers Quit and They May Become Addicted to Vaping

September 2, 2020

Two UC San Diego School of Medicine-led analyses report that e-cigarettes are not effective in helping adults to quit smoking.

One Life, Two Viruses: HIV and SARS-CoV-2

August 20, 2020

Dr. Edward R. Cachay, an infectious disease physician who specializes in caring for people with HIV, and the team at the Owen Clinic at UC San Diego Health have specific questions about the impact of COVID-19 on their patients.

Sowing Seeds of Compassion During Pandemic

July 30, 2020

UC San Diego Health nurse helps start farm that will provide free food to community in Mexico hurt by COVID-19.

Cancer Isn’t Taking a Timeout for COVID-19; Neither are Clinical Trials

July 23, 2020

Cancer doesn’t stop because of a pandemic. People diagnosed with cancer must continue lifesaving treatment. Sometimes the only options are clinical trials. That is why, despite some modifications, UC San Diego Health has continued its cancer clinical trial enrollment.

Telehealth Visits Allow Patients to Connect to Care During COVID-19

May 21, 2020

A seizure sent Danielle Lovette to the hospital where a brain scan revealed an oligodendroglioma, a cancer of the central nervous system.

Health Care Heroes: UC San Diego Nurses Pour Hearts into Caring for Patients with COVID-19

May 7, 2020

It’s 7 p.m. when Stephanie Lichtwardt, R.N., receives a call from her 10-year-old son. She’s nearing the end of a 12-hour shift in the intensive monitoring unit at UC San Diego Medical Center. She worries. He doesn’t normally call at this time. She picks up.

Finding Leukemia’s Weakness Using Genome-Wide CRISPR Technology

April 20, 2020

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center used CRISPR technology to identify key regulators of aggressive chronic myeloid leukemia.

A Career Cultivated in Watermelon Fields

April 16, 2020

Like many high school teenagers, Maribel Patiño elected to take an unconventional summer job to supplement her family’s income.

Manoj Monga, MD, Named New Chair of the Department of Urology

April 14, 2020

Manoj Monga, MD, recognized as an international authority in endourology and stone disease, has been named chair of the Department of Urology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and will see patients at UC San Diego Health.

Presence of Staph Bacteria in Skin Microbiome Promotes Netherton Syndrome Inflammation

March 3, 2020

Netherton syndrome is exacerbated by the presence of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis living on human skin report University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers.
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