News Archive - School of Medicine

UC San Diego Health Ranks No. 1 in San Diego, Makes National Honor Roll

U.S. News & World Report ranks 10 medical and surgical specialties at UC San Diego Health among the nation’s best.

New Resource Harmonizes 16S and Shotgun Sequencing Data for Microbiome Research

UC San Diego scientists debut Greengenes2, a massive reference database that could be used to reconcile years of microbiome studies.

UC San Diego Health among First in Nation to Perform Regenerative Brain Cell Procedure for Epilepsy

UC San Diego Health is among the first in the nation to perform an experimental regenerative brain cell therapy for epilepsy aimed at eliminating seizures.

New Sports Medicine Procedure Heals Runner’s Heel

UC San Diego Health offers new minimally invasive sports medicine treatment to repair tendon overuse injuries.

Reaching New Heights at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest

The final steel beam for UC San Diego Health’s new outpatient pavilion was positioned while team members looked on in admiration and pride.

UC San Diego Health Celebrates Inaugural Improvement Excellence Awards

The ceremony recognized the work of individuals and teams whose improvement projects made a positive impact for providers, staff and patients at UC San Diego Health.

The Human Condition Affects Us All

The Human Condition, an annual humanities magazine published by the School of Medicine students, encourages creative endeavors that encompass the experiences, emotions and challenges that make us all who we are.

Gulf War Illness Caused by Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Not Inflammation

UC San Diego scientists contest longstanding hypothesis about mysterious illness affecting Gulf War veterans, providing first direct evidence that symptoms are driven by impaired mitochondria.

$1.5 Million Donation Supports Research on Effects of Psychedelic DMT on the Brain

UC San Diego Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative received the gift from philanthropist Eugene Jhong to further our understanding of the unique states of consciousness induced by DMT and how it could benefit human health.

Queer Identity Empowers UC San Diego Scientists to Challenge Norms, Chart New Discoveries

Whether they're engineers, climate scientists or neurobiologists, researchers at UC San Diego say their LGBTQ+ identity makes them better scientists.