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UC San Diego Health Opens New Clinic in Bankers Hill

UC San Diego Health expanding care to patients with a multidisciplinary clinic in Bankers Hill that will provide specialized care in a centralized location.

UC San Diego Health Notifies Patients of Vendor Data Collection Issue

UC San Diego Health is notifying patients about vendor, Solv Health, using analytics without our authorization to schedule for Urgent Care and Express Care.

DNA Treatment Could Delay Paralysis That Strikes Nearly All Patients with ALS

UC San Diego researchers use a DNA designer drug to restore key protein levels in motor neurons, delaying paralysis in a mouse model of ALS.

A Potential New Target for Head and Neck Cancer Immunotherapy

UC San Diego researchers have identified a strong association between the product of a gene expressed in most cancers and elevated levels of white blood cells that produce antibodies within tumors, suggesting a new therapeutic target.

Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman Named President-Elect of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS, perinatologist at UC San Diego Health, named president-elect of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Splicing Deregulation Detected and Targeted in Type of Childhood Leukemia

UC San Diego researchers delve deep into the unknown cause of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia to identify a gene splicing dysregulation and potential target for treating the disease, which often becomes treatment-resistant.