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UC San Diego Health Receives Highest Award for Obstetric, Infant Care

UC San Diego Health has once again been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for Obstetric and Infant Care by U.S. News & World Report.

UC San Diego Health pregnancy and birth care team.

Tribal Health Elective Ignites Interest in Indigenous Health Care

MED-235 Tribal Ambulatory Health Care Experience is an elective course designed to provide medical students with the opportunity to observe physicians at the Indian Health Council to gain a better understanding of the provision of health care to Native American populations’ health.

Dr. Dan Calac, chief medical officer at the Indian Health Center standing next to the IHC sign at the entrance to the facility.

Breaking Down Barriers: What Happens When the Vaginal Microbiome Attacks

New findings from researchers at University of California San Diego shed light on why bacterial vaginosis, a common and seemingly benign condition of the vaginal microbiome, is linked to pregnancy loss, preterm birth and other health complications.

Hearing Loss is Associated with Subtle Changes in the Brain

A team of UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science along with Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute researchers employed hearing tests and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine whether hearing impairment is associated with differences

Side view of head, brain and sound waves

Q&A: Medical School Minute

In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, we sat down with two medical students who are members of the Chickasaw Nation to learn about their motivations for choosing medical school at University of California San Diego

Photo of Rachel Maguire and Marissa Stinnett, two medical students who are members of the Chickasaw Nation.

Introducing EUGENe: An Easy-to-Use Deep Learning Genomics Software

Researchers from UC San Diego have developed an easily-implemented toolkit for genomics researchers that simplifies the process of analyzing data with deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence capable of improving itself with limited user input.