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Children’s Primary Care Medical Group Joins UC San Diego Health Network

Children’s Primary Care Medical Group and UC San Diego Health have affiliated to better serve the health care needs of families with children in the San Diego region.

Grant Supports Education Programs Emphasizing Driving Unimpaired, Focus on Teens

Researchers at The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego are working with law enforcement and health professionals to develop educational programs and interventions that reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths.

Photo by the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safey program featuring a hand of one person dropping car key into hand of another person with text that says

Califano Named New Director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health

Joseph A. Califano III, MD, has been named director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

Gene Therapy Finds New Life in an Old Home

An international symposium November 17-18, 2022 at UC San Diego will discuss current clinical trials using gene therapy, here and abroad.

Eight UC San Diego Researchers Among ‘1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World’

Eight researchers from UC San Diego are listed in the first-ever ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by research.com, an analytics platform that advocates for improved research quality and also ranks universities, scholarly journals and academic conferences.

UC San Diego Health Awarded Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery

UC San Diego Health has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery by meeting or exceeding the highest level of national performance standards.