Industry Veteran Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, Named CEO of El Centro Regional Medical Center
Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, has been appointed by UC San Diego Health as ECRMC’s chief executive officer effective April 17.
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New Study Flips the Script on Liver Cancer
UC San Diego scientists find a protein associated with liver cancer may actually be the key to protecting against it. By blocking ferroptosis, a form of liver cell death, the protein prevents liver damage and its progression to cancer.
Center for AIDS Research Receives $15 Million Renewal Grant From NIH
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded a five-year, $15.45 million grant to the San Diego Center for AIDS Research at UC San Diego, renewing support that extends back to an original establishing grant in 1994 at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
Facial Nerve Surgeons Give Firefighter His Smile Back
A specialized team at UC San Diego Health performs facial reanimation surgery to treat facial paralysis.
New Technology Illuminates Bladder Cancer Detection
New UC San Diego Health bladder cancer detection procedure uses blue light and imaging dye to make cancer cells glow pink in clinic and operating room settings.
Study: Endometrial Cancer Treatment Has Significant Results
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health examined a new treatment approach for endometrial cancer.
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Is Health Insurance a Matter of Life and Death? Scientists May Have an Answer.
Washington Post, November 9
Are the Longevity Rules Different for Women?
New York Times, September 23
States Without Legal Weed See More Delta-8 THC Usage, Study Finds
Forbes, September 8
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