A Life-Saving Gift: Understanding Organ Donation (external site)
Choosing to become an organ donor is the ultimate gift of life to those currently waiting on the national organ transplant list
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Why Every Second Counts — an Expert Q&A about Stroke Care (external site)
Director of neurointerventional surgery answers questions about stroke, including symptoms, treatments and what caretakers can expect during recovery.
The Power of Altruism: Ailani’s Life-Saving Gift (external site)
First double living organ donor at UC San Diego Health offers a piece of her liver to save a young girl with a rare disease.
UC San Diego Health Performs First West Coast AI Robotic Spine Surgery (external site)
First West Coast AI-driven robotic spine surgery performed at UC San Diego Health, improving precision and recovery for patients.
Breathing Freely: Lung Transplant Gives Patient Second Chance (external site)
Patient receives life-saving lung transplant surgery after dealing with severe lung disease for years.
Patient’s Journey from Incurable Larynx Cancer to Years in Remission (external site)
UC San Diego Health patient’s journey through chemotherapy radiation, surgery, a clinical trial for larynx cancer.
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