New Program to Address Impaired Driving from Alcohol, Cannabis and Prescription Drugs (external site)
A new program is addressing impaired driving from alcohol, cannabis and prescription drugs.
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New Partnership Explores Future Treatments Using Breast Milk and Microbiome (external site)
Two renowned research centers at University of California San Diego are joining forces to take a deeper look at how components of human milk and the microbiome can change the course of therapeutics for infant and adult diseases.
New Injection Technique May Boost Spinal Cord Injury Repair Efforts (external site)
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues, describe a new method for delivering neural precursor cells to spinal cord injuries in rats, reducing the risk of further injury and boosting the propagation of potentially reparative cells.
New High for Migraine Treatment? Trial Looks at Effectiveness of THC, CBD (external site)
UC San Diego Health is conducting the first known randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial looking at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines.
New Grant Seeks to Fill Knowledge Gaps Regarding Spina Bifida (external site)
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine have been awarded a five-year, $8.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the causes of spina bifida, the most common structural defect of the central nervous system.
New Grant Funds Clinical Trial to Assess Psychedelic as Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain (external site)
The Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative at UC San Diego has received a $1.3 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to fund a clinical trial investigating the therapeutic potential of psilocybin in treating phantom limb pain.
In the Media
Meet the Unsung Heroes Making San Diego Hospitals Feel Like Home
San Diego Magazine, October 29
Op-Ed: A Path Forward for Health Care in the Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley Weekly, November 2
How to choose a primary care doctor
FOX 5, November 5
New health system board touts partnership ‘An opportunity to regain financial stability’
Escondido Times-Advocate, November 5
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