The Un-appeal of Banana: Liquid E-Cigarette Flavorings Measurably Injure Lungs (external site)
UC San Diego researchers report chemicals used for flavor in e-cigarette liquid negatively affect specialized proteins that support immune system.
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Tested and Testing: UC San Diego Health Expands COVID-19 Diagnostics (external site)
UC San Diego Health makes measurable progress addressing COVID-19 testing shortage through multiple partnerships and rapidly growing in-house testing. Success has meant more testing for more patients, first responders and other health systems.
Sweet! How Glycogen is Linked to Heat Generation in Fat Cells (external site)
Researchers discover a new metabolic pathway for stored sugars that helps explain how cellular energy is produced and expended in obesity, advancing therapeutic potential.
Tech Tips: Four Top Health Systems Share Novel Approaches to Improve Patient Engagement (external site)
Health organizations across the U.S. are seeking ways to better engage patients with a variety of technologies to improve patient experience. Learn how UC San Diego Health and three U.S. hospitals have created diverse models of care that are changing patient care for the better.
Talking Alone: Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Tools to Predict Loneliness (external site)
A team led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has used artificial intelligence technologies to analyze natural language patterns to discern degrees of loneliness in older adults.
Taking One for the Team: How Bacteria Self-Destruct to Fight Viral Infections (external site)
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers have discovered how a new immune system works to protect bacteria from phages, viruses that infect bacteria — new information that could be leveraged to improve treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections by refining phage therapy.
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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