UC San Diego Health News

UC San Diego Health, the region’s only academic medical center, delivers world-class care and translates groundbreaking research into promising new treatments for patients.

UC San Diego Health Website

The Latest

Social Justice as Part of the Remedy for What Ails Us (external site)

The T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion has opened its newest center, focused on addressing issues of social justice in health care.

Soccer Matches, Then a Doctor Does Too (external site)

Every year, at precisely 9 a.m., medical school graduates nationwide find out where they will spend their residencies. On Friday, the 117 members of the 2019 UC San Diego School of Medicine graduating class will be among them.

Single Enzyme Helps Drive Inflammation in Mice, Provides Target for New Sepsis Drugs (external site)

UC San Diego researchers discovered that removing a single enzyme in mice dramatically boosts survival from sepsis, an often fatal over-reaction of the immune system to infection. The finding provides a new and unexpected therapeutic target for new drug development.

Skin-Cells-Turned-to-Heart-Cells Help Unravel Genetic Underpinnings of Cardiac Function (external site)

A small genetic study identified a protein linked to many genetic variants that affect heart function. Researchers are expanding the model to other organ systems and at larger scales to create a broader understanding of genes and proteins involved.

Sewage-Handling Robots Help Predict COVID-19 Outbreaks in San Diego (external site)

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers develop an automated process to test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing them to forecast the region’s COVID-19 caseload one to two weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports.

Second Breath: Region's First Double Lung Transplant for COVID-19 Patient (external site)

After more than 50 days on advanced life support, a multi-disciplinary team at UC San Diego Health helps a patient who contracted COVID-19 become a candidate for a successful double lung transplant. The transplant surgery was the first in the region performed on a COVID-19 patient.