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Pilot Project to Help Patients with Transportation Barriers Get to Appointments

A collaboration between UC San Diego Health and 211 San Diego will help patients with transportation barriers get to follow up appointments.

UC San Diego Health Spotlights SMART Health Insurance Cards

UC San Diego Health is the first health system in the nation to pilot scanning health insurance card QR codes for easy patient check-in.

SMART Card concept art from Getty Images.

Forum Shines Light on Gender-Based Violence Incidents and Solutions

For 10 years, UC San Diego’s Center for Gender Equity and Health has been working to make the underrated and underreported issue of gender-based violence visible. A forum last week, brought together dozens of government agencies, nonprofits and community-led efforts across the state.

Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Dementia, Complicated by Genetics

UC San Diego researchers describe how exposure to ambient air pollution, such as car exhaust and power plant emissions — is associated with a measurably greater risk of developing dementia over time.

Study Finds ChatGPT Outperforms Physicians in High-Quality, Empathetic Answers to Patient Questions

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared written responses from physicians with those from ChatGPT to real-world health questions. A panel of licensed healthcare professionals preferred ChatGPT’s responses 79% of the time.

Graphs show average quality and empathy ratings for chatbot vs physician responses to patient questions, with an average preference for chatbot responses

Scientists Slow Aging by Engineering Longevity in Cells

Researchers have developed a biosynthetic “clock” that keeps cells from reaching normal levels of deterioration related to aging. They engineered a gene oscillator that switches between the two normal paths of aging, slowing cell degeneration and setting a record for life extension.