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.
Health & Behavior
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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.
Toddler Experiences Second-Degree Burn, Goes Home Sooner with New Treatment
New treatment offered at the Regional Burn Center at UC San Diego Health uses an applied synthetic skin substitute to encourage skin growth on burn wound, giving some patients the opportunity to be discharged same-day.
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.
Rare Science
UC San Diego is a hub for rare disease research. Although each rare disease impacts a small number of people, the research findings sometimes apply to more prevalent conditions.
Hope for Our Zebra
When alumni Michaelle Jinette and Kevin Witt's fourth son Tristan was diagnosed with the rare KCNH1 genetic mutation, the couple raised money, collaborated with scientific partners, and initiated rare disease research on behalf of their child and the 50 others like him in the world.
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