Violence is Common and Increasing in Pandemic-Era California
A new report finds physical and sexual violence are an increasing ‘epidemic’ in California; UC San Diego researchers call for health equity-based reform.
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Father’s Life is Saved after Receiving Heart, Kidney and Liver Transplant
After a rare disease caused organ failure, UC San Diego Heath transplant teams performed a heart, liver and kidney transplant on a patient. The surgery is a first for UC San Diego Health and a first in the nation to use three organs from a donor after circulatory death.
How Changes in Length of Day Change the Brain and Subsequent Behavior
Using a mouse model, UC San Diego researchers describe a process in which affected neurons switch expression of neurotransmitters in response to day length stimuli, triggering related behavioral changes.
Physical Activity May Have a Stronger Role than Genes in Longevity
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity study asked whether associations between physical activity and sedentary time with death varied based on different levels of genetic predisposition for longevity.
First in Nation: UC San Diego Health Offers Treatment for Hereditary Amyloidosis
New medication now available at UC San Diego Health allows for less frequent visits for patients, helping improve quality of life.
First in the Nation: All San Diego Hospitals Now Accredited for Geriatric Emergency Care
Susan Nelson, a retired schoolteacher from San Diego, never thought she’d have to call 911 for herself. “It was late at night, last November, and I was having unusual symptoms.
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