Premature Baby Born in 1981 Delivers Premature Twins in 2022 at Same Hospital
June 20, 2023
Patient who was in the UC San Diego Health NICU in 1981 receives specialized care throughout life and delivers premature twins at the same hospital.
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iPad App Teaches Students Key Skill for Success in Math, Science, Engineering
September 16, 2013
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an iPad app that helps students learn spatial visualization, an essential skill for doing well in science, math and engineering. They have been testing the app during a high school summer program at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC…
How Marijuana Accelerates Growth of HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer Identified
January 13, 2020
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified how THC from marijuana accelerates cancer growth in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancer.
A Match Worth Making
October 31, 2013
…The Hospital for Advanced Surgery, the Hospital for Cancer Care, and the Hospital for Women and Infants. The $839 million facility is part of a multi-billion dollar university investment in the future of health care for the entire region. Jacobs Medical Center will allow UC San Diego Health System to…
Raising the Bar
October 24, 2013
…The Hospital for Advanced Surgery, the Hospital for Cancer Care, and the Hospital for Women and Infants, adding 245 inpatient beds to the region. What’s Inside: Jacobs Medical Center Margarita Baggett Comprised of three new hospitals, the 509,500-square-foot Jacobs Medical Center has been designed with the patient in mind. From…
Transforming Clinical Recording of Deep Brain Activity with a New Take on Sensor Manufacturing
January 17, 2024
Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models.
Out of Thin Air
August 27, 2020
…“When we perform open-heart surgery, we use the heart-lung machine to stop the heart so we can treat the patient,” said Dr. Michael Madani, chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and executive director of Cardiovascular Institute-Surgery at UC San Diego Health. “With PTE, we’re taking it one step further by…
UC San Diego Neurosurgery Chair Named President of Congress of Neurological Surgeons
September 12, 2023
Marking a historic first for the University of California, Alexander Khalessi, MD, MBA, chair of neurological surgery, has assumed the presidency of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the leading academic society for neurosurgical professionals with more than 10,000 members worldwide.
New UC San Diego Technology Accelerator Selects Five Teams for Its Inaugural Cohort
May 23, 2017
The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) at UC San Diego has announced team selections for its new technology accelerator. Five UC San Diego research teams, with innovations ranging from advanced healthcare diagnostics and medical device technologies to next generation LIDAR for autonomous-vehicle navigation, have been selected to join the…
New Insights on Pelvic Floor Damage after Vaginal Birth, and New Directions for Treatment
August 2, 2023
New insights from UC San Diego researchers on pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction, which is one of the key risk factors for pelvic floor disorders that impact close to a quarter of women in the U.S. and have a strong association with vaginal childbirth.
