April 17, 2017
The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates quality, safety and transparency in the U.S. health care system, has named UC San Diego Health to its biannual list of hospitals with the highest safety standards in the country. UC San Diego Health hospitals in Hillcrest and La Jolla were among…
January 24, 2023
The gut microbiome plays a critical but poorly understood role in how drugs work or don’t work in the body. It also presents therapeutic possibilities unto itself.
September 23, 2019
More than 120 UC San Diego Health physicians have been named “Top Docs” in the 2019 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey, an annual opportunity for doctors across the region to vote for much-admired colleagues.
October 4, 2018
Starting in the fall of 2018, UC San Diego Health will be the first health system in San Diego County to implement a policy ensuring that all mandatory reporters are responsible for reporting cases of suspected human trafficking. This policy will be a coordinated effort of administrative and professional staff…
July 30, 2020
…10), Geriatrics (No. 13), Neurology & Neurosurgery (No. 22), Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 31), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 32), Nephrology (No. 34), Urology (No. 36), Orthopedics (No. 42), Gynecology (No. 46) and Cancer (No. 47). “As San Diego’s only academic health system, UC San Diego Health is a…
November 17, 2016
UC San Diego Health will open Jacobs Medical Center, a 245-bed medical and surgical specialty hospital, on November 20, 2016. Named in recognition of $100 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, the 10-story facility combines renowned physician-scientists and care teams, precision medicine, clinical trials and creative arts and…
January 31, 2023
The evolution of clinical trials is accelerating, driven by emerging technologies, social imperatives and the next public health crisis.
July 7, 2022
New site at UC San Diego Health will provide specialized, multidisciplinary treatment for headaches, migraines and traumatic brain injuries.
July 31, 2018
UC San Diego Health and Rancho Family Medical Group (RFMG) announced today that they have entered into an exclusive strategic affiliation designed to enhance the delivery of high-quality care to patients in Southwest Riverside County.
January 4, 2016
By analyzing peer-reviewed scientific papers that examined the effectiveness of a surgical procedure, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine provide evidence suggesting that the conclusions of these studies appear to be influenced by the authors’ mentors and medical training.
