March 19, 2015
…more important in my opinion than designing new apps.” What’s the Green Revolution 2.0? From the 1940s and continuing throughout the 1960s, agricultural scientists saved more than a billion people worldwide from starvation by developing high yielding varieties of crops, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, improved irrigation practices and better land…
January 29, 2015
…in part by over-enthusiastic opinions by some scientists. Things crashed in 1999 when an 18-year-old patient named Jesse Gelsinger, who suffered from a genetic disease of the liver, died during a clinical trial at the University of Pennsylvania. Gelsinger’s death was the first directly attributed to gene therapy. Subsequent investigations…
July 27, 2020
UC San Diego Health is ranked first in San Diego and sixth in California, placing it among the nation’s best hospitals, according to the 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report. Eight common procedures and conditions were also rated “high performing.”
November 3, 2016
…seldom asked for their opinions There have been other obstacles to overcome. Several women who received the Surya cookstoves were initially enthusiastic about them because they required less wood or other fuel to burn, but many of the stoves broke after a few months of use in the rugged environment…
August 8, 2024
“I don’t think only about specific diseases or disorders, but also about how new technologies can promote or undermine health or mental health,” says Cinnamon Bloss, who holds positions at the UC San Diego including tenured professor and associate dean in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human…
April 27, 2017
…fact-based decision-making versus unsubstantiated opinions, ideology and fake hyperbole.” San Diego march speaker Fox also encouraged attendees to speak up—not just with the public, but also with members of Congress. “Hold people responsible, especially anyone peddling fake news or fake data. Write to your senators or representative about the causes…
May 22, 2014
…a second or third opinion. Far better to make an unnecessary trip to the ER than to miss something big. And for things that are time-sensitive like KD, fight to see a specialist.” Symptoms of Kawasaki disease If your child has had a fever for at least five days with…
October 24, 2019
…and communities. I write opinion editorials for popular science magazines, speak at over three dozen conferences and workshops a year and meet with investors, entrepreneurs and researchers to encourage more R&D and innovation in the plant-based and cultivated meat sector. Q. You’ve described biology as a toolkit for solving immediate…
March 26, 2020
…recent San Diego Union-Tribune opinion piece: “Keeping our kids home, limiting trips outside the house to the absolutely necessary, canceling even small gatherings with friends—these choices suck. And, to put it non-scientifically, they are also acts of deep love. When you choose the inconvenient and the frustrating now, you are…
July 30, 2020
…rankings is the expert opinion score, which is based on physicians from around the nation voting for the best hospitals in their specialty. “Hospital reputation is not only important to patients, but it allows UC San Diego Health to be more competitive with the recruitment of top trainees and faculty,…
