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Conference to Address Critical Lack of Surgical Care Around World

November 1, 2011

…road traffic accidents and burns. This lack of surgical care is arguably a top killer around the world but mostly ignored by organizations that can affect positive change. To address strategies for improving surgical care in low-income countries, the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital will…

Same Treatment Tested for Kids with Kawasaki Disease and Rare COVID-19 Reaction

October 26, 2021

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine tested the same treatment for kids with Kawasaki disease and rare COVID-19 reaction.

Showcasing the Power of Academic Medicine

August 23, 2012

…Care Unit, UCSD Regional Burn Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, and the newly expanded Emergency Department, as well as meet the outstanding staff, faculty physicians and leaders at UC San Diego Health System.” Khosla learned about some of the unique services that are offered by UC San Diego Health System,…

Historical Perspective

November 2, 2023

David Marchick ‘88, author of The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions, shares his perspective on how we can use history to help us understand conflicts of the present day.

New Study Finds That Parasites Can Drain Energy from Hosts Prior to Infection

October 26, 2020

A new study by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has found that a species of brain-infecting parasite can disrupt the metabolism of its host—the California killifish—both before and after infection.

The Doctrine of Doctors

February 15, 2018

…deductive thinking right.” Luke Burns, Class of 2018, described the experience: “I’d never encountered anything like this program in any of my rotations, so honestly I didn’t know what to expect. It was a genuine privilege to have someone at the senior attending level offer direct feedback. As medical students,…

Cholesterol Levels Improve with Weight Loss and Healthy Fat-Rich Diet

January 28, 2016

A University of California, San Diego School of Medicine study finds that weight loss programs that provide healthy fats, such as olive oil in the Mediterranean diet, or a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet have similar impacts on pound-shedding. More specifically, the researchers report that a meal plan rich in walnuts, which…

Remapping Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

February 14, 2022

New heart arrhythmia mapping technology debuts at UC San Diego Health.

Study Evaluates Role of Infliximab in Treating Kawasaki Disease

February 24, 2014

A study led by physicians at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego looked at intensification of initial therapy for all children with Kawasaki Didease in order to prevent IVIG-resistance and associated coronary artery abnormalities by assessing the addition of the medication infliximab…

At the Ready: A Day in the Life of a Trauma Surgeon

August 30, 2024

The trauma medical director at UC San Diego Health reflects on her career in observance of the 40th Anniversary of the San Diego County Trauma System.

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