April 23, 2020
…Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM) at UC San Diego Health wears personal protective equipment (PPE) while testing patient samples for COVID-19. (Photo: Kyle Dykes/UC San Diego Health) UC San Diego Health, the first local health system to care for COVID positive patients in the region, has been a leader…
August 6, 2018
…San Diego School of Medicine and Imperial College London, with international collaborators, have determined that Kawasaki disease (KD) can be accurately diagnosed on the basis of the pattern of host gene expression in whole blood. The finding could lead to a diagnostic blood test to distinguish KD from other infectious…
April 15, 2024
UC San Diego School of Medicine study shows that AI enhances physician-patient communication.
November 14, 2019
…San Diego School of Medicine has been at the forefront of phage therapy development over the past few years. In March 2016, Tom Patterson, a professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego School of Medicine, became the first known person in the United States to undergo intravenous phage therapy for…
May 15, 2020
The NIH has launched a major clinical trial to assess the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic azithromycin as a treatment for COVID-19. The trial will recruit 2,000 participants at 30 sites. A Q&A with the trial’s team leader: Davey Smith, MD, of UC San Diego School of Medicine.
January 22, 2015
On Jan. 23-25, more than 15 stroke survivors and their caregivers will go on a mini-vacation in La Jolla, CA, as part of a therapeutic retreat for those whose lives have been affected – sometimes turned upside down – by stroke. The 50s-themed stroke camp is being co-hosted by UC…
April 30, 2020
UC San Diego scientists have launched a clinical trial to investigate whether a drug approved for treating high blood pressure might also reduce the severity of COVID-19 infections, lowering rates for intensive care unit admissions, the use of mechanical ventilators and all-cause mortality.
May 16, 2022
COVID-19, MIS-C and KD all share a similar underlying mechanism involving the over-activation of particular inflammatory pathways, UC San Diego study shows. Findings support novel drug targets for MIS-C.
October 4, 2022
In a recent collaborative effort, physicians with UC San Diego Health and scientists at the Salk Institute reported a form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of study participants who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
October 14, 2015
UC San Diego Health and Tri-City Healthcare District announced today that they have entered into an exclusive, long-term strategic affiliation designed to enhance the delivery of high quality health care to patients in North San Diego County.
