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Step Up: Walking May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk for Adults 65 and Older

January 20, 2022

UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health study reports that the more steps taken, and the more intense, the lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes among women 65 and older.

Homelessness Increases Serious Illness, Emergency Room Visits During Heat Waves

December 22, 2021

UC San Diego researchers in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Department of Emergency Medicine, discuss the health impacts of heat waves on people experiencing homelessness, emergency department visits and which characteristics make them at-risk.

NIH Award Advances the Study of Young and Developing Brains

October 14, 2021

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at University of California San Diego approximately $30 million over five years to expand and deepen longitudinal studies of the developing brain in children.

UC San Diego Names John M. Carethers as Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences

September 22, 2022

UC San Diego named John M. Carethers as the vice chancellor for Health Sciences, effective January 1, 2023. Carethers will report directly to the chancellor and is part of the leadership team. He replaces David A. Brenner as vice chancellor for Health Sciences, who stepped down on July 1, 2022.

Urologists Investigate Climate Change, Health Rights and Gender Equity

November 29, 2022

The Urology for Social Responsibility seminar will be offered in the T. Denny Sanford Center Medical Education and Telemedicine on the UC San Diego campus from January 14 to 15, 2023.

Self-Compassion is Related to Better Mental Health Among Syrian Refugees

September 20, 2024

A survey of Syrian refugees living in Jordan reveals that higher levels of self-compassion are associated with better mental health. The findings suggest that interventions teaching self-compassion have the potential to boost the mental health of displaced individuals.

$2.5M Gift Targets Gaps in Circadian Biology and Medicine

May 23, 2023

A $2.5 million initiative supported by philanthropists Irwin and Joan Jacobs has created the Stuart and Barbara L. Brody Endowed Chair in Circadian Biology and Medicine, along with a supporting research fund, to target largely unexplored areas related to circadian biology and patient health.

Understanding Caste and the Power of Empathy in Human Health

March 3, 2022

…Power of Empathy in Human Health Empathy is not a weakness, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson told a live audience gathered virtually to hear her insights into an artificial division that continues to plague society known as caste, and its contribution to health injustice. “Empathy is a window into the…

During Peak of COVID-19 Some Lacked Access to Safe Water and Lavatories

May 9, 2024

UC San Diego researchers found that, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs in San Diego and Tijuana often did not have access to drinking water, toilets, handwashing and showers.

Opening Doors for Health Care Providers of the Future

October 10, 2023

To help make health education accessible to individuals from all backgrounds, Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences John M. Carethers, MD, recently announced the Health Sciences Scholarship Challenge.

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