Experts Come Together to Save 3-year-old Gorilla’s Eyesight at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
January 6, 2020
San Diego Zoo Safari Park and UC San Diego Health experts performed cataract surgery to restore a 3-year-old gorilla’s eyesight.
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New Sports Medicine Chief Blends New Techniques with Old School Philosophy
March 4, 2013
…Health System’s reputation for offering compassionate and innovative surgical care that dramatically improves patients’ lives.
CAR Trials Drive Leukemia and Lymphoma Treatment in New Direction
February 23, 2016
…modified T cells – one of the immune system’s primary weapons – to treat three different types of blood cancer that often defy existing therapies.
A Target for Potential Cancer Drugs May, In Fact, Worsen Disease
November 9, 2021
Researchers reveal a previously unrealized complexity in cancer development, one that raises concerns and caution about targeting an enzyme popular in oncological treatments.
Granting the Gift of Hope
February 7, 2019
…grant to pilot spiritual care program Allison Kestenbaum, a chaplain with UC San Diego Health, will lead a new hands-on program for students to learn how to care for the spiritual needs of those who are gravely ill. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications When a person is afflicted…
A New and Dire Diagnosis: Human Trafficking
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…
UC San Diego School of Medicine Named One of Nation’s Top Residency Programs
January 13, 2015
UC San Diego School of Medicine was today named one of the nation’s top residency training programs in 10 specialties by Doximity. The Doximity report included more than 50,000 peer nominations from board-certified US physicians, and evaluated 3,691 residency training programs across 20 specialties.
Patient Reveals How Nosebleeds Led to Diagnosis of Hereditary Condition
June 28, 2024
UC San Diego Health offers the only program in San Diego for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a condition that causes excessive bleeding.
Communities of the Heart
March 13, 2024
The cells of the human heart form communities and those communities have a surprisingly sophisticated form of biochemical communication necessary for healthy heart development.
New Test Can Diagnose Heart Attack within an Hour
March 7, 2018
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital in California to use the fifth generation troponin test to diagnose heart attack. Approved in the United States in 2017, the more sensitive test can detect heart attack within an hour, as opposed to three to six hours.
