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UC San Diego Physician, Alumni Partner to Provide Prosthetic Limbs for Ukrainian Amputees

September 15, 2022

…scanned patients in a rehabilitation clinic in Lviv. The scans were sent to the cloud and then retrieved by the LIMBER team working in the Design and Innovation Building at UC San Diego. Manufacturing and delivering the prostheses Pelz and De Vivo used the scans to design custom prostheses, which…

Study Arms Sheriff’s Deputies with Nasal Spray for Drug Overdose Victims

May 11, 2016

Drug-related overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle accidents at 44,000 fatalities annually. In response, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have partnered with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to implement and study a program that requires…

How Decriminalizing Drugs Might Affect the Spread of HIV in Tijuana

June 9, 2016

…carry syringes and drug rehabilitation and HIV/AIDS medications are supposed to be free and freely available, reality is much different, according to Dr. Patricia Gonzalez-Zuniga, a research project coordinator for Strathdee who also leads a group of volunteers who regularly visit the canal and its outskirts to treat residents for…

Soft Robots, Tough Problems

May 2, 2024

Robots that can assist physicians during surgery. Robots that can swim. Robots that can grip delicate objects. These were some of the demonstrations on display at Robosoft, the biggest conference in the field of soft robotics, in San Diego this year.

As Pickleball’s Popularity Surges, Injuries Are Also on the Rise

February 6, 2024

Pickleball: As America’s fastest-growing sport continues to soar so are injuries. UC San Diego Health physical therapists offer guidance to stay injury-free.

Study: Unprecedented Increase in Number of Border Wall Falls and Trauma

April 29, 2022

Trauma physicians at UC San Diego Health attribute the rise in injuries to a height increase of the border wall at U.S.-Mexico border.

Is Spirituality a Component of Wisdom?

October 22, 2020

In a recent study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found a seventh component of wisdom: spirituality.

New Sports Medicine Procedure Heals Runner’s Heel

July 25, 2023

UC San Diego Health offers new minimally invasive sports medicine treatment to repair tendon overuse injuries.

New Sports Medicine Chief Catherine Robertson Personalizes Athlete Care at UC San Diego Health

January 18, 2018

Catherine M. Robertson, MD, has been named chief of Sports Medicine at UC San Diego Health. Robertson, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treating injuries of the shoulder, knee and hip, will further enhance UC San Diego Health’s reputation for customizing innovative, evidenced-based care for all athletes — from…

UC San Diego Officially Opens Alex G. Spanos Athletic Performance Center

October 22, 2015

UC San Diego officially opened its new Alex G. Spanos Athletic Performance Center Wednesday with several members of the Spanos family alongside many Triton student-athletes and coaches at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

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