Facial Nerve Surgeons Give Firefighter His Smile Back
March 28, 2023
A specialized team at UC San Diego Health performs facial reanimation surgery to treat facial paralysis.
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UCSD Alumni Announces 2012 Alumni Honorees
February 7, 2012
…kidney, heart or liver transplants. Lee also led Gilead’s efforts in HIV research, drug therapy and discovery, and holds several other patents as a co-inventor. Jan Tuttleman Distinguished Leadership, Jan Tuttleman, M.B.A. ’06 Jan Tuttleman is the former vice president of marketing for Huya Bioscience International, and a business development…
Looking Back and Ahead, Shiley’s Vision Remains Clear
February 26, 2015
…possibility of whole eye transplants. Clinical care remains a cornerstone. In 2014, there were 106,470 patient visits and 4,862 surgeries. Patients ranged in age from one day to 105 years. The Shiley Eye Mobile conducted 12,238 vision screenings, 2,011 eye exams, dispensed 1,288 pairs of free glasses and referred 107…
A Pediatric Cancer Drug Three Decades in the Making
October 8, 2015
…chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants, most children diagnosed with late-stage neuroblastoma succumb to the disease. “When I was in medical school, the impression was that every child with cancer died,” Yu said. “During my residency training, I witnessed an era of rising survival in leukemia but not neuroblastoma patients. That…
How 3D Printing Could One Day Save Lives
March 2, 2017
…bottleneck in making organ transplants, which are in high demand but in short supply,” said Chen, who leads the Nanobiomaterials, Bioprinting, and Tissue Engineering Lab at UC San Diego. “3D bioprinting organs can help bridge this gap, and our lab has taken a big step toward that goal.” Digital model…
Charting Shots
October 7, 2021
…modern triumphs like organ transplants (1954), stem cell therapy (1970s) and artificial intelligence (21st century). Vaccines often make these lists—they are both old and new—but they are also overlooked because their power is primarily in prevention, and a disease dodged is harder to count, though the World Health Organization estimates…
Breaking Bad Mitochondria
April 15, 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a mechanism that explains why people with the hepatitis C virus get liver disease and why the virus is able to persist in the body for so long.
Scientists Investigate the Role of the ‘Silent Killer’ Inside Deep-Diving Animals
May 14, 2014
With its imperceptible features, carbon monoxide is widely known as the “silent killer” due to its risks at lethal concentrations. Far less known is that carbon monoxide is produced naturally in small quantities in humans and animals, and in recent years medical researchers have evaluated the gas as a treatment…
Newly Named Shiley Eye Institute Projects Bigger, Bolder Vision
February 11, 2015
Reflecting its emergence as a regional hub for unparalleled clinical care, research, education and community service, the UC San Diego Shiley Eye Center has been renamed the UC San Diego Donald P. and Darlene V. Shiley Eye Institute, encompassing the Shiley Eye Center, the Anne F. and Abraham Ratner Children’s…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks UC San Diego Health Nationally
August 14, 2018
UC San Diego Health and its medical and surgical specialties have again been nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report for 2018-19. Each year, U.S. News & World Report analyzes and reviews hospitals performance in a clinical specialties, procedures and conditions for its “Best Hospital” rankings. These rankings distinguish…
