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UC San Diego Surgeon Part of Global Initiative to Improve Trauma Care

April 30, 2013

Dr. Raul Coimbra is the only trauma surgeon in the western United States recently invited to be part of the Global Alliance for the Care of the Injured – a World Health Organization initiative to improve trauma care in low and middle income countries.

Every Second Counts: A Day in the Trauma Center

June 5, 2014

…A Day in the Trauma Center Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications It’s 10 o’clock on a Tuesday morning and the UC San Diego Health System Level-1 Trauma Center is quiet. The only sounds are beeps and tones from machines monitoring the health and status of a handful of…

Expanding Treatment Options for Severe Brain Trauma

July 23, 2020

…Options for Severe Brain Trauma Every 15 seconds someone in the United States suffers a traumatic brain injury; a new research study at UC San Diego Health seeks to improve treatment options Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube, and is commonly used to…

Mindfulness Alleviates Post-Gun Violence Trauma and Depression

March 22, 2022

A UC San Diego pilot study on parents of mass shooting victims finds that eight weeks of mindfulness training is effective in reducing trauma, depression, stress and grief caused by gun violence.

Study to Investigate How Sexual Trauma Increases HIV Susceptibility in Women

March 5, 2019

Novel study to investigate how sexual trauma increases HIV susceptibility in women.

In the Wake of a Wildfire, Embers of Change in Cognition and Brain Function Linger

January 18, 2023

Five years after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, UC San Diego researchers document persistent differences in cognitive function among survivors.

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.

Alexander Khalessi Named President-Elect of Congress of Neurological Surgeons

October 12, 2022

Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA, chair of neurosurgery at UC San Diego Health, has been chosen as 2023 president-elect of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

UC San Diego Health Notifies Patients of Vendor Data Collection Issue

March 16, 2023

UC San Diego Health is notifying patients about vendor, Solv Health, using analytics without our authorization to schedule for Urgent Care and Express Care.

Don’t Know CPR? There’s an App for That, Thanks to UC San Diego Health Doctor

February 6, 2023

A free Rescue Me CPR! app was created by UC San Diego Health’s Mark Greenberg, MD, as a tool to help combat the surge of opioid overdoses. The app uses videos and simple instructions to walk anyone through all the necessary steps to perform basic life support in real time.

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