News From Around the System

UC San Diego Health Physicians Named ‘Top Docs’ in San Diego County

Patient First in Region to Receive New Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer

UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in the region to offer a novel treatment option for patients with prostate cancer that has spread throughout the body and has not responded to other therapeutics.

A Rhythmic Small Intestinal Microbiome Prevents Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers used mouse models to explore how diet and feeding patterns affect the rodents’ intestinal microbes, and obesity and type 2 diabetes.

New compound shows promise against treatment-resistant prostate cancers

UC Davis Health urologist Allen Gao and his team have developed a molecule, called LX-1, which could help control treatment-resistant prostate cancer.

Local girl’s cardiac care both lifesaving and life-changing

Annabelle Lee’s diagnosis of a ortopulmonary window and pulmonary stenosis was just the beginning of her heart challenges. A secondary diagnosis of supravalvular aortic stenosis meant a new mission for the family.

New Radiation Therapy Delays Brain Cancer Regrowth, Protects Healthy Tissue

Novel therapy option shown to extend the lifespan and improve quality of life for certain patients

UC San Diego Health Recognized by Vizient

UC San Diego Health has been recognized as a top performer in the 2022 Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc. This is the fourth consecutive year that UC San Diego Health has been ranked among the top ten academic health systems in the United States.

Mathematical Model Helps Predict Anal Cancer Risk in Persons with HIV Infection

Researchers are using a new model to help predict anal cancer risk in persons with HIV infection.

Study Reveals the Job Problems Contributing to Physician Suicide

Researchers reviewed 200 physician suicides to better understand the job stressors contributing to physician suicides.

COVID-19 Rebound after Taking Paxlovid Likely Due to Insufficient Drug Exposure

COVID-19 Rebound after Taking Paxlovid Likely Due to Insufficient Drug Exposure