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UC San Diego Awarded $9.5 Million to Enhance Cybersecurity in Health Care

UC San Diego Health — October 3, 2023

Researchers at University of California San Diego have been awarded $9.5 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop better ways to prevent and mitigate ransomware attacks, a type of cyberattack in which hackers attempt to extort money from organizations by blocking access to essential computer systems.

Local fetal and cardiac surgery team saves Folsom baby with heart defect

UC Davis Health — September 29, 2023

When a routine ultrasound at 20 weeks revealed a potential heart defect in their developing baby, Stephanie and Travis Dover of Folsom were caught off guard. As the parents of six other children, including three who were born at home without issue, they had not faced something like this.

Vincent Dover

Brief Dialysis May Be Best for Some Kidney Patients

UCSF Health — September 27, 2023

Patients of acute kidney injury might not need as much dialysis as patients with end-stage kidney disease, and might benefit more from weaning off dialysis to avoid risk for heart disease, infection, organ damage and death.

UCSF School of Medicine

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