News From Around the System

How Adolescents Used Drugs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alcohol use declined, but use of nicotine and misuse of prescription drugs rose

Two Studies Seek to Go Beyond the GIST of Intestinal Tract Cancer

UC San Diego researchers identify the mutational drivers for gastrointestinal stroma tumors in the stomach and find a potential drug to treat a subset of GIST tumors afflicting the young

Second Breath: Region's First Double Lung Transplant for COVID-19 Patient

After more than 50 days on advanced life support, multi-disciplinary team at UC San Diego Health helps patient become candidate for successful lung transplant

Stem cell transplant saves dad of four from aggressive blood cancer

IN THE NEWS: More than three years ago, Sean Ramos was diagnosed with an aggressive form of blood cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy and several other treatments, the cancer came back. This led Ramos to seek treatment at UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and its Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation…

Most of UC San Diego’s COVID-19 Cases Detected Early by Wastewater Screening

Part of the university’s Return to Learn program, wastewater screening helped prevent outbreaks by detecting 85 percent of cases early, allowing for timely testing, contact tracing and isolation

Young, Healthy Woman Suffers Brain Inflammation after Mild COVID-19 Infection

Case report is rare, but offers new insights into potential neurological effects

Vaping just once raises oxidative stress levels in nonsmokers, increasing disease risk

Stress levels as much as quadrupled after nonsmokers used an e-cigarette for just a half-hour, UCLA researchers found.

Organ Transplant Recipients Significantly Protected by COVID-19 Vaccination

Rethinking Remdesivir

Researchers modify current drug, creating oral version that can be taken earlier in COVID-19 diagnoses; in cell and animal studies, revised drug proved effective and safe

Emergency Department earns 2021 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award

UC Davis Health’s Emergency Department received the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2021 Lantern Award for demonstrating exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.