University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified how THC from marijuana accelerates cancer growth in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancer.
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers have discovered how a new immune system works to protect bacteria from phages, viruses that infect bacteria — new information that could be leveraged to improve treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections by refining phage therapy.
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found the main characteristics of loneliness in a senior housing community and the strategies residents use to overcome it.
UC San Diego researchers studied nearly 900 vertebrate species and found that bats have unusual gut microbiomes that more closely resemble those of birds than other mammals, raising questions about how evolutionary pressures change the gut microbiome.
More than 170 UCI Health doctors have been named to the 2020 Physicians of Excellence list published in the January 2020 edition of Orange Coast magazine, more than that of any other health system in Orange County. The recognition is bestowed by the Orange County Medical Association, a voluntary physician…
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health spine surgeon Nitin N. Bhatia, MD, participated in a recent online panel for Becker’s Spine Review. Bhatia, interim chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, was among eight spine specialists to address the question: “What trends will we see in spinal fusions over the next…
IN THE NEWS: A looming presidential election year has increased interest in assessing cognitive health in aging politicians. UCI Health neurologist Mark Fisher, MD, commented for an article in The Atlantic about a presidential race in which the incumbent and some opposing candidates more than 70 years old: …the idea…
IN THE NEWS: Philanthropists and UCI Health supporters Sue and Ralph Stern are being recognized this year with the Legacy Award on National Philanthropy Day, according to a profile in the Orange County Register. The Sterns are well-known for their widely diverse philanthropic interests that continue to expand each year…
UCI Health has received an 11th consecutive “A” grade in The Leapfrog Group’s biannual Hospital Safety Grade, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grade is compiled by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit patient safety watchdog organization, that assessed patient…
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