News From Around the System

Common Class of Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Anticholinergic medications are used for many conditions but might also accelerate cognitive decline, especially in older persons with biological or genetic risk factors

Surgical Team Performs San Diego's First HIV Donor to HIV Recipient Liver Transplant

UC San Diego Health is the first hospital in San Diego and only health care system in Southern California to transplant a liver from a donor with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into an HIV-positive recipient. The surgery is part of a national clinical trial.

Surgical Team Performs San Diego's First HIV Donor to HIV Recipient Liver Transplant

Procedure part of a national clinical trial examining outcomes of HIV organ transplantation

How to Spot Patients Most Likely to Die from Blood Infections

Unprecedented analysis of proteins and metabolites in patient serum provides new biomarkers associated with a patient’s risk of dying from Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Studies: E-cigarettes Don’t Help Smokers Quit and They May Become Addicted to Vaping

Two UC San Diego School of Medicine-led analyses report that e-cigarettes are not effective in helping adults to quit smoking.

UC San Diego Joins Second Major National Clinical Trial for Novel Coronavirus

UC San Diego Health will be part of the Phase III national AstraZeneca clinical trial that will recruit up to 30,000 participants at multiple sites across the country to assess the safety and efficacy of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

UC San Diego Joins Second Major National Clinical Trial for Novel Coronavirus

AstraZeneca trial will recruit up to 30,000 participants, with a goal to develop and confirm an effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19 by end of year

Studies: E-cigarettes Don’t Help Smokers Quit and They May Become Addicted to Vaping

How to Spot Patients Most Likely to Die from Blood Infections

Unprecedented analysis of proteins and metabolites in patient serum provides new biomarkers associated with a patient’s risk of dying from Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

UC San Diego Health Offers New Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain

UC San Diego Health is now offering a new minimally invasive approach to provide relief for patients suffering from chronic low back pain). The new treatment is called “Intracept,” an outpatient procedure that targets nerves located in the vertebrae or bones of the spine.