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New UC San Diego Health transperineal prostate biopsy procedure now offered in clinic setting.

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Released: 12-Apr-2023 2:00 PM EDT

Industry Veteran Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, Named CEO of El Centro Regional Medical Center

Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, has been appointed by UC San Diego Health as ECRMC’s chief executive officer effective April 17.

Released: 7-Apr-2023 3:30 PM EDT

UC San Diego Health Expert Available During Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

Released: 30-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT

Injury Prevention Tips from UC San Diego Health Experts during National Basketball Tournament

Released: 28-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT

New Technology Illuminates Bladder Cancer Detection

New UC San Diego Health bladder cancer detection procedure uses blue light and imaging dye to make cancer cells glow pink in clinic and operating room settings.

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27-Mar-2023 5:15 PM EDT

Study: Endometrial Cancer Treatment Has Significant Results

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health examined a new treatment approach for endometrial cancer.

Research Results MEDICINE

Released: 22-Mar-2023 3:35 PM EDT

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Released: 21-Mar-2023 12:00 PM EDT

Study: Risk of IUD Expulsion in Early Postpartum Placement

Released: 20-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT

UC San Diego Health Opens New Clinic in Bankers Hill

UC San Diego Health expanding care to patients with a multidisciplinary clinic in Bankers Hill that will provide specialized care in a centralized location.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 3:00 PM EDT

UC San Diego Health Notifies Patients of Vendor Data Collection Issue

UC San Diego Health is notifying patients about vendor, Solv Health, using analytics without our authorization to schedule for Urgent Care and Express Care.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 7:30 PM EDT

Phase II Trial Studies Effects of Semaglutide Medication in Patients with NASH

Research Alert MEDICINE

Released: 10-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EST

UC San Diego Health Experts Available during Endometriosis Awareness Month

Released: 8-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST

Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman Named President-Elect of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS, perinatologist at UC San Diego Health, named president-elect of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Released: 27-Feb-2023 9:05 PM EST

Local Leaders Announce Plan to Strengthen Health Services in Imperial County

Representatives from the City of El Centro, El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC), and UC San Diego Health today announced a strategic and operational plan to stabilize and financially bolster ECRMC.

Released: 8-Feb-2023 2:55 PM EST

Center for Health Innovation Expands with $22 Million in Gifts

With a generous $22 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, UC San Diego Health will bring its Center for Health Innovation into full reality.

Released: 6-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST

Director of UC San Diego Health Regional Burn Center Offers Life-Saving Tips during Burn Awareness Week

Released: 1-Feb-2023 4:30 PM EST

UC San Diego Health Expert Available to Talk about New Recommendation for Ovarian Cancer Prevention

Released: 24-Jan-2023 2:10 PM EST

UC San Diego Health Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Recognized Nationally

UC San Diego Health’s gastroenterology endoscopy program has been recognized as a leader in quality and safety by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the leading national gastrointestinal endoscopy medical society.

Released: 19-Jan-2023 3:50 PM EST

Study: Social Needs Intervention Research Lacking in Race and Ethnicity Analyses

A new paper published in the Jan. 19, 2023, online edition of JAMA Network Open looks at how social needs intervention research recognizes race and ethnicity, which according to the study authors, are social, not biological concepts.

Research Results LIFE MEDICINE

Released: 11-Jan-2023 3:10 PM EST

New Shiley EyeMobile for Children Hits the Road to Serve Underserved Communities

The new UC San Diego Shiley EyeMobile for Children is driving to schools in San Diego County to serve low-income families in need of eye exams. The EyeMobile, a program of UC San Diego Health, will visit approximately 250 preschools to provide vision care to low-income students.