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Between October and December last year, COVID-19 cases in California increased nine-fold, according to state health officials

UC San Diego’s chief medical officer expects a surge to begin in December and continue into the new year, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda

With the winter months and holiday season approaching, the Chief Medical Officer with UC San Diego is predicting yet another COVID-19 case surge.

Her slender body cut through the water with the ease of a fish. Michele Pease-Downey spent her life swimming. No one would know she didn’t even touch a pool for six long years because her scoliosis wouldn’t let her swim laps. “It broke me,” Pease-Downey said while sitting alongside a Carlsbad pool. “Couldn’t swim. Couldn’t really walk very well.”...

A local swimmer reflects on her journey with UCSD’s new patient procedure, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little

COVID-19 cases among UC San Diego Health employees rose through the summer, with the majority occurring among vaccinated people. NBC 7’s Mari Payton has the story.

An Escondido man successfully underwent a double lung transplant after a severe case of COVID-19 which resulted in pneumonia that permanently impaired his ability to breathe. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports.

After more than 50 days on advanced life support, a multi-disciplinary team at UC San Diego Health helped one Escondido man become a candidate for a successful lung transplant

UC San Diego’s wastewater screening program detected 85% of COVID-19 cases on campus early, allowing for timely testing, contact tracing and isolation, it was announced Wednesday.

People who aren’t fully vaccinated or have had a positive COVID test within 72 hours will be prevented from visiting patients at the UC San Diego Health system’s acute health care facilities, officials announced Monday.

A unique partnership is credited with saving dozens of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. UC San Diego Health said a consortium that included itself, Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Health, and Rady Children’s Hospital saved at least 97 lives in 2020 and 2021. Dr. Mazen Odish said the usual competitors put aside business and began sharing precious equipment to make sure needs…

UC San Diego Health has fallen prey to a data breach impacting some employee email accounts. Here’s what we know.

Since January 1, virtually all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in San Diego county are from people who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda

New data from the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) shows the alarming impact COVID-19 is having on people who are not fully vaccinated. Since January 1, virtually all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in San Diego county are from people who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. Here is the breakdown: 99.8% Deaths 99.9% Hospitalizations 99.1%…

UC San Diego Health patients now have access to a digital vaccine record within the health care system’s internal system.

It’s hard to find people who think the pandemic was a breeze. However, 2020 was a cakewalk for Christine Lee compared to the battle she faced in 2018.

UC San Diego Health says it’s expanding its use of new treatment that basically trains your blood to fight cancer. NBC 7’s Joe Little spoke with one doctor who called it a “science fiction-like therapy.”

UC San Diego Health is conducting the first known randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial looking at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines.

A team at UC San Diego Health is conducting the first known randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial looking at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines, and researchers put out a call today for participants.

v=UC San Diego Health has renamed its head and neck cancer center for Hanna and Mark Gleiberman after the pair donated $12 million to research the disease, officials announced Thursday.