UC San Diego School of Medicine

NBC 7’s Mark Mullen spoke to a doctor about the goal of the study.

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study intended to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19, it was announced Friday.

The study, published Tuesday in the journal eLife, is the first to assess JUUL devices and their flavorants in a multi-organ fashion.

The pandemic has expired the next generation of public health professionals. NBC 7’s Mari Payton explains the supporting data.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put an enormous strain on the public health and medical fields. But many experts say the crisis is inspiring the next generation of doctors, nurses, and public health professionals. According to the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Public health schools in the United States saw a 23% jump in applicants for master’s and…

Researchers at UC San Diego are finding new information out about how COVID-19 affects different organs. This research is being done to hopefully help find new ways to fight the virus.

A report published Wednesday by the UC San Diego School of Medicine found that older adults use cannabis primarily for medical purposes to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression.

Participants were interviewed by trained study staff in unstructured conversations that were analyzed using NLP-understanding software, plus other machine-learning tools

The geniuses at UC San Diego have done it again: Researchers on aging took a look at the conventional wisdom of multiplying your dog’s age by seven to see how old it is in human years. First off, let’s all admit we love the concession the scientists made prior to getting started. “We always look at humans, but humans...

Scientists and physicians associated with UC San Diego are partnering with in-vitro diagnostics manufacturers to ramp up testing for COVID-19 within two to three weeks, a team at UC San Diego Health and its School of Medicine announced Friday.

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency issued a health advisory Thursday for doctors and parents about an increase in local Kawasaki disease cases.

UC San Diego was given $3 million by the Department of Defense to study binge eating in veterans.

A UC San Diego study found the Zika virus targets and infects immune cells rendering them useless.

A first-of-its-kind center geared to helping some of the 84,000 San Diegans with Alzheimer’s Disease regain their most cherished memories has opened in the South Bay.

San Diego researchers are looking into the potential of using cannabidiol as a treatment for severe autism.

Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that connects the genetic defects of Jacobsen syndrome to effects on brain function consistent with autism disorders.

Dietary trans fatty acids (dTFA) are used in foods to improve taste, texture and durability.