News Archive - School of Medicine

UC San Diego Health is First in San Diego to offer CAR T-cell Therapy for Some Cancers

Following the FDA’s approval of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for the treatment of certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, UC San Diego Health was the first medical center in San Diego to be certified to offer this type of immunotherapy outside of a clinical trial.

Study: Immunotherapy Better than Chemotherapy for Subtype of Head and Neck Cancer

A randomized clinical trial involving 97 medical centers in 20 countries, including Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, found that treating patients with head and neck cancer with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab is more effective and less toxic than standard chemotherapy.

New UC San Diego Campaign Promotes Sexual Health — and Has a Quick Test to Prove It

New UC San Diego campaign promotes sexual health and has a quick test to prove it. “Good to Go” offers combined testing for HIV and five sexually transmitted diseases, providing some results in as little as 60 seconds and access to free treatment, if needed. Updated clinic opening Dec. 10.

Prevention and Screening Clinic at UC San Diego Health Helping to Reduce Pancreatic Cancer

Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health launched the Pancreatic Cancer Prevention and Screening Clinic in an attempt to reduce the number of people who develop the disease and improve survival for those who do. Every day in the U.S., 145 people are diagnosed and every 12 minutes someone dies.

46 UC San Diego Faculty Named Most Influential in Their Fields

Forty-five faculty members at the University of California San Diego are among the world’s most influential researchers in their fields, according to Clarivate Analytics' list of 2018 "Highly Cited Researchers."

High-Tech Surgical Suites Let Doctors Scan Patients without Either Leaving the Operating Room

High-tech surgical suites allow doctors to scan patients without either leaving the operating room.

UC San Diego-Led Study Predicts Novel Approach to Battling Influenza

A new study by researchers from several universities including UC San Diego, published earlier this month in ACS Central Science, suggests a novel approach to fighting the sometimes deadly influenza virus.

Complex Sugars and Microbiome in Mother’s Milk Influence Neonatal Rotavirus Infection

Researchers find that specific complex breast milk sugars sometimes inhibit, sometimes promote gastrointestinal infections and response.

Brain Responses to Language in Toddlers with Autism Linked to Altered Gene Expression

Differential brain responses to speech in toddlers with autism and poor language development associated with widespread gene expression activity in blood leukocyte cells.

Stand Up To Cancer Grant Funds UC San Diego Health Research in Pancreatic Cancer

A team of University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $1 million Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) grant to test drugs that block signals that play a critical role in driving growth and progression of pancreatic cancer.