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In this “Meet the Experts” series of videos for UC San Diego CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic, Sheldon Morris, MD, MPH, explains the unique challenges associated with initiating first-in-human stem cell clinical trials. He also highlights the importance of having a specialized team to help you overcome these challenges. Dr. Morris is the clinic’s data management lead and is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine. For more information on UC San Diego CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic, see health.ucsd.edu/alphaclinic.

Suramin is a 100-year-old drug developed to treat African sleeping sickness. It is not approved for any therapeutic use in the U.S. However, a small clinical trial at UC San Diego School of Medicine found that a single intravenous dose of suramin produced measurable, but transient, improvements in five boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More broadly, the trial findings support the “cell danger response theory,” which posits that autism is driven by metabolic dysfunction — and thus treatable. Larger, longer clinical trials are needed to assess suramin as an ASD treatment. In this video we hear from lead researcher Robert Naviaux, MD, PhD, and the mothers of two boys who received suramin in the trial. For more, visit http://health.ucsd.edu/suramin

Find out what to expect if you are having surgery at UC San Diego Health. Learn about what to do the night before, how to check in at the hospital, and what will happen in recovery. For more information, visit https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/s...

Estos ejercicios se pueden hacer varias veces al día. Están diseñados para mejorar el flujo de sangre y circulación, reducir dolor, y fortalecer tus principales grupos musculares, para ayudar con el parto.

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In this “Meet the Experts” series of videos for UC San Diego CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic, Joseph Ciacci, MD, explains the limitations and challenges of recovering from brain or spinal cord injury. He also discusses the need for safely conducted research through a team approach. Dr. Ciacci is the clinic’s trial expert for neurosurgical technique and the principal investigator for the clinical trial on spinal cord injury. He has extensive experience in neuro-oncology and is a professor in the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine. For more information on UC San Diego CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic, see health.ucsd.edu/alphaclinic.

In this “Meet the Experts” series of videos for UC San Diego CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic, Jeremy Pettus, MD, discusses how stem cells can be directed to become insulin-producing beta cells. Dr. Pettus, the clinic’s diabetes trial expert, also explains why stem cells may provide hope in the treatment of diabetes. Dr. Pettus is the co-investigator of the diabetes clinical trial and an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Endocrinology at UC San Diego School of Medicine. He is especially interested in patient empowerment through education. For more information on UC San Diego CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic, see health.ucsd.edu/alphaclinic.

Video de Ejercisio del Programa de Diálisis.

Gabriel G. Haddad, MD, Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Physician-in-Chief and Chief Scientific Officer at Rady Children’s Hospital came to UC San Diego in 2005. “What I believe we have achieved is having the clinicians and the researchers under one roof, respecting each other for exactly what they do. There is nothing like asking a question at the bedside and solving it in the lab and going back to the bedside to treat patients.” Learn more at https://medschool.ucsd.edu/50

The immune system should be able to recognize and reject cancer the same way it finds and destroys viruses and bacteria, but cancer has found ways to evade immune detection. Sandip Patel, MD, discusses the use of cancer immunotherapy to reawaken the immune response that's already within you to best fight the cancer, as well as the two main types of cancer immunotherapy currently being used to treat patients at Moores Cancer Center. This talk was given at a UC San Diego Health education event on Aug. 20, 2016.

Learn about cancer immunotherapy at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health: https://health.ucsd.edu/immunotherapy

From orientation to commencement, every student’s path through medical school is challenging and laborious. But in the end, it’s also full of opportunity, promise and the earned honor of being called “doctor.”

UC San Diego School of Medicine
Celebrating 50 Years
1968-2018
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When Alexis, Jonah, Sasha and Isabel found out a beloved family member would be undergoing cancer treatment at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health they handmade a pillow to keep him comfortable during his treatment sessions.

“We knew this would mean lots of doctor appointments and time away from home. It was important to us to help our family member feel like we were always with him, and so he could feel our love at all times.”

Inside the pillow, the children hid handwritten thoughts of love, hope and good wishes. This one small pillow turned into much more – it turned into project “Stuffed with Love.” The kids sewed more than 100 pillows and delivered them to Moores Cancer Center to share with other people undergoing cancer treatment.

In celebration of Women’s History month we are featuring a few of the women making history right now in cancer research and in cancer therapy. In this final video we hear from María Elena Martínez, PhD, associate director for population sciences, disparities and community engagement at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. Her research aims to close an inequity gap in cancer treatment among various communities including racial and ethnic groups and rural populations.

Marking 50 years of caring for our community, UC San Diego Health hosted a celebratory event to show its appreciation for all our dedicated employees.