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A major new antiviral drug development center led by Scripps Research in La Jolla to prime for the next pandemic is getting a $67 million award over three years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, with potential renewal for two additional years.
Fully vaccinated and boosted San Diego County residents are among those nationwide who will be able to participate in a new clinical trial that seeks to test combinations of COVID-19 vaccines that target variants, including Beta, Delta and Omicron.
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Aiming to help people bypass a biopsy, La Jolla company DermTech has developed a skin patch to test for melanoma using genomics, or the study of a person’s genes.
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From zebrafish to bacteria, La Jolla scientists’ novel ideas have received a spark from area charity
Diabetes Research Connection has provided $2.4 million in its 10 years to early-career scientists across the country who are conducting maverick research on Type 1 diabetes.
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Less than a week after operating in the least-restrictive “low prevalence” level of its COVID-19 plan, UC San Diego Health told employees March 24 that some restrictions will return immediately due to an increase in the amount of coronavirus recently detected in local wastewater.
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Following the California Department of Public Health’s transition from a universal indoor school mask mandate to a “strong recommendation” for masks beginning after March 11, some La Jolla schools have revisited their COVID-19 masking policies and shifted to reflect the new state guidelines.
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La Jolla High School students are hoping their upcoming blood drive will be a big draw to help bolster low local blood supplies.
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Bob Damashek was diagnosed with prostate cancer 15 years ago.
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The district’s announcement comes a day after the CDC classifies San Diego County as having ‘low’ levels of COVID-19.
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Sanford Burnham Prebys of La Jolla and nonprofit CDG-CARE organize the gathering to help families dealing with rare ailments know they’re not alone.
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Local officials retain the option of keeping mask rules in place.
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Groups of students and their parents rallied in front of La Jolla’s Torrey Pines Elementary School before classes Feb. 23-24 to support masking and other COVID-19 safety measures in schools.
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The requirement is now set to kick in for students 16 and older starting in late August.
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To hammer home their displeasure with the continued indoor mask mandate in public schools, a few La Jolla Elementary School parents had their children unmask Feb. 17 and refuse to comply with the policy.
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ReOpen San Diego’s suit in federal court alleges the mandate is unconstitutional and discriminatory.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has decreased the use of ordinary health care such as routine medical exams, leading to cancers being diagnosed at later stages, researchers from UC San Diego reported Feb. 15.
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Wearing a small patch that monitors health information may soon become as much a part of our daily routines as putting on clothes, a UC San Diego professor believes.
