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A person on the La Jolla High School campus has tested positive for the highly contagious virus mumps.
Renowned biochemist and genomics researcher Jennifer Doudna — half of the team that discovered the revolutionary but controversial genomic editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 — has been selected as the recipient of UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s (SIO) 2019 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
As the number of vaping-related deaths and illnesses mount — so far, 805 cases of vaping-related lung injury and 12 deaths have been reported, including two in California — health officials nationwide are imploring vapers to stop the practice.
La Jolla resident Diane Schneider’s memoir “Lives on Brown Cards” looks at memorable patients she has encountered in her years as a physician — and the lessons she learned from them.
With all the projects coming down the pike at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), the appointment of new assistant vice chancellor of finance and operations Patrick Callaghan could not have come at a better time.
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Sitting at the Brick & Bell coffee shop in La Jolla Shores on Sept. 4 with local residents Sandra Munson and Tim Johnson as they catch up over iced teas, one would never know that just three weeks prior, the two were undergoing surgery so Munson could donate a kidney to Johnson. -
Some may argue that The Village has its fair share of health, wellness and fitness facilities, but the new ones coming into town insist they have unique offerings that will help them stand out.
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FRONTLINE CANCER: Oncology is going through an immense transformation, like the Internet in the early 1990s, and academia-industry partnerships are playing an increasingly critical role in this revolution.
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While called “The Type 1 Diabetes Cookbook,” La Jolla resident Laurie Block’s recently penned work is more of a guidebook into the world of Type 1 Diabetes (previously known as Juvenile Diabetes), which affects approximately 1.25 million people in the United States.
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A routine oncology appointment proved anything but for Teresa McKeown in March 2016.
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: North County now has a one-stop healthcare shop.
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Our Readers Write: La Jollans share their opinions about Su Casa restaurant closing; scooters; historic-property fight and more topics
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There is much to report in the first month of the La Jolla Maintenance Assessment District (MAD), beginning with the ceremonial commencement of operations on Oct. 1. MAD has three contract vendors working in The Village. Their work includes landscape maintenance services, litter control/trash collection, and power washing sidewalks and trash receptacles.
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Best Bets for Events in La Jolla and San Diego: Nov. 14-20 include senior dance, chocolate seminar, panda talk, escape room for teens, orchids class, photo travelers club, music concerts, art-exhibit openings
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With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu choices, modes of preparation, presentation (and dinner guests). To help make this feast a delightfully memorable one, I’ll now take your questions and offer cooking tips.
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La Jolla Community Calendar: Nov. 14-21, 2019 — Weekly list of local activities, events, club gatherings and civic-group meetings
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For certain lung cancer patients with little choice other than chemotherapy, new findings detailed in a Salk Institute study might eventually help identify drugs that can offer a better treatment option.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) alumna and 2019 Cody Award winner Antje Boetius has dedicated the better part of 30 years to exploring the seemingly lifeless sea ice of the Arctic.
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Employees from Bayer Crop Science Biologics, Microbial Discovery & Testing in San Diego recommended Vikings Robotics at La Jolla High School to receive an $8,000 grant from Bayer Fund.
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PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Editor’s Note: La Jolla Light’s “People in Your Neighborhood” series shines a spotlight on notable locals we all wish we knew more about!
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FRONTLINE CANCER: Some of you may recall what I hope was a heartwarming holiday column about one family, a doctor and their unified hope for a new beginning (in the Dec. 26, 2018 La Jolla Light, “Frontline Cancer : The season for family, health, hope and new beginnings” at lajollalight.com/scott-lippman/cm-ljl-frontline-cancer-jan3-2019-20190102-story.html) I’d like to update you on their journey and share an amazing story of an uncommon partnership in rare disease that has accelerated strategic alliances and rare cancer research, specifically SDH-deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) research, all in the last three years.
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Researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine found a possible correlation between eating a high-calorie fast-food breakfast, and “leaky gut syndrome,” which could be a factor in developing Type 2 diabetes .
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I would like to share my Monarch butterfly success story this season and invite others to participate.
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Sanford Burnham Prebys explores new approaches to baffling disease group
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FRONTLINE CANCER: When cancer hits home, people want to know why.
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