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First Health System on West Coast to Use New Brain Bleed Technologies

New technologies may improve treatment of chronic brain bleeds
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Santiago-Dieppa, MD, in surgical scrubs with device.

September 30, 2026 | Leslie Aquinde

First Health System on West Coast to Use New Brain Bleed Technologies

Novel treatments may improve outcomes for chronic subdural hematoma, a common brain bleed, by enabling more complete artery closure.

CivaDerm patch for radiation therapy.

September 23, 2026 | Kim Coutts

UC San Diego Health First Hospital with Radioactive Skin Cancer Bandage

UC San Diego Health brachytherapy team is launching the CivaDerm bandage to treat some forms of skin cancer at home.

Illustration of liver damage.

September 14, 2026 | Leslie Aquinde

Study Finds Why Young Adults May Develop Early Fatty Liver Disease

Researchers identified risk factors that can help detect early-onset fatty liver cirrhosis before age of 50.

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