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Breakthrough in Long COVID: An investigator-initiated trial (IIT) with Hyundai Bioscience's Xafty by UCSD (September 17, 2024) 

Meet the 2024 Spirit of Stonewall awardees (July 14, 2024) San Diego Pride will honor these awardees in a rally at the Hillcrest Pride Flag on Friday, July 19 at 6 p.m. Read what each of the winners have to say about their history of advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community here.

Closing the U.S./Mexico Border During COVID-19 Increased HIV Transmission (April 30, 2024) Government efforts to prevent the spread of one virus worsened the spread of another.

When did humans start getting the common cold? (April 30, 2024) Prehistoric cold viruses are hard to find in the historical record, but scientists have unearthed some evidence in ancient human teeth.

UCSD study finds masking, proper ventilation helped prevent COVID-19 cases​ ​(January 16, 2024) Infection preventative measures, including high ventilation standards and universal masking, prevented many SARS-CoV-2 transmissions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a UC San Diego-led study published Tuesday revealed.

Diabetes risk increased among people with HIV on INSTI-based ART (May 22, 2022) People with HIV who are on ART regimens using integrase strand transfer inhibitors are at an increased risk for diabetes or hyperglycemia within the first 6 months of treatment, researchers found.

No cost STD testing clinic in Hillcrest closing after San Diego no longer considered 'higher risk' for HIV transmission (March 2, 2022) Good to Go has provided free and comprehensive STD/HIV screenings for 15 years to members of the LGBT community, but will close for good on March 17.

New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Pandemic Origin (February 27, 2022) 

Study Identifies Virulent HIV Variant Unrecognized for Years (February 3, 2022) Scientists have found a previously unrecognized variant of HIV that's more virulent than usual and has quietly spread in the Netherlands for the past few decades.