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As novel coronavirus cases rise in the U.S., the CDC has warned that certain populations are at higher risk of developing severe illness if they contract the respiratory virus. Read More »

The economic impact of the novel coronavirus has likely already affected every industry in San Diego, including commercial fishing. Read More »

inewsource published a two-part investigation last week called REWIRED. The stories detail an experimental brain treatment, a Navy SEAL’s psychotic break and an internal investigation at the University of California San Diego, one of the country’s top research institutions. Since the articles are lengthy, we compiled the top seven takeaways from the investigation for the TL;DR crowd. The only thing ... Read More »

The nonprofit First Amendment Coalition sued San Diego County for records of sexual harassment in July 2018. Read More »

Leadership from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs answered questions at a congressional hearing Wednesday about inewsource’s investigation into dangerous liver research conducted at the San Diego VA and poor oversight of the VA healthcare system. Read More »

Congress will investigate a Veterans Affairs office after inewsource exposed shoddy reviews of a dangerous San Diego liver study. A new analysis shows the VA’s Office of the Medical Inspector has a history of poor investigations into veteran care. Read More »

A UCSD professor thinks he can end the centuries-old practice of female genital mutilation within the Maasai community by using economic incentives. Read More »

An anonymous whistleblower is claiming that UC San Diego is not following basic rules meant to protect human research subjects and values grant funding over safety. Read More »

Researchers from UCSD were involved in a study performed on babies in China that has been called unethical, risky and misleading. Read More »