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A renowned UCSD eye doctor who is part of China's Thousand Talents Program has resigned amid inewsource's questions about his foreign government affiliations and businesses. Read More »
Author Archives: Jill Castellano
‘Banished’ blood, stool samples from San Diego veterans used in research article, despite federal probe
Doctors associated with the University of California San Diego and the local VA used biological samples taken from sick veterans to bolster a paper published this month in an academic research journal. Read More »
UCSD has not told women with HIV of data breach, despite researchers’ pleas
The lead researcher pushed to tell 24 women in the project about the breach, but UCSD officials were concerned about the legal consequences. Read More »
Prominent UCSD eye doctor ‘on leave’ after inewsource investigation
UCSD Kang Zhang is “on leave” after an inewsource investigation exposed how the eye doctor put medical research subjects in harm’s way. Read More »
UCSD eye doctor broke human research rules, putting patients at risk
Dr. Kang Zhang is the chief of eye genetics at UCSD with a history of research violations that put patients in harm’s way for years. Read More »
Even the head of $6M liver study doesn’t know what’s going on at San Diego VA
Dr. Ramon Bataller is leading a huge, international project looking into alcoholic liver disease, and the San Diego VA has collected samples as part of that study. Read More »
Sunshine Week: Jill Castellano’s take on public records
As part of Sunshine Week, Jill Castellano shared her favorite public records story and some of her sources for finding open information. Read More »
San Diego VA confirms liver samples taken from sick veterans without their consent
An internal report from the San Diego VA obtained by inewsource reveals liver samples were taken from sick veterans without their permission for a study that provided no benefit to the patients. Read More »
‘Oozing with blood’ – Congress to hold hearing on San Diego VA human research
Congress will hold a hearing into allegations by two whistleblowers of dangerous human research conducted at the San Diego VA medical center. Read More »
It’s tough to be a renter in San Diego County. More than half are burdened by housing costs.
In 2017, more than half of San Diego County renters spent 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities. Read More »