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As the coronavirus escalates in San Diego, hospitals have put restrictions on protective respirator masks to conserve their stockpiles. Read More »
Health
Father Joe’s homeless client tests negative for COVID-19; shelters accepting new people
Homeless shelters in San Diego are temporarily refusing to accept new people to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Read More »
VA leaders questioned at congressional hearing about ‘egregious’ San Diego human research
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 »
Behind the scenes: What it took to do our investigation into the VA medical inspector
Sometimes, jury duty is inspiring. Read about how an inewsource reporter’s day in the courthouse led to our latest investigation. Read More »
Congress expanding investigation into San Diego VA liver study
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 »
How inewsource analyzed federal whistleblower reports
The medical inspector’s investigations of the VA healthcare system were “unreasonable” in 16% of cases reviewed by the Office of Special Counsel. Read More »
Why UCSD keeps denying a genital mutilation study involving Kenyan girls
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 »
‘Someone will get hurt’: Whistleblower alleges major problems in UCSD’s human research protections program
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 »
After veteran’s death, inspector general finds numerous safety issues at San Diego VA
Investigators found that hospital staff had seen the patient’s equipment malfunction before but never reported the problem like they were supposed to. Then they failed to monitor the patient while using the equipment. Read More »
Eye doctors decry risky study on babies in China involving UCSD researchers
Researchers from UCSD were involved in a study performed on babies in China that has been called unethical, risky and misleading. Read More »