Adam Degregorio and Megan Taylor hold their twin baby girls.

UCSF to Create Nation's First Center to Care for Twins

To accommodate the growing number of twin pregnancies and highly specialized care that often is necessary for these mothers and babies, UCSF is creating the nation’s first fully comprehensive twins center of excellence.

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Ian Harris, MD, left, and Elyse Foster, MD, consult on a case at the UCSF Cardio

Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Defy Odds

Peter Barnett, who is among the growing ranks of survivors of congenital heart disease, can enjoy an active lifestyle thanks to open heart surgery he had 15 years ago and the integrative multidisciplinary care he receives today at UCSF.

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UCSF's Patricia Dennehy directs the nurse-managed Glide Health Services center.

Glide Health Services Recognized as National Model

UCSF's Patricia Dennehy is being recognized for developing the nurse-managed Glide Health Services clinic into a national model that delivers high-quality, cost effective primary care in San Francisco.

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Patient Care

Improved Emergency Treatment for Prolonged Seizures

February 15, 2012

A major clinical trial conducted with patients experiencing a prolonged convulsive seizure has shown that injecting drugs into the thigh muscle is just as safe and more effective than giving the medication intravenously.

Research

Babies' Colic Linked to Mothers' Migraines

February 20, 2012

A study of mothers and their young babies by neurologists at UCSF has shown that mothers who suffer migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic than mothers without a history of migraines.

Education

UCSF to Establish Chancellor’s First-Year Graduate Fellowship Program

February 15, 2012

UCSF will offer new funding this fall to provide innovative and cutting-edge training for the next generation of graduate academic students.

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Community Involvement

Community is inextricably linked to UCSF's mission of patient care, research and education. UCSF faculty, staff, students and trainees are engaged in public service in local, regional and global settings.

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