Juliana

Bunim

Senior Public Information Representative

Juliana Bunim, senior public information representative at UCSF, covers the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and pediatrics, psychiatry and kidney and liver transplant. She was previously an editor at the San Francisco Examiner and TheStreet.com. Bunim holds degrees from UC Berkeley (BA, American Studies) and from City University of New York (MA, Health and Science Journalism).

Early Formula Use Helps Some Mothers Breastfeed Longer

May 13, 2013

Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that giving small amounts of formula in the first few days of life to infants experiencing high levels of early weight loss actually can increase the length of time their mothers end up breastfeeding.

Annual Prom Gives Teen Patients a Night of Glamour Away from Hospital Bed

May 03, 2013

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital recently held its annual teen prom, as part of its programs to ensure that each child's developmental and emotional needs are met during their hospital stays.

Discovery Reshapes Understanding of Embryonic Development

April 29, 2013

New research conducted at UCSF sheds lights on how fingers and toes are formed in the womb, a finding likely to fundamentally reshape biologists' understanding of how cells communicate to each other during development.

Antidepressants Linked with Increased Risks After Surgery

April 29, 2013

Some of the most widely prescribed antidepressant medications are associated with increased risk of bleeding, transfusion, hospital readmission and death when taken around the time of surgery, according to an analysis co-led by UCSF.

Nearly Half of Adolescents Lack a Patient-Centered Medical Home

April 19, 2013

Adolescence is a unique period of change when many mental health disorders are known to first emerge, yet nearly half of adolescents are lacking coordinated and continuous health care that could identify symptoms early, according to a new UCSF study.

Autism Model in Mice Linked With Genetics

April 15, 2013

For the first time, researchers have linked autism in a mouse model of the disease with abnormalities in specific regions of the animals’ chromosomes.

Pediatric Residents Training in New 'Handoff' Curriculum

March 06, 2013

In response to mounting evidence that serious errors in hospitals often could be prevented by enhancing communication, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital is participating in the nine-center I-PASS study to determine how to best teach residents to properly hand off pediatric patients to reduce errors.