Media Coverage

Media from across the country - and around the world - regularly cover news at UCSF. Below read recent summaries of some of the top coverage of UCSF's excellence and innovation, with links to stories published in newspapers and online, and covered by television and radio.

Recent Media Coverage

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Is Pot Good for Lungs? New Marijuana Study Adds to Health-Effects Debate
January 14, 2012
The Daily Beast
Occasional Marijuana Use Doesn't Harm Lungs
January 10, 2012
Los Angeles Times
Smoking Pot Doesn't Hurt Lung Capacity, Study Shows
January 10, 2012
MSNBC - Vitals
Using Interactive Tools to Assess the Likelihood of Death
January 10, 2012
New York Times
Marijuana Doesn't Harm Lung Function, Study Says
January 10, 2012
USA Today
Casual Marijuana Smoking Not Harmful to Lungs
January 10, 2012
Scientific American
UCSF Study Finds Pot Smoke Less Harmful Than Tobacco
January 10, 2012
KPIX CBS Ch 5, Bay Area
Study: 1 Cent Soda-Tax Would Save 26,000 Lives
January 09, 2012
Bay Citizen
The Unspoken Diagnosis: Old Age
December 29, 2011
New York Times - The New Old Age blog
Most Sick or Disabled Seniors Want Docs to Say How Long They Have
December 21, 2011
U.S. News & World Report
Rating Hospitals
December 06, 2011
KQED Forum
Four Common Meds Send Thousands of Seniors to Hospital
November 26, 2011
USA Today
Going to Bat for Seniors
November 23, 2011
J Weekly
Walking Speed Could Predict Life Span in Seniors: Study
November 14, 2011
Huffington Post
Lawyers, Doctors Team up to Reduce Health Disparities
November 10, 2011
California Watch
Shortage of Doctors in the Valley Anticipated
November 09, 2011
Fresno Bee
Nursing Home Residents Face Greater Surgery Risks
November 04, 2011
Reuters
Whooping Cough Vaccine's Durability Questioned
September 20, 2011
San Francisco Chronicle
UCSF Medical Center, Stanford Hospital and 12 Other Top Hospitals Win Kudos for "Health Care Equality"
August 31, 2011
San Francisco Business Times
Lipitor, Available to Anyone
August 31, 2011
New York Times - The New Old Age blog
Clinical Trials Neglect the Elderly
August 19, 2011
New York Times - The New Old Age blog
Worried About Aging? Relax
August 14, 2011
Boston Globe
San Francisco Slashes HIV Prevention Budget for Asian Americans
August 04, 2011
IndiaWest.com
A Worker With No ID and Great Medical Need
August 01, 2011
New York Times
Studies: Suicides in Europe Rose Due to Economic Crisis
July 08, 2011
Wall Street Journal
Many SF School Cafeterias Parched as Tap Water Deadline Looms
July 03, 2011
San Francisco Examiner
Promote Yourself to Chief Executive Officer for Good Health
June 14, 2011
USA Today
'Catch 22:' Release for Dying Prisoners
June 06, 2011
United Press International (UPI)
UCSF Urges Reform of Dying Prisoner Releases
June 02, 2011
San Francisco Business Times
ConsumerWatch: Beware Of Prescription Fakes Sold Online
June 02, 2011
KPIX CBS Ch 5, Bay Area

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