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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New Drug Tested at UCSF May Burn Fat Without Surgery
May 07, 2013
KNTV NBC Ch 11, Bay Area
Antidepressants Linked To Higher Risk of Complications After Surgery
April 30, 2013
Time
When Surgeons Leave Objects Behind
September 25, 2012
New York Times
Death after Surgery May Be More Common Than We Think
September 20, 2012
Good Morning America
Death after Surgery May Be More Common Than We Think
September 20, 2012
Good Morning America
Smoke Me, Tax Me, King Me, or How to Make Sense of a California Recount
September 06, 2012
KCET
Doctor Warns of Pain Associated with Using Surgical Mesh in Hernia Operations
May 02, 2012
KTVU Ch 2, SF Bay Area
Medical Innovations Can Come at a Cost
March 19, 2012
NPR
Artist, Surgeon Team Up to Illustrate Medical Techniques
February 24, 2012
Palo Alto Online
Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer's Return
January 27, 2012
U.S. News & World Report
Avoiding Surgery in the Elderly
January 25, 2012
New York Times - The New Old Age blog
Scientists Will Test Extreme Hypothermia on Pittsburgh Trauma Patients
November 16, 2011
ABC News
Nursing Home Residents Face Greater Surgery Risks
November 04, 2011
Reuters
Lipo at the Bridal Show: When Did Bridal Shows Get so Crazy?
September 19, 2011
Allure Magazine
When Hospital Overcrowding Becomes Personal
July 14, 2011
New York Times - Well blog
Search Your Doctor: Study Finds Oversight Lacking in CA
May 03, 2011
KNTV Ch 11, NBC Bay Area
Should Hysterectomy Mean the Ovaries Come Out Too?
April 27, 2011
Chicago Tribune
40% of Gastric Banding Patients Have Complications
March 22, 2011
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
The Mere Existence of Whales
March 01, 2011
Discover
Risk and Reward in Utero
February 14, 2011
New York Times
Study: Spine Defect Best Fixed Before Birth
February 09, 2011
Wall Street Journal
Operating on Babies in the Womb
February 09, 2011
Time
A Birth-Defect Breakthrough: Prenatal Surgery
February 09, 2011
NPR
Q&A: Prenatal Surgery Raises Hopes, Questions
February 09, 2011
Today Show