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At UC San Francisco, we don’t just treat diseases, we treat individuals. We put our patients’ priorities at the center of our care, and strive for breakthrough discoveries so that we can improve people’s lives.

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UC San Francisco is leading revolutions in health – and those revolutions often start in the lab. From basic science to clinical research, we are constantly pushing scientific boundaries and earning worldwide recognition for our discoveries.

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How VR is Revolutionizing the Way Future Doctors are Learning About Our Bodies
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California Demand for Primary Care Providers to Exceed Supply by 2030
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UCSF Medical Center Ranks as Best Hospital in California
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Traveling to Mars Will Wreak Havoc on Our Bodies – Can We Prevent It?
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Drug Reverses Memory Failure Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury
Patient Care

Feinstein Urges Safeguarding Medicaid on Visit to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
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Dazed and Confused: Marijuana Legalization Raises the Need for More Research
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Sowing Stem Cells: Lab-Grown Organoids Hold Promise for Patient Treatments
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Born in the Summer of Love: The Haight Ashbury Free Clinic Transformed Drug Addiction Treatment
Education

UCSF’s Class of 2017 on Lessons Learned Inside, Outside of Classroom

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Scientists Found the Neurons That Respond to Uptalk

August 24, 2017 | Wired

California faces shortage of primary care physicians

August 15, 2017 | The Mercury News

We Don't Know Nearly Enough About LGBTQ Health. A Massive New Study May Change That.

August 14, 2017 | Slate

Insomnia Linked to Premature Birth in Study of 3 Million Mothers

August 9, 2017 | Scientific American

Good News on Headphones and Hearing Loss

July 27, 2017 | The New York Times

UCSF Doctor Chronicles Her Journey from Kidney Donor to Kidney Doctor

July 25, 2017 | KQED

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