When Surgeons See Spine Surgeries in 3D, Patients Benefit
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland used innovative 3D imaging during surgery to help correct a scoliosis patient's curved spine.
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Do Combination Therapies Hold Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients?
A phase 1 trial shows promise in treating metastatic prostate cancer with a single priming dose of radioligand therapy and immunotherapy.
Two Daughters, a Rare Blood Disorder and a Fairytale Cure
Two sisters are receiving a breakthrough, FDA-approved treatment for beta thalassemia at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland. This is the first real therapy other than monthly transfusions for a devastating disease that destines people to shorter lives.
Breast Cancer Riddle: Best Ways to Screen and Treat
Laura Esserman discusses breast cancer risk factors, progress in the field and the importance of tailoring treatment for women with low-risk cancer while also identifying women at high risk of invasive cancer.
Why Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Has Taken 30 Years
UCSF's Adam Boxer, MD, PhD, and Harvard neurologist Reisa Sperling, MD, review the history of clinical trials over the past 30 years in Alzheimer’s research with what was learned and how new biomarkers and clinical trial approaches are being used to find more effective treatments in a more efficient way than in the past.
New Care Model Delivers Hepatitis C Treatment to Most Vulnerable
UCSF researchers developed a new neighborhood-based model of care that brings medicine to people immediately after being diagnosed with hepatitis C.
Homeless People Are 16 Times More Likely to Die Suddenly
A UCSF-led found that people who are experiencing homelessness have a 16-fold higher rate of sudden death from heart attacks, as well as other causes.
Does Suspending Kids from School Harm Their Grades and Health?
Being suspended from school or sent to the office is tied to a big drop in grade point average (GPA), especially for Black and Latinx children.
New UCSF Cancer Lecture Series Honors Celebrated Researcher, Mentor
The Zena Werb Memorial Lecture in Cancer Biology series is a product of an effort organized by family, colleagues and friends to celebrate the life and work of the late cancer researcher Zena Werb.
Breakthrough Drug Helps Children with New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes
A study found that children who were recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes need less supplemental insulin to keep their blood sugar in a healthy range if they use the immunotherapy drug teplizumab.
Neuroscientists to Reveal New Insights into Alzheimer's
UCSF experts to discuss amyloid therapies and dementia research at CTAD conference, addressing equity, novel treatments, and innovative studies.