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UCSF is the first hospital in California to offer pharmacogenetic testing for smarter prescribing. Testing identifies genetic makeup and tailors medications to improve efficacy and avoid lethal drug reactions.
From birth, Samantha has had four surgeries for heart disease. Her last surgery was aided by a 3D-printed replica of her heart, providing a detailed understanding of her heart’s anatomy. The surgery’s success allowed the now 15-year-old to lead a more normal life.
Henry Bourne, MD, a long-time UCSF researcher who chronicled its rise to prominence in the 1970s, has died at the age of 83.
UCSF Health’s surgical oncology team is a Bay Area leader in an innovative chemotherapy infusion pump used to treat patients with widely metastatic colorectal and bile duct cancers that have spread to the liver and are no longer considered operable.
Avian flu cases are spiking. Will it spill over into humans?
UCSF is providing notice to local news media regarding an email breach that included the names and some other identifiers of some of our patients.
Chinese Hospital and UCSF Health have signed a collaboration agreement to enhance the quality of health care in the San Francisco community, combining the strengths and resources of both organizations.
UCSF's Division of Surgical Oncology is currently the only center in Northern California offering surgical insertion of hepatic artery infusion (HAI) for patients.
Medical centers can reduce their carbon footprint and expenses by up to 51% by turning off MRIs and using a “power save” mode that cycles cooling components on and off.
What keeps you up at night? For Kai Kennedy, DPT, it’s health equity — a complex mission that’s guided a lifelong journey from Virginia to West Africa, the Caribbean to Europe and now the Bay Area. But she didn’t get here alone.
Oakland residents have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local “soda tax” went into effect, and that is likely improving their health and saving the city money.
A $70 million grant from the Audacious Project will help UCSF and UC Berkeley researchers edit the genes of microbes in the gut and airways that play a role in asthma.
