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Doxycycline After Unprotected Sex Significantly Reduced STIs
A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections – gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis – were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial.
In Long COVID, Blood Markers Are Linked to Neuropsychiatric Ills
In a new study of long COVID, UCSF researchers identified biomarkers present at elevated levels that may persist for many months in the blood of study participants who had long COVID with neuropsychiatric symptoms.
2022 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards Honor Accomplished Alumni and Rising Leaders in Health
The UCSF Alumni Association named seven winners of the 2022 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards, honoring alumni across UCSF’s four schools and the Graduate Division for their extraordinary contributions to clinical practice, research, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, service, mentorship, and early-career success.
E-Cigarette Use Costs U.S. $15B Per Year, Reports UCSF in First Study of Its Kind
Use of electronic cigarettes costs the United States $15 billion annually in health care expenditures – more than $2,000 per person a year – according to a study by researchers at the UCSF School of Nursing.
Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity
The University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity will officially launch this week with a series of high-level conversations open to the public online.
Natalia Jura Delivers 2022 Byers Award Lecture on Beating Cancer Through Molecular Photography
Natalia Jura, an associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and an investigator at the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute, is the 27th recipient of the annual Byers Award.
UC Regents Approve Plan for New Hospital at Parnassus Heights
UCSF has received approval for plans to build a state-of-the-art hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights to meet the region’s growing demand for specialty care and California’s rigorous hospital seismic requirements.
Navigating From the Genome to the Clinic Using ‘Cell Maps’
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director of UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute, examines in detail the effects of a handful of genes that seem to play an outsize role in a wide array of diseases.
UCSF Awarded $67.5 Million to Develop New Antiviral Therapies
Scientists at UCSF QBI and the QBI Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG) have been awarded $67.5 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to support its mission of pandemic preparedness.
