What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)?
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals experts weigh in on what RSV is and why we’re seeing so many cases.
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Speedy Response After Stroke Facilitates a Full Recovery
After Don Onken suffered a stroke at 78, a quick response by doctors at the UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus Heights helped him get back on his feet quickly – and back to the golf course.
UCSF Launches Initiative to Address Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Performance
The Open Oximetry Project is a multi-year initiative to improve access to safe pulse oximeters worldwide by sharing data and creating new standards and technologies for oximeter validation that better account for skin color.
Distinguished Clinical Researcher to Lead UCSF Interventional Cardiology Program
UCSF Health’s Heart and Vascular Center is welcoming Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, as chief of its division of Interventional Cardiology and medical director of the division’s cardiac catheterization lab. Elmariah is a recognized expert in structural heart disease interventions and catheter-based valve therapies.
Life Expectancy Tool May Improve Quality of Life for Patients With Dementia
A mortality prediction model for older adults with dementia may help physicians determine which treatments to provide while facilitating decision-making for patients and their families.
