UCSF begins clinical trial of incision-free obesity treatment
A team of specialists at UCSF Medical Center has treated its first patients as part of a multi-center clinical study to evaluate an incision-free procedure for the treatment of obesity.
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Colon Cancer and Heredity: A Conversation with Amie Blanco
Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is the nation’s fourth most common cancer in both men and women. Like other forms of cancer, colon cancer has a hereditary component, and individuals who are genetically predisposed to colon cancer have a lifetime risk of at least 80 percent.
UCSF and Muhimbili University launch initiative to strengthen Tanzanian health workforce
The University of California, San Francisco has received a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to address the shortage of healthcare workers in Tanzania. The two-year grant will support a strategic collaboration between UCSF Global Health Sciences and the Muhimbili University of Health Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania to develop, implement and document strategies to enable MUHAS and other African institutions to meet their countries’ health workforce needs.
Childhood Leukemia Clusters: A Conversation with Joseph Wiemels
Far from the media eye, UCSF epidemiologist Joseph Wiemels, PhD, makes trips to Fallon, Nevada, a rural town of 8,000 about 60 miles east of Reno on a lonesome stretch of Highway 50, to investigate what he calls the most unusual concentration of residential childhood leukemia cases ever reported.
Floss or Die?: A Conversation with Dental Scientist Mark Ryder
Can flossing save your life? The answer might surprise you...
Early-Alzheimer's Disease Program Focuses on Support, Enrichment
In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, people experience mild memory loss and confusion. These challenges are significant, but people often maintain much of their normal capability and spirit. Now, a specialized support group program is being formed at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center ...
Support Group Offers Help for Those in Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
The UCSF Memory and Aging Center is offering a new support group for people in the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer's disease and their family members.
Simple Test Predicts Six-Year Risk of Dementia
A simple test that can be given by any physician predicts a person's risk for developing dementia within six years with 87 percent accuracy, according to a study led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
Women on osteoporosis drug can discontinue use with no risk
A long-term study of the most widely used osteoporosis drug has found that many women can discontinue the drug after five years without increasing their fracture risk for as long as five more years.
Elena Fuentes-Afflick Named Editor of Feature in Ambulatory Pediatrics
Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF, has been named editor of the "Perspectives" section of the journal <i>Ambulatory Pediatrics</i>, which focuses on reviews of important pediatric topics, with an emphasis on research findings in the previous five years and on identifying areas for future study.
Lung Cancer Survivors Find Reason for Hope
UCSF faculty and lung cancer survivors met recently to discuss new developments with the disease.
Evaluating Risks of Surgery for Sleep Apnea
Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea repeatedly stop breathing during the night due to upper airway obstruction. This condition is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than 12 million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Risk factors include being male, overweight and over the age of 40, but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children.
UCSF Children's Hospital Leukemia Patient Reunited with Stolen Puppy
Eight-year-old UCSF Children's Hospital leukemia patient Kyle Wetle was reunited Wednesday with the beloved puppy that was stolen from his family's car in the parking garage on Parnassus Heights on Saturday.
UCSF Children's Hospital leukemia patient to be reunited with stolen puppy
UCSF Children's Hospital leukemia patient Kyle Wetle and his family will be reunited today (Wednesday) with the 15-week-old Chihuahua puppy named Chemo that was stolen from the family vehicle on September 2.