Fatty Liver Linked to Survival in E. Coli Infection
Scientists at UCSF have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that is rooted in evolutionary biology.
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Feeling Winded After Your Workout? Long COVID May Claim Another Symptom
A new study points to another persistent effect of COVID-19, identified months after infection: reduced exercise capacity.
Omicron’s Evolution and the New Bivalent COVID-19 Booster
Last month new “bivalent” booster vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer became available that protect against currently circulating Omicron variants as well as earlier strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This Q&A features Joel Ernst, MD, a UCSF professor of medicine whose research aims to understand how pathogens evade the immune system.
San Francisco, San Mateo Co. Residents Urged to Share Long COVID Stories
UCSF, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and San Mateo County Health (SMC Health) are partnering with local community groups to learn about long COVID. Their project, Let’s Figure Out Long COVID – Tell Us Your Story, Bay Area, will call local residents of all ethnicities and backgrounds who previously had COVID.
