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Scientists Profile California’s ‘Homegrown’ COVID-19 Variant

A multifaceted collaboration between researchers at UCSF, Gladstone Institutes, and other organizations across California provides a comprehensive portrait of the variant—including its interaction with the immune system and its potential to spread.

researcher in a lab

Uniting the Black Community to Defeat COVID

Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH, founded Umoja Health Partners to unite about 30 community organizations combating COVID-19 in the Bay Area’s Black communities. She shares why the Umoja approach is working.

Photo of Kim Rhoads with staff members of Umoja Health Partners at a vaccine clinic.

Cancer Patients Lonely and Depressed During COVID-19 Pandemic

Loneliness and social isolation have been significant problems for the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic, but for cancer patients these issues were particularly acute, likely due to isolation and social distancing, according to a new UCSF study.