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‘AeroNabs’ Promise Powerful, Inhalable Protection Against COVID-19
UCSF scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.
UCSF’s Global Health Institute Fights COVID-19 Around the World
People wear masks as they walk through an outdoor market in Brazil, a country that has seen skyrocketing numbers of COVID-19 cases. Getty ImagesUC San Francisco has spearheaded campaigns across the
One More Reason to Wear a Mask: You’ll Get Less Sick From COVID-19
It’s likely that face masks, by blocking even some of the coronavirus-carrying droplets you inhale, can reduce your risk of falling seriously ill from COVID-19, according to Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF.
When Telehealth Came to the Tenderloin
Can people who are struggling with serious mental illness and poverty benefit from telehealth? The pandemic forces a UCSF team to find out.
Transit-Based COVID-19 Monitoring Pilot Launched in Mission District
In San Francisco’s Mission District, UCSF infectious disease specialists and community partners are launching what is believed to be a first-in-the-nation pilot program to provide low-barrier COVID-19 testing — free, simple, and convenient — at a central transit hub.
We Thought It Was Just a Respiratory Virus
UCSF researchers are taking a closer look at COVID-19’s dizzying array of symptoms to get at the disease’s root causes.
How to Build a COVID Testing Lab in Eight Days
As the United States’ testing regime floundered early in the pandemic, scientists at UCSF and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub created from scratch a diagnostic lab that became a model for the nation.
We Must Learn from Our Past
A look at past outbreaks offers guidance on bringing the current one to an end – and on thwarting the next one.
Sheltering in Place Is Nothing New for These Families
When your child has a serious medical condition, social distancing is all too familiar. Five families have some advice for the rest of us.
