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UCSF pediatric oncology specialists have developed a new tool in an effort to address the needs of survivors of childhood cancer: a pocket-sized "health passport" the size of a credit card.
A mother of three is now a career employee at UCSF thanks in part to a community outreach program.
Twenty-five years ago, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published the first official document on the disease that later became known as AIDS.
Top commuter benefits earned UCSF a place on the inaugural 2006 National List of Best Workplaces for Commuters from Colleges and Universities, awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Miss America 2006 took time out on Tuesday to cheer up a few ailing youngsters at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who represents the Inner Sunset neighborhood, was among those to give blood recently in the UCSF mobile van.
In one of the first programs of its kind, UCSF has helped a total of 80 students get a second chance at dental school.
UCSF Medical Center has begun the process of accepting some 1,500 Kaiser Permanente patients into its Kidney Transplant Service.
Last year, UCSF thoracic transplant surgeons implanted more than 50 lungs, making the UCSF program one of the largest programs in California.
The Glide clinic is a great example of the value of a nursing model to care for people with chronic illness.
Researchers at UCSF and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) have identified six genes associated with lymphocytic bronchitis, which is thought to lead to obliterative bronchiolitis (OB), the most common cause of long-term failure of transplanted lungs.
A national expert will deliver a lecture on current issues in Asian health at UCSF on June 19.
A core group of UCSF cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists has created a growing heart transplantation program with excellent survival statistics by focusing on the particular needs of individual patients and using technology to prepare them for surgery.
A new advisory council at UCSF will focus on strengthening the links between the University and the community.
A joint effort of a dozen local community groups is making a difference in the health of kids in Bayview-Hunters Point.