UCSF Medal to be awarded to four recipients at April 27 event
UCSF will honor four individuals with its highest honor – the UCSF Medal – at a special event on Thursday, April 27.
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Center of Excellence to Be Launched at April 25-26 Conference in San Francisco
Two of the nation's leading health care institutions, the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente, have formed a partnership to help solve problems related to the practice of primary care - an issue that poses a serious threat to the health of millions of Americans.
UCSF Expert Defends Use of Abortion Drug
The deaths of two women who had reportedly used mifepristone (originally known as RU-486) to terminate their pregnancies have renewed questions about the drug's safety.
Remembering Felicia Stewart
A Letter from School of Medicine Dean David Kessler.
UCSF Pharmacy Experts Offer Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Advice as Deadline Looms
Marilyn Stebbins, clinical professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, and Tim Cutler, assistant clinical professor, answer this latest round of Medicare Part D questions.
April 27 "Kids' Day" at UCSF will expose children to medical science
UCSF welcomes youngsters to "Kids' Day: Promoting Equity for Girls and Boys."
Two UCSF Scientists Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Two UCSF faculty scientists have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 24, 2006.
UCSF Pharmacy experts counsel seniors on Medicare Part D April 29
The deadline for enrolling in the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Medicare Part D) program is May 15, and many Medicare-eligible seniors and people with disabilities are still confused or uncertain about the complex program. Many have not enrolled.
Ethics Road Full of Sinkholes, Warn Two UCSF Legends
Famed UCSF biochemist Elizabeth Blackburn and legendary occupational health expert Joe LaDou advised graduate students to be wary of conflicts of interest and political and industry influence as they charged ahead with their careers.
Possible cause and potential treatment found for aggressive head and neck cancer
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center report that they have found a potential molecular cause for the aggressive growth and spread of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, a highly malignant form of cancer with a very high death rate.
UCSF to Survey Satellite Locations on Campus Life
In the first survey of its kind, UCSF wants to know what people think about Campus Life Services available at the satellite locations.
School of Nursing Tackles HIV/AIDS in Africa
Nonhlanhla Sukati, a nurse educator and researcher at the University of Swaziland, can't forget the face of a now-dead student nurse. It was ravaged not just by a dramatic rash – a herpes zoster caused by HIV/AIDS.
First Global Life Science Competition to Reward Innovation
UCSF is well represented in the first Global Life Science Innovation Competition open to the public on April 21.
Drazen Discusses Rise and Fall of Vioxx to Launch UCSF Lecture Series
Jeffrey M. Drazen, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), discussed the rise and fall of Vioxx and similar painkilling drugs at UCSF's Cole Hall Wednesday.