University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSF
Support for Cancer Patients Is Just Phone Call Away
Cancer patients across the country have a new way to navigate through difficult treatment decisions and communicate better with their doctors. “Open to Options,’’ which recently launched nationally, was developed in conjunction with UCSF to guide patients in making critical health decisions.
Refugee Receives Soros Fellowship to Pursue Doctorate in Sociology
<p>When Boroka Bo enters UCSF in September to pursue a doctorate in medical sociology, she will arrive with a highly prestigious fellowship and a resume that is unconventional by any measure.</p>
Blood-Brain Barrier Less Permeable in Newborns than Adults after Acute Stroke
<p>The ability for substances to pass through the blood-brain barrier is increased after adult stroke, but not after neonatal stroke, according to a new study the UCSF that will be published July 11 in the <i>Journal of Neuroscience</i>.</p>
Kids With Chest Wall Deformities Get Comprehensive Care at Clinic
<p>Children with sunken chest disorder are being treated with a new groundbreaking procedure using a device invented by a group of physicians, engineers, scientists and others.</p>
