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AIDS Walk San Francisco Only Weeks Away
<p>UCSF teams are working hard to achieve a collective fundraising goal of $55,000 in AIDS Walk San Francisco, which is on July 15.</p>
Affordable Care Act: Next Challenge to Turn Health Coverage into Access
<p>The Supreme Court ruling on the health care law is a "great opportunity, but it’s really only the beginning of what’s likely to be a very long journey,” said <a href="http://profiles.ucsf.edu/ProfileDetails.aspx?From=SE&Person=4574215">Josh Adler</a>, MD, chief medical officer of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.</p>
Cigarettes Made from Tobacco with Less Nicotine May Help Smokers Quit
<p>Smokers can begin loosening the tight grip of nicotine addiction by smoking low-nicotine cigarettes, without lighting up any more than they usually do, according to recent research led by long-time UCSF nicotine researcher Neal Benowitz, MD. </p>
Secrets of Lung Cancer Drug Resistance Revealed at UCSF
People with lung cancer who are treated with the drug Tarceva face a daunting uncertainty: although their tumors may initially shrink, it's not a question of whether their cancer will return—it's a question of when. And for far too many, it happens far too soon.
Educators Consider Impact of Supreme Court Ruling on Teaching Health Professionals
<p>Educators across UCSF are considering the implications of the newly affirmed health care law on teaching future pharmacists, doctors, nurses and dentists.</p>