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A Brain Tumor Patient Celebrates Survival

When Cheryl Broyles was diagnosed with glioblastoma, her goal was to outlive the disease’s 15-month prognosis. That was 22 years ago. Broyles’ survival has been the result of luck, tumor location, and cutting-edge treatment and diagnostics.

Cheryl feeds her partner sushi with a pair of chopsticks while both laugh

3-D Mammography Technique Benefits Some Women, Not All

For many women, breast cancer screening with a three-dimensional imaging technique called digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may not offer advantages over digital mammography, but for some it may reduce the chance of an advanced cancer diagnosis, according to a new JAMA study.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Rank Among the Best for 2022-23

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have been recognized among the nation’s best pediatric medical centers in all 10 specialties assessed in U.S. News & World Report's Best Children’s Hospitals 2022-23, reflecting the caliber of specialty care the hospitals provide.

split image of exterior of UCSF Benioff Children's hospitals San Francisco and Oaklan

As Prescribed

This weekly podcast features conversations with UCSF luminaries on breaking research ranging from sleep genetics to screen time for kids to COVID surges.

The Bandaged Place: From AIDS to COVID and Racial Justice

This award-winning documentary explores grief, rage, and identity through the stories of three men, all Asian American artists, including producer, director, and UCSF resident alum Ravi Chandra, MD.

Why Cope When You Can Heal? How Healthcare Heroes of COVID-19 Can Recover from PTSD

Diana Hendel, PharmD ’89, and psychiatrist Mark Goulston, MD, share empathetic advice and tangible tools in this guide for health care professionals and leaders. Hendel’s perspective on trauma and healing stems from her journey leading a hospital through the aftermath of a deadly workplace shooting.

Five Questions for UCSF Health’s New President & CEO

Suresh Gunasekaran, MBA, recently assumed the helm of UCSF Health, which includes about 18,000 staff and physicians; it admits 41,000 patients and handles more than 2.5 million outpatient visits yearly.

Portrait of Suresh Gunasekaran

The Case of the Curious Clots

A less meticulous physician might have mistaken the man’s complaints for run-of-the-mill vascular disease. Not UCSF resident Ori Lieberman.

Illustration of a doctor looking over a patient in a hospital bed; a scan on a computer screen shows blood clots in the legs.