UCSF Experts Aim to Provide Mental Health Services in Japan
<p>UCSF faculty are working on several fronts to address ongoing health concerns in response to the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.</p>
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UCSF Job Training Program Transforms Lives and Strengthens Community
<p>After experiencing hard times, Rhea Spate is now a full-time employee at the Memory and Aging Center thanks in part to the UCSF Community Outreach and Internship Program that trained her with the skills to thrive in a professional environment.</p>
Campbell Receives Honors for Contributions as Trauma Surgeon at SFGH
<p>Andre Campbell, a 17-year trauma surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital, was honored recently by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for his life-saving contributions to the community. </p>
UCSF Welcomes Nursing School Dean David Vlahov
<p>David Vlahov arrives to UCSF on April 1 for his first day on the job as dean of the UCSF School of Nursing.</p>
Analysis Suggests Cancer Risk of Backscatter Airport Scanners is Low
Calculations by researchers at UCSF and the University of California, Berkeley estimate that the cancer risk associated with one type of airport security scanners is low based on the amount of radiation these devices emit, as long as they are operated and function correctly.
First Anniversary of Health Care Reform Highlights Increased Interest in Primary Care
<p>One year ago today, (March 23) President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, setting in motion a series of reforms that over the course of four years will grant 32 million more Americans insurance coverage.</p>
Experts Allay Fears About Radiation Exposure
<p>The UCSF School of Pharmacy-administered California Poison Control System and state health officials are urging calm along the West Coast in response to Japan’s nuclear crisis and telling people not to take iodide medication.</p>
UCSF Study Predicts Cholera Epidemic in Haiti will Far Exceed U.S. Projections
The cholera epidemic in Haiti this year is projected to be far worse than United Nations’ projections -- perhaps 779,000 cases of cholera between March and November 2011, according to a new study.