UCSF Medical Center on Eve of New Era, CEO Says
CEO Mark Laret says "we are going to need to look deep inside ourselves and our organization to understand what it is going to take to succeed" in a new era of accountability and performance.
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UCSF co-hosts seminar for patients
UCSF Medical Center will team up with the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Stanford University Medical Center to host a free seminar for patients and families living with the lung disorder known as IPF, or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention studies marks 20 years
Established in 1986 in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) is marking its 20th anniversary and its evolution as a national and global leader in designing and testing HIV prevention interventions.
UCSF Discovery Is Major Focus of $46 Million Grant to Combat Diarrhea
A $46 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop new treatments for severe diarrhea will focus much of its initial support on potential, new drugs discovered at UCSF. Diarrhea is a leading killer of children under the age of 5 worldwide and kills about 5 million people a year.
Professor Emeritus Pens Book: Surviving a Health Crisis
Professor Emeritus Felix Kolb wrote a book about surviving a health care crisis from his own perspective as a patient and longtime practitioner.
Children Celebrate Halloween at UCSF Children's Hospital
Fun was the prescription at UCSF Children's Hospital on Tuesday as children went door-to-door – or nursing station-to-nursing station – trick-or-treating for Halloween.
Children's Hospital Nurse Retires After 40 Years at UCSF
Longtime nurse Inez Weiging had only a few parting words upon her retirement: "Please take care my babies. Take care of them and love them."
Forum: Breast Cancer in Young Women
<i>Forum </i>discusses breast cancer in younger women; looks at prevention, diagnosis, and research; and examines some of the less-traditional approaches for treatment.
Cancer-Preventing Benefits of the Traditional Asian Diet
Studies show that Asian populations have a lower incidence of chronic diseases, such as cancer, than their Western counterparts. One such study, by the National Cancer Institute, found that whites had a 65 percent higher rate of cancer mortality than Asian-Pacific Islanders from the years 1998 to 2002.
Free Flu Shot Clinics
Everyone at UCSF with an identification badge is encouraged to get a free flu shot available at multiple campus locations beginning today.
UC Police Issue Warning About Convicted Thief
UCSF Police ask anyone who sees a convicted thief and known trespasser on UCSF property to immediately call them.
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center: 'Winning the War' on Breast Cancer
Most scientists agree that increased risk to breast cancer is more strongly associated with environmental and lifestyle factors.
Bring Back the Ivory Tower, Part 2 of 2
Ken Dill believes biology needs a shot in the arm, a theoretical boost of the first magnitude. And to make that leap scientists need to get off the treadmill, step out of the stream, dream a little again.
Elizabeth Fair: Making a Greater Impact in Global Health
UCSF postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth Fair is helping to shape the future direction of Global Health Sciences (GHS). Since GHS began only three years ago with the vision of Executive Director Haile Debas, Fair has been working alongside about 65 researchers from UCSF and UC Berkeley on strategic planning to determine the institute's mission and future goals, as well as to devise models for applying basic science to global health work over the next five to 10 years.
Kavita Mishra: Following her Family's Footsteps into Medicine
Kavita Mishra vividly remembers the Algerian motorcycle accident victim she met while volunteering at a hospital in Madrid. "A large portion of his brain and skull was gone, but he could still speak four languages," Mishra, 23, recalls. The incident became a turning point in her life.