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Survey Shows Physicians Don’t Understand FDA’s Approval Process
Many physicians are unfamiliar with how the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulates new drugs and medical devices, and they may be under the impression that the data supporting these approvals
The Surprising True Story Behind the ‘Unofficial’ Bear Mascot of UCSF
UCSF does not have an official mascot, but you’re bound to run into at least a few that agree the University’s “unofficial” mascot is a bear.
For Dementia Prevention, Sleep Quality in Midlife Matters More
Quality of sleep, not quantity, may play a part in the development of dementia decades before symptoms start.
Cancer Researcher Thomas Martin Receives $4.6 million CIRM Grant
UC San Francisco’s Thomas G. Martin, MD, a leading expert in blood cancers, has received a grant of nearly $4.6 million from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to produce a CAR T
Study Finds Paxlovid Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Long COVID
A team of researchers from UC San Francisco has found that Paxlovid did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection.
Prominent Surgeon and Researcher Picked to Lead UCSF Orthopaedics
C. Benjamin Ma, MD, a highly regarded orthopaedic surgeon and advanced imaging researcher, has been appointed as chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Ma will assume his new role on Jan
COVID-19 Variant JN.1 is on the Rise. Here’s What to Know.
The new JN.1 COVID-19 variant is now estimated to make up about 20% of cases in the United States. Three UCSF experts offer advice on vaccines, masking, and other ways to protect yourself.
Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest
This award-winning podcast series draws on the personal stories of more than 200 health care workers to explore how shame manifests in medicine. UCSF hospitalist and resident alum Emily Silverman, MD – who calls shame “the elephant in the room” – hosts the series, which is a collaboration between her Nocturnists podcast and the University of Exeter’s Shame in Medicine project.
Meet UCSF’s Black Student Change-Makers
“You are here because you are a genius in every right,” says Sydney Williams in this video about the graduate student organization BE-STEM (Black Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and the exceptional leadership of Williams, Jaysón Davidson, and Christina Stephens. Find it on UCSF’s YouTube channel.
North Woods
The Washington Post calls this novel “a time-spanning, genre-blurring work of storytelling magic.” Written by Daniel Mason, MD ’04, it’s the tale of a house in the New England woods, told through the lives of its inhabitants across the centuries.
Amber Bell, MS ’19, CNM: Returning an Age-Old Vocation to its Roots
Amber Bell, MS ’19, CNM, is helping UCSF “do the hard work of re-diversifying the midwifery profession.”
The Light and Shadow of Life
The saying “Todo tiene solución, menos la muerte” (“Everything has a solution, except death”) was instilled in every fiber of my being by my courageous parents.
