UCSF Warms Up for AIDS Walk San Francisco 2015
Teams rally for the annual AIDS Walk event on July 19.
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David Robb: Researching treatment solutions for HIV/AIDS
At the height of the AIDS epidemic, David Robb made a career change from being a film student and San Francisco restaurant employee to working in non-profit and research for HIV/AIDS.
UCSF Moves Forward with Plans for New General Hospital Research Facility
Research is a key component of UCSF's work at San Francisco General Hospital, and a new proposed research facility will support breakthroughs there for decades to come.
Microclinics Help Keep Kenyan HIV Patients in Care
A team led by researchers from UCSF, Organic Health Response and Microclinic International is reporting results of a study that showed significant benefits of microclinics – an innovative intervention that mobilized rural Kenyan HIV patients’ informal social networks to support their staying in care.
Team Proposes New Clinical Model to Improve Primary Care by Addressing Trauma
Recognizing that patients’ experiences of childhood and adult trauma are common and have a direct impact on their health, UCSF clinical researchers and Positive Women’s Network-USA have developed and are reporting a new primary care model.
Biking Across California to Fight HIV/AIDS
A team of UCSF cyclists will join thousands of others this June to participate and raise money for AIDS/LifeCycle—a seven-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
UCSF Physicians, SFGH Nurse Honored by San Francisco General Hospital Foundation
Two longtime UC San Francisco physician-researchers and a SFGH nurse have received the 2015 Heroes & Hearts Award bestowed by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. Diane Havlir, MD, Edgar Pierluissi, MD, and Maya Vasquez, RN, were honored at the Foundation’s annual awards luncheon on Feb. 12 for their “impact on the community through their work at The General.”
Then and Now: How Nurses Shaped Care for HIV/AIDS Patients
Nurses have played a critical role in shaping HIV/AIDS care, from the earliest when the illness was a death sentence to today where it's a manageable chronic condition.
‘Mission in a Minute’ Series Showcases the Best of UCSF
Almost a year ago, we launched a video series called “Mission in a Minute” to showcase the best of the work that is being done at the University. This pioneering group shared passionately about their work at UCSF. Since their videos aired, we have had a constant stream of requests from people who wanted to share their work with the UCSF community and the rest of the world. "Mission in a Minute" returns this fall with a fresh, new look.
UCSF Team Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Agreement with CDC
A UCSF-based team has been awarded a multimillion-dollar, five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct economic modeling of disease prevention in five areas: HIV, hepatitis, STI (sexually transmitted infections), TB (tuberculosis), and school health.
Antiretroviral Therapy Benefits HIV-infected Stimulant Users, UCSF Study Shows
New clinical research from UCSF shows that 341 HIV-infected men who reported using stimulants such as methamphetamine or cocaine derived life-saving benefits from being on antiretroviral therapy that were comparable to those of HIV-infected men who do not use stimulants.
Tseng Receives Funding to Study HIV/AIDS, Sudden Cardiac Death
Zian H. Tseng, MD, MAS, associate professor of medicine in residence in the Cardiology Division and Cardiac Electrophysiology Service at UC San Francisco, received a four-year $2.14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand on his research of people with HIV/AIDS and their increased risk of sudden cardiac death.
UCSF Funded to Provide PrEP Consultations for Clinicians
The UCSF Clinician Consultation Center at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center has been funded to provide a PrEPline, a telephone consultation service that gives expert guidance to healthcare providers across the nation who prescribe antiretroviral medications to prevent HIV.