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Give to UCSFUCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland used innovative 3D imaging during surgery to help correct a scoliosis patient's curved spine.
A new digital headset designed to measure alterations in brain function could change decisions about how quickly an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s craniofacial clinic treats more than 400 children each year for head shape conditions with helmet therapy.
A clinical trial showed that, rather than removing lymph nodes, leaving them intact could help immunotherapy activate tumor-fighting T cells in the lymph nodes.
Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) flag which patients are likely to die and which patients are likely to survive with severe disability, according to a study headed by UCSF, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.
A new UCSF study reports for the first time that significant hearing issues often occur among adult survivors of the most common forms of cancer.
After an age-related spinal injury suddenly worsened, Angie Jacobson could barely stand or walk. She chose to undergo an "awake spine surgery" at UCSF, leaving the hospital less than 24 hours later.
UCSF surgeons have developed a novel technique in for Adam’s apple surgeries that leaves patients without a revealing scar.
In order to validate surgical decisions for gender-affirming facial srugery pursued by transgender individuals, researchers from the UC San Francisco and the University of Calgary set out to quantify the effect of sex on adult facial size and shape through an analysis of three-dimensional (3D) facial surface images.
Concussion may have a long-term impact on cognition, a new UCSF-led study finds. Fourteen percent of patients had "poor cognitive outcome" one year post injury, with car collisions being the leading cause of concussion.
A man was paralyzed from the neck down in a surfing accident. Now he can walk again. Using machine learning, UCSF researchers found that controlling blood pressure during surgery may aid in patient recovery from spinal cord injuries.