Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
Eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts and olive oil could significantly reduce the chances of prostate cancer progression.
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFEating more fruits, vegetables, nuts and olive oil could significantly reduce the chances of prostate cancer progression.
Pediatric cases of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have spiked in the last decade, especially amongst Latino children. Food insecurity might be the reason why.
The UCSF Department of General Internal Medicine’s food pharmacy gives out bags of fresh produce and a protein item twice a month and offers a cooking class and hot meals once a month for patients who experience food insecurity.
A previously unknown signaling cycle stemming from our sense of taste helps suppress our appetites.
A small device placed behind the ear targets the nervous system to help reduce pain and provide relief for kids with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Babies who experience malnutrition may also experience worse cognitive development and have higher chances of death.
Three injectable medications, Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro, are often taken as weight management drugs. UCSF health experts weigh in on the benefits and risks of taking the medications for obesity.
Three hundred families use UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland's Food Farmacy program, which offers fresh food at two food distributions twice a month.
UCSF primary care physician and researcher Alka M. Kanaya, MD, is being recognized with the 2023 Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).