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Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Showcases New Cutting-Edge Facility
<p>More than 100 faculty members, students and staff celebrated the UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science’s new home on the Mission Bay campus on Wednesday as part of an open house to highlight the innovative services available in the cutting-edge facility.</p>
Pain, especially from arthritis, is common in the last two years of life, study finds
In the first study to look at the prevalence of pain experienced among older people during the last two years of life, researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center found that 46 percent of study participants suffered moderate to severe pain during their final four months of life.
High-dose aspirin reduces pain for severe headache and migraine
An inexpensive, hundred-year-old therapy for pain – aspirin – is effective in high doses for the treatment of severe headache and migraine caused by drug withdrawal, according to a new study by researchers with the UCSF Headache Center.
Zen Hospice, UCSF partner on opening of new patient facility
A celebration of the Zen Hospice Project’s Guest House re-opening and new partnership with UCSF Medical Center.
Miaskowski First Nurse Scientist to Receive ACS Clinical Research Professorship
UCSF’s Christine Miaskowski is the first nurse scientist to be named American Cancer Society (ACS) Clinical Research Professor.
Barrows Appointed Director of Clinical Programs at Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Kevin Barrows, MD, has been appointed as director of Clinical Programs for the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
Pain-Sensation Research Leads to 2010 Passano Award for Julius
Noxious and downright painful stimuli are a given in every life, but they also often provide useful warnings to get out of harm’s way.
UCSF Doctors Return from Medical Mission Treating Haitian Earthquake Survivors
A month after the devastating earthquake struck Haiti, UCSF anesthesiologists report that more volunteers are needed to help earthquake survivors.
For the Most Painful Headaches, a Simple, Drug-Free Treatment Usually Works
Treatment of excruciatingly painful cluster headaches with pure oxygen often relieves pain within 15 minutes, according to a study led by a UCSF headache expert.