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The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging, recruited people who were 50 and older and homeless, and followed them for a median of 4.5 years. By interviewing people every six months about their health and housing status, researchers were able to examine how things like regaining housing, using drugs, and having various chronic conditions, such as diabetes, affected their risk of dying.
According to a new UCSF study, screening for depression at the primary care level could dramatically increase the likelihood of treatment for those who are traditionally undertreated — racial and ethnic minority individuals, older adults, those with limited English proficiency and men.
A new national study led by UCSF found that more sophisticated devices that pair with smartphones don’t lead to better blood pressure control than home-use blood pressure cuffs.
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.
The Opioid Industry Documents Archive (OIDA), a project of UCSF, and Johns Hopkins University, today released more than 114,000 documents related to McKinsey & Company's work as a management consulting firm for the opioid industry.
What happens once abortion is illegal in half the country?
About half of young adults had mental health symptoms during the pandemic and more than a third of those were unable to access mental health therapy, a new UC San Francisco study found.
UC San Francisco’s graduate programs received top ratings in this year’s U.S. News rankings of best graduate and professional schools.
For years, physicians have been taught to prescribe different drugs to Black people with high blood pressure. A recent UCSF study calls that into question.
A natural language processing study parses doctor-patient communication at an unprecedented scale and offers new ways to help doctors communicate with their patients.
UCSF experts share their favorite science-based, judgment-free tips.
Helen Diller Family Cancer Research BuildingExperts from UCSF Health will present new research and clinical findings at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the world’s largest and most
For patients who can utilize the technology, particularly for follow-up care after a diagnosis has already been made, the benefits of telehealth are overwhelming.
Palliative care expert Alex Smith, MD, guides the families of COVID patients through the hardest decisions of their lives.
Between shifts at San Francisco’s public hospital, physician and podcast host Emily Silverman, MD, collects audio diaries from health workers across the nation.
