2019’s Highlights from Across UCSF
From international awards for high-caliber research to groundswell movements for social change, this past year was an eventful one for the UCSF community.
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UCSF’s 11 Most Popular Health and Science Stories of 2019
Browse the stories that most engaged our readers in 2019.
Problem Drinkers Have Higher ‘Benzo’ Use, UCSF-Kaiser Permanente Study Shows
Problem drinkers are more likely than teetotalers and moderate drinkers to take benzodiazepines. When taken by heavier drinkers, benzodiazepines may heighten the risk for overdoses and accidents as well as exacerbate psychiatric conditions.
Five Years Later, White Coats for Black Lives Die-In Continues to Create Change
Dec. 10 marks the fifth anniversary of the die-in, which sparked a movement of medical students across the country.
2019 Diversity Awards Honor Outstanding Efforts to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The faculty, staff and students were honored by Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, and Vice Chancellor Renee Chapman Navarro, MD, PharmD, during a luncheon on Oct. 24.
UCSF Increases Scholarships, Loans for Its Undocumented Students
With the newly increased scholarships and loans, students, depending on their program of study, can be eligible for approximately $60,000 of financial support per year.
ER Focus on Immediate Medical Issues Can Miss the Bigger Picture
In what is believed to be one of the first analyses of frequent emergency department users to include integrated medical, behavioral and social service data, a new UCSF study comprehensively examined these patients’ use of both medical and nonmedical services.
Rare Mutations Drive Cystic Fibrosis in Caribbean
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is dominated by unusual gene mutations not often observed in previously studied CF populations. Majority of Dominican patients had no detectable mutations at all in the gene that is thought to drive 95 percent of CF cases.
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Puts Latino Patients’ Health at Risk
Anti-immigrant remarks from the White House are taking a substantial toll on Latino patients’ perceptions of their personal safety and are affecting their access to emergency health care.
UCSF Undertakes Comprehensive Review to Raise Bar for LGBTQ Healthcare Nationwide
The work is an important part of the continual process of improvement across the UCSF Health system.
