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Heart Attack Death Rates Linked to Ambulance Diversion
Heart attack patients die at a higher rate when their nearest emergency room is so overtaxed that the ambulance transporting them is dispatched to another hospital, according to a new study led by scientists at UCSF.
UCSF Joins Caltech in Creative Problem Solving to Advance Health Care
<p>Experts at UCSF and Caltech are pushing the boundaries of creative problem solving to address important clinical problems with the hope that the talent pool at both institutions, combined with an entrepreneurial spirit, will advance health care innovation.</p>
Pressure to Bear Sons Leads Some Immigrant Indian Women to Sex Selection, Abortion, Study Finds
<p>Cultural pressure to bear male offspring leads some immigrant Indian women in the United States to use reproductive technology to select sons or abort female fetuses, steps that are illegal in India, according to a UCSF study.</p>