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3-D Mammography Technique Benefits Some Women, Not All

For many women, breast cancer screening with a three-dimensional imaging technique called digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may not offer advantages over digital mammography, but for some it may reduce the chance of an advanced cancer diagnosis, according to a new JAMA study.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Rank Among the Best for 2022-23

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have been recognized among the nation’s best pediatric medical centers in all 10 specialties assessed in U.S. News & World Report's Best Children’s Hospitals 2022-23, reflecting the caliber of specialty care the hospitals provide.

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The Case of the Curious Clots

A less meticulous physician might have mistaken the man’s complaints for run-of-the-mill vascular disease. Not UCSF resident Ori Lieberman.

Illustration of a doctor looking over a patient in a hospital bed; a scan on a computer screen shows blood clots in the legs.

Hospice Improves Quality of Care in Patients With Dementia

A new study by researchers at UCSF and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that hospice patients with dementia are more likely to receive excellent care and have their anxiety and sadness managed than those not on hospice.

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