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Study Shows Surge In Use of CTs In Patients With Minor Injuries
Twice as many patients with non-serious injuries, such as fractures or neck strain, are undergoing CT scans in emergency departments at California hospitals, according to a UCSF-led study, which tracked the use of the imaging from 2005 to 2013.
UCSF Global Food Initiative Fellows Tackle Food Insecurity’s Impact on Infectious Diseases
Three UCSF research fellows are exploring the role food insecurity plays in poor health related to infectious diseases, as part of the University of California Global Food Initiative.
Poor Health: When Poverty Becomes Disease
Living in poverty can have a devastating effect on health. UCSF is actively developing programs and studies to help circumvent the toxic effects of economic disparity.
UCSF, Kaiser Permanente Study Identifies Genetic Susceptibility for Hernia
Researchers at UCSF and Kaiser Permanente have identified variations at four locations in the genome that underlie the risk of inguinal hernia.
When Disaster Strikes
Effective disaster response requires speed, stamina, flexibility and proper training. UCSF personnel are on the front lines both here and abroad in times of emergency, making sure outside aid is both sustainable and beneficial.
Early Study Links Mothers’ Education Level to Telomere Length in Newborns
A small study of new mothers suggests that not having graduated from high school may impact the likelihood of babies being born with shortened telomeres.
How an Approach Called ‘Shock and Kill’ Could Cure HIV
HIV can lurk for a lifetime in the body, so to truly cure patients, scientists are trying to find ways to target these HIV reservoirs in a strategy known as “shock and kill.”
SPARQ Project To Improve Care For Women In India, Kenya
UCSF's Global Health Sciences is launching a new project to improve care for women in India and Kenya, called the Strengthening People-centered Accessibility, Respect, and Quality (SPARQ) project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Swaziland Likely To Be First To Eliminate Malaria In Southern Africa
The Malaria Elimination Group, an independent international advisory group on malaria elimination convened by the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), gathered in the Ezulwini Valley for its tenth meeting to celebrate Swaziland’s achievements. The meeting was opened on November 16, 2015 by Swaziland’s Minister of Health, Honorable Sibongile Ndlela-Simelane.
Pioneering UCSF Clinic Helps Transgender Youth Be Themselves
The UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center is a one-stop, interdisciplinary clinic offering the wide range of services necessary for mental and physical evaluation and care – and if deemed appropriate, a healthy transition – for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
Expensive Drugs That Cure Hepatitis C Are Worth The Cost, Even At Early Stages Of Liver Fibrosis
It is worthwhile to give patients expensive new drugs that can cure their hepatitis C much earlier than some insurers are now willing to pay for them, according to a UCSF study.
UCSF Health Leaders Describe Goals of New Health Care System at Town Hall
At a town hall meeting on Nov. 16, UCSF leaders described the goals of UCSF Health, a new health care system that expands the delivery of care throughout the Bay Area.
Gunshot Survivors in High-Crime Community Face Elevated Risk of Early Death, Study Shows
One in 20 survivors of gunshot violence in an urban area with high crime died within five years, mainly by homicide, according to the results of a study that tracked patients after hospital discharge.