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Marijuana and E-cigs Can Harm the Heart Like Traditional Cigarettes
E-cigarettes and marijuana have similar harmful effects on the heart as tobacco cigarettes, opening the door to abnormal heart rhythms, reports a team of researchers at UCSF.
What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)?
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals experts weigh in on what RSV is and why we’re seeing so many cases.
Model Shows Where Women Lost Access to Abortion After Dobbs
A third of American women of reproductive age now face excessive travel times to obtain an abortion, according to a new geospatial analysis by researchers in San Francisco and Boston that is one of the first to model the effects of the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
UCSF, Institut Pasteur Develop Center on Emerging Infectious Disease
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director of UC San Francisco’s (UCSF) Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and founder of QBI’s Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), has been awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, in a ceremony in Paris.
UCSF’s Nevan Krogan Wins France’s Highest Honor
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and founder of QBI’s Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), has been awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, in a ceremony in Paris.
Machine Learning Enables Diagnosis of Sepsis, the Elusive Global Killer
A new diagnostic method that applies machine learning to advanced genomics data from both microbe and host to identify and predict sepsis cases was developed by researchers at UCSF, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and CZ Biohub.
UCSF Welcomes Ashley Biden
Ashley Biden, MSW, social worker and justice reform advocate, was welcomed to UCSF in October by colleagues and representatives from organizations supporting victims of violent crime.
Non-White Newborns With Cystic Fibrosis More Likely To Be Missed in Screening
Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native newborns.
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine and Opiate Use are Linked to Atrial Fibrillation
A new UCSF study researchers of more than 23 million people concludes that some commonly used and abused drugs pose previously unidentified risks for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially deadly heart-rhythm disorder.
