How to Bring Dignity to Disability Care? Put the Person First
Group homes with a designated family doctor are a great solution for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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Targeted Therapy, Treatment Disparity Featured at Cancer Meeting
Leading cancer researchers from UC San Francisco presented talks about advances in targeted therapy, cancer genomics, eliminating treatment disparities and other cancer research topics at this year’s
How Rupa Tuan Turned a Lifetime of Family Lessons into a Teaching Career
This year's Sumner and Hermine Marshall Endowed Last Lecture will be given by Dr. Rupa Lalchandani Tuan. Dr. Tuan will deliver a lecture on the prompt, "If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?”
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Persistent Health Problems
A study reveals the life-altering impact of COVID-19 on individuals who developed severe illness, the majority of whom had to be placed on mechanical ventilators. Two-thirds still had physical, psychiatric, and cognitive problems for up to a year later.
Just Ask: Patients in the ER Are Willing to Get a Flu Shot
Intentional flu vaccine messaging, such as a brief video, flyer, or a scripted provider question, is enough to persuade many who visit emergency departments to receive the vaccination.
The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Mifepristone for Abortion Care
An upcoming Supreme Court ruling could put a stop to telehealth abortion services nationally, and limit access to mifepristone, one of two drugs commonly used in abortion care.
Payam Nahid to Head UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences
Payam Nahid, MD, MPH, a leader in improving tuberculosis care around the world, is the new executive director of UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences.
What’s Behind the Surge of Fatty Liver Disease in Latinx Kids?
Pediatric cases of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have spiked in the last decade, especially amongst Latino children. Food insecurity might be the reason why.
COVID Vaccines Are Safe for Pregnant Women and Babies
A first of its kind study finds that the COVID vaccine is safe to administer during pregnancy, causing no abnormal delays when the infants were tested at 12 months and again at 18 months.
Can AI Help Doctors Find Cancer Faster by Reviewing Records?
Artificial intelligence could potentially help extract liver tumor data at a much faster and accurate rate, setting possibilities for improved liver cancer care.
I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How To Limit Their Dangers
Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, offers insights on what her research on microplastics has led her to change how she and her family eats and what cleaning products she uses.
UCSF Tops Public Universities in NIH Research Funding in 2023
UCSF is a leading recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for research, with a focus on advancing health sciences and medicine.
Bowes Biomedical Investigator Takes Aim at Cracking Cellular Communication Code
Biophysicist Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, is the newly awarded 2024 Bowes Biomedical Investigator. With the award, he hopes to further the intersection of his GPCR research and neuropsychiatric diseases.
