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UCSF Health Expands Network of Care with 2 Hawaii Hospitals
UCSF Health is expanding its collaboration with two hospitals in Hawaii, Hawai’i Pacific Health and Hilo Medical Center, to support a $150 million gift from Lynne and Marc Benioff that aims to increase access to high-quality medical care for Hawaii residents.
A Prescription for Loneliness
What a tiny grassroots program in the Tenderloin is teaching doctors about healing through human connection.
Food Pharmacy Expanding to All UCSF Primary Care Clinics in San Francisco
The UCSF Department of General Internal Medicine’s food pharmacy gives out bags of fresh produce and a protein item twice a month and offers a cooking class and hot meals once a month for patients who experience food insecurity.
Poor Night’s Sleep Can Trigger Atrial Fibrillation the Next Day
A bad night of sleep was associated with a 15% greater risk of having an atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) episode the following day, along with conditions like blood clots, heart failure, stroke and other heart-related problems.
Are the Newest Weight Loss Drugs Too Good to be True?
Three injectable medications, Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro, are often taken as weight management drugs. UCSF health experts weigh in on the benefits and risks of taking the medications for obesity.
Breast Density and BMI Both Play a Role in Breast Cancer Risk
Laws in many states require notifying women if they have dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer. But density shouldn’t be the only factor in determining whether supplemental screening is
Oakland Initiative Expands Mental Health Care to California Youth
As mental health needs rise in California, the UCSF Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Portal (CAPP) helps educate and train primary care physicians and pediatrics to provide support to patients with psychiatric needs.
Does Your Vaccine Type Matter in the Battle Against COVID?
COVID vaccine efficacy varied by age, BMI, sex, and smoking status, with levels changing over six months in a UCSF-led study. Pfizer and Moderna had higher antibody responses than Johnson & Johnson at one month, but Johnson & Johnson overtook them at six months.
The Case of the Suspicious Swelling
A grandmother showed telltale signs of a common endocrine disorder. But a puzzling lab result put the detective skills of physicians Joan Addington-White, MD, and Rob Weber, MD ’19, PhD ’17, to the test.
Prenatal Wellness Classes Cut Moms’ Depression in Half Up to 8 Years Later
A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later, a new UCSF study finds.
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.
Neighborhood Characteristics Affect How Often a Child Visits Emergency Department
Children living in neighborhoods with greater hardships, such as substandard housing or high pollution, are more likely to use emergency departments, including for complaints that could be managed by their pediatricians, a new study led by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals found.
Pregnant Women Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Dishware, Hair Coloring, Plastics, and Pesticides
Pregnant women in the U.S. are being exposed to chemicals like melamine, cyanuric acid, and aromatic amines that can increase the risk of cancer and harm child development, according to a study from researchers at UCSF and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Older Homeless People Are At Great Risk of Dying
The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging, recruited people who were 50 and older and homeless, and followed them for a median of 4.5 years. By interviewing people every six months about their health and housing status, researchers were able to examine how things like regaining housing, using drugs, and having various chronic conditions, such as diabetes, affected their risk of dying.
