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Improving predictive models with artificial intelligence may help advance diagnostics for heart disease and limit invasive testing with catheters that can be risky, especially for patients already experiencing heart and stroke issues.
A common mutation can help people infected with the COVID-19 virus avoid developing any symptoms.
A new clinic will match Black babies with Black healthcare providers to improve outcomes for both moms and kids.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s CHAMPS initiative prepares teens of color for health care careers.
In this Q&A, UCSF experts offer tips on how to stay protected during heat waves, and how to be aware of treat heat-related illnesses.
A new Alzheimer’s drug is expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the medication works best mostly for those in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s.
Deaths among older adults with dementia fell starkly in nursing homes and long-term care centers after COVID-19 vaccinations became available, but remained high for those living at home.
A short course of antibiotics, Doxy-PEP, can prevent some STIs after condomless sex.
A rare burst of visual creativity is seen occasionally in patients with frontotemporal dementia. A UCSF-led study offers new insights into how this talent develops as key areas of the brain degenerate.
The UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative & Integrative Medicine treats young patients holistically by combining state-of-the art Western medicine with integrative medicine like acupuncture and hypnosis. The center is expanding with a new clinic in Walnut Creek.
UCSF is helping to create the first large group of Asian American study participants to help improve Alzheimer’s disease care for the Asian community North America.
UCSF oncology scientist Paddy O'Leary won the 112th running of the Dipsea Race, the country's oldest trail race, on June 11. We caught up with him to learn more about his running, work and what drives him.
Janhavi Bonville, UCSF Associate Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, shares her story and experience in working at UCSF with a physical disability and the importance of eliminating stigmas against people with disabilities.
A large, collaborative study on multiple sclerosis (MS) severity found that a single gene variant is predictive of much faster neurodegeneration in MS patients.
UCSF is one of four U.S. hospitals to be verified as part of the ACS Vascular Verification Program.
With the help of a $33.7 million state grant, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and ZSFG plan to introduce new inpatient and outpatient mental health services for San Francisco youth.
What a year to celebrate! The members of the class of 2023 have shown their resilience and dedication to advance health research and patient care in ways we never imagined a few years ago. Truly impressive. We celebrate you all!
In the wake of long wait times and overcrowding in California emergency departments, emergency visits grew by 23% while the number of emergency departemtns and hospital beds declined.