For Checking Blood Pressure at Home, Basic Cuffs Are Just as Good
A new national study led by UCSF found that more sophisticated devices that pair with smartphones don’t lead to better blood pressure control than home-use blood pressure cuffs.
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Give to UCSFA new national study led by UCSF found that more sophisticated devices that pair with smartphones don’t lead to better blood pressure control than home-use blood pressure cuffs.
The repercussions of overturning Roe v. Wade – and the failure of the Supreme Court to provide any guidance on exceptions related to the life and health of the mother – are potentially catastrophic for women who face a life-threating diagnosis of pregnancy associated cancers (PAC).
UCSF, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and San Mateo County Health (SMC Health) are partnering with local community groups to learn about long COVID. Their project, Let’s Figure Out Long COVID – Tell Us Your Story, Bay Area, will call local residents of all ethnicities and backgrounds who previously had COVID.
Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) flag which patients are likely to die and which patients are likely to survive with severe disability, according to a study headed by UCSF, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.
UCSF researchers are part of a $200 million global consortium to develop new diagnostics, therapeutics, containment and control strategies to reduce the suffering from tuberculosis (TB) around the world.
A new UCSF study reports for the first time that significant hearing issues often occur among adult survivors of the most common forms of cancer.
San Francisco’s pandemic policy of offering hotel rooms, meals, and medical services to unhoused populations saw the unintended benefit of dramatically lowering the use of emergency medical services.
Tweens who spend more time on screens have a higher likelihood of developing disruptive behavior disorders, with social media having an especially strong influence, a new UCSF-led study found.
UCSF Medical Center has been ranked among the country’s finest hospitals in adult care by U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Hospitals survey.
Severe restrictions and bans on abortion access may have life-changing and even life-threatening consequences in as many as 28 states for women of childbearing age with conditions like migraine, multiple sclerosis (MS) and epilepsy.
Overcrowding, antiquated buildings, rapidly changing conditions and the need for complex coordination helped drive a dramatic COVID-19 surge in California’s prisons, according to a new report from UCSF and UC Berkeley.
A groundbreaking UCSF study reveals the long-term adverse effects of unwanted pregnancy on people’s lives, pointing to widespread challenges that will result from the US Supreme Court ruling to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
The Opioid Industry Documents Archive (OIDA), a project of UCSF, and Johns Hopkins University, today released more than 114,000 documents related to McKinsey & Company's work as a management consulting firm for the opioid industry.