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Since 1975, and for the 50 years since, the UCSF Fresno campus has established deep ties to the Central Valley, and greatly expanded access to critical healthcare in the area.
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How HIV Changed Medicine Forever
The quest to defeat HIV/AIDS didn’t just turn a deadly virus into a manageable condition. It transformed science and health care.
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New Program Trains Data Scientists Who are Transforming Medicine
The UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health (CPH) welcomes its second cohort of PhD students this fall. Students train concurrently in computer science and clinical or public health practice, uniting disciplines that are usually studied in isolation.
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Study Establishes First Causal Link Between Anti-trans Laws and Suicide Attempts
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Why Breathing Reduces Anxiety and Boosts Our Mood
A talk on how breathing affects our mood took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam event, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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This Global Health Initiative Improves Patient Care in 13 Countries
Since 2020, the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia has used research, education and advocacy to improve access to safe surgical, anesthetic and perioperative care in underserved areas of the U.S. and globally, as well as build a pipeline of care providers from diverse backgrounds.
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Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Could Compound the Problem
A Q&A with Margot Kushel, director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that opens the door for cities and counties, including in California, to begin clearing homeless encampments and imposing penalties for violations.
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UCSF Health and AG Announce Agreement on Saint Francis, St. Mary’s
UCSF Health, in collaboration with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, announced a cooperative settlement agreement that preserves vital health services and promotes health equity in San Francisco amidst UCSF Health’s acquisition of Dignity Health’s San Francisco hospitals, including Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) and St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC).
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It’s Not Naïve, Treating Youth Violence as a Disease Gets Results
The Wraparound Project works to reduce youth violence in San Francisco schools. It provides mentorship and links clients to essential risk-reduction resources.
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Adults Care About Gender Politics Way More Than Kids, Doctor Says. So Why Is It Such a Big Deal?
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How Anti-Asian Hate is Worsening Older San Franciscans’ Health
Anti-Asian hate may be fueling isolation and poorer health among elderly San Francisco residents.
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UCSF Health Starts Construction on Massive Parnassus Campus Hospital
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How UCSF Health CEO Suresh Gunasekaran Is Making San Francisco’s Largest Health Care System Even Bigger
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Passionate UCSF Medical Resident Has ‘Whirlwind’ First Day
Join Kelechi Okpara as she navigates through her whirlwind first day as a new medical resident at the UCSF Parnassus campus.
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A Prescription for Loneliness
What a tiny grassroots program in the Tenderloin is teaching doctors about healing through human connection.
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How a UCSF Scientist Balances Elite Trail Running, Cancer Research
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.
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Zuckerberg Hospital to Boost Mental Health Services for Kids
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.
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Brains and Braggadocio
As part of its miniseries on Black excellence in STEM, Carry the One Radio interviewed UCSF’s Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, PharmD, PhD. The assistant professor of clinical pharmacy shares how he’s improving cardiovascular care for everyone and how he inspires confidence in himself and his students. Find it on your favorite podcast forum.
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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.
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How Citywide’s ‘Magic’ Supports Clients with Serious Mental Illness
In partnership with UCSF, Citywide Case Management supports vulnerable residents with mental illness in San Francisco, providing integrated care and essential services to transform lives and create paths to recovery.
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UCSF Global Health Leader Jaime Sepúlveda Prepares to Step Down
After more than a decade, Jaime Sepúlveda will step down from his role as executive director of UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences in August 2023.
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Five Questions for Diane Havlir
Diane Havlir, MD, UCSF’s Weiss Professor, an AIDS pioneer, and an infectious disease leader, is partnering with the local Latinx community to protect vulnerable San Franciscans from COVID-19 and other diseases.
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Unique UCSF-city Internship Program Offers Paid Prep for Mental Health Careers
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He Was Days From Death. His Quest to Kick Fentanyl Is a Harrowing Lesson for S.F.
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‘This Is What Equity Looks Like’: Roving Teams Deliver COVID Vaccines Around the Tenderloin
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Using Antibiotics To Prevent STIs Found Effective in Early S.F. Study Results
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Doxycycline After Unprotected Sex Significantly Reduced STIs
A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections – gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis – were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial.
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Talk on the Secrets of Fruit-Eating Mammals Wins 2022 UCSF Grad Slam
Wei Gordon was among nine finalists in the sixth annual UCSF Grad Slam, held March 31 – after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic – competing to inform and entertain with three-minute talks based on their own research.
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Gender-affirming Care, a ‘Crucial’ Process for Thousands of Young People in America
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S.F. Homeless Deaths More Than Doubled During the Pandemic’s First Year – But Not Because of COVID