“Smarter” Breast Cancer Screening Measures Risk Down to Your DNA
The WISDOM 2.0 study aims to transform breast cancer screening by using a personalized approach and will expand to women as young as 30.
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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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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.
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Diana Greene Foster Named to Most Influential Researchers List
Diana Greene Foster of UCSF was named one of the top 10 most influential scientists of 2022 by "Nature" for her study of what happens to women who are denied abortions.
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COVID-19 Vaccines, Prior Infection Reduce Transmission of Omicron
California prisons saw more than 20,000 COVID-19 Omicron cases over a five-month period. However, vaccination and boosting kept hospitalization and death rates low.
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UC Launches Pandemic Recovery and Readiness Research Initiative
The California Collaborative for Pandemic Recovery and Readiness Research (CPR3) at UCSF will investigate the effects of the pandemic on California communities and individuals.
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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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Travel Time to Abortion Facilities Grew Significantly After Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade
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Model Shows Where Women Lost Access to Abortion After Dobbs
A third of American women of reproductive age now face excessive travel times to obtain an abortion, according to a new geospatial analysis by researchers in San Francisco and Boston that is one of the first to model the effects of the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
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UCSF’s Nevan Krogan Wins France’s Highest Honor
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) and founder of QBI’s Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), has been awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, in a ceremony in Paris.
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Uterine Cancer Cases Are Rising. Here’s What to Know.
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Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine and Opiate Use are Linked to Atrial Fibrillation
A new UCSF study researchers of more than 23 million people concludes that some commonly used and abused drugs pose previously unidentified risks for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially deadly heart-rhythm disorder.
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Marijuana Use Linked to Atrial Fibrillation in New UCSF Study
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At Least 66 Clinics in 15 States Have Stopped Providing Abortions Since Dobbs, Analysis Finds
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Just How Bad for Health Is Homelessness? Ucsf Study Finds Dire Outcomes for Oakland’s Older Population
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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.
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When Private Equity Takes Over a Nursing Home
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‘This Is What Equity Looks Like’: Roving Teams Deliver COVID Vaccines Around the Tenderloin
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San Francisco, San Mateo Co. Residents Urged to Share Long COVID Stories
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.
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UCSF Medical Center Ranks Among Nation’s Best for 2022-23
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.
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Women With Neurological Conditions Access to Treatment Could Be Cut Off After Roe v. Wade Decision
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Overcrowding, Old Buildings Fueled COVID Surge in California Prisons
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.
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UCSF Turnaway Study Shows Impact of Abortion Access on Well-Being
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.
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New Documents Show McKinsey’s Role in Opioid Epidemic
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.
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Doctors Say IVF Treatment Process Likely To Get More Complicated, Costly Amid Overturn of Roe
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Preparing for a Post-Roe America
What happens once abortion is illegal in half the country?
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The Most Important Study in the Abortion Debate
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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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Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity
The University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity will officially launch this week with a series of high-level conversations open to the public online.
