General Exercise as Good as Yoga for Female Urinary Incontinence
A study found that practicing pelvic yoga didn't result in substantially greater improvements in urinary incontinence for aging women compared to other muscle conditioning exercises.
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Child-Parent Therapy Has Biological Benefits for Traumatized Kids
A UCSF-created child-parent therapy for trauma in kids under age 5 was found to slow down biological aging, which is tied to health benefits later in life.
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Study Finds Big Disparities in Stroke Services Across the U.S.
Hospitals in poor communities are significantly less likely to obtain certification for stroke services, which makes them unable to provide urgent, lifesaving treatment.
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Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents Are Soaring Across the U.S.
Electric bikes and scooters have soared in popularity in recent years, but a UCSF study has found that accidents stemming from these "micromobility" vehicles have also soared.
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To Curb Kids’ Use of Screens, Parents May Have To Cut Back on Their Own
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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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Great News, Parents: You Do Have Power Over Your Tweens’ Screen Use
For tweens, restricting screens in bedrooms and at mealtimes and modeling healthy practices at home are parenting practices that work best to curb screen time and addictive screen behavior:
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Gender Affirming Care, Perinatal Innovation at OB/GYN Meeting
Innovations in perinatal care, gender affirming-care and improving pregnancy outcomes for women with fibroids are among the topics UCSF clinicians will discuss at the American College of Obstetricians
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Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
Eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts and olive oil could significantly reduce the chances of prostate cancer progression.
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How to Bring Dignity to Disability Care? Put the Person First
Group homes with a designated family doctor are a great solution for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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How Cindy Chang, MD, Rewrote the History of Sports Medicine
Professor emeritus Cindy Chang, MD, has had an impressive career, from being the first female chief medical officer for the U.S Olympic team, to establishing a sports medicine fellowship at UCSF.
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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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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.
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New Black Baby Equity Clinic Helps Infants and Moms Flourish
A new clinic will match Black babies with Black healthcare providers to improve outcomes for both moms and kids.
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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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Doctors Test Chest Pain Medication to Treat Hot Flashes
UCSF researchers tested nitroglycerin patches, an treatment for chest pain from coronary artery disease, for menopausal hot flashes. Short-term benefits were seen, but not long-term as some side effects occurred.
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How COVID Stay-At-Home Orders Helped Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies
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Breastfeeding Increased by 2 Weeks When Mothers Stayed Home
Breastfeeding duration increased for U.S. women who were able to work from home during COVID, suggesting that a lack of paid family leave policies is a barrier to longer breastfeeding in the US.
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New Pediatric Mental Health Building Expands Care for Kids
With the help of philanthropic support, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland opened a new behavioral health clinic for children.
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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.
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Does Taxing Sugary Drinks Lead to Improved Health During Pregnancy?
Pregnant women have a lower risk of gestational diabetes and unhealthy weight gain in cities that tax sugary drinks, according to a first-of-its-kind study of more than 5 million women by UCSF.
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Is Too Much Screen Time Bad for Kids? It’s Complicated
In a Q&A, UCSF’s Jason Nagata answers questions about the links between screen time and illnesses like OCD for children and teens.
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Research Finds More Negative Effects of Screen Time on Kids, Including Higher Risk of OCD
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Screen Time Linked to OCD in U.S. Preteens
For preteens, the odds of developing OCD over a two-year period increases for every hour they play video games or watch videos.
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Pregnant Moms’ Stress May Accelerate Cell Aging of White, Not Black, Kids
Stress during pregnancy can impact children’s cell aging, and race is an important factor.
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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.
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For Black Patients, Nixing ‘Race Adjustment’ May Improve Kidney Transplant Odds
Using equations to calculate kidney function that do not include race adjustments would result in Black patients gaining time before their kidneys fail.
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New Study Finds ‘Widespread Exposure’ to Cancer-Causing Chemicals During Pregnancy
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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.
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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.
