Follow-Up Prevents Repeat Emergency Department Visits for Kids with Asthma
Follow-up care after an asthma-related visit to the emergency department may help prevent future emergency visits for children, a new study led by UCSF researchers found.
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Doctors Often Turn To Google Translate to Talk to Patients. They Want a Better Option
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Tubal Ligation No Better Than IUD at Preventing Pregnancy
When women's health researchers analyzed Medi-Cal data to see how two long-term contraceptives performed in the real world, they were surprised to find IUDs work at least as well as tubal ligation, while causing fewer side effects.
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Race-Based Prescribing for Black People with High Blood Pressure Shows No Benefit
For years, physicians have been taught to prescribe different drugs to Black people with high blood pressure. A recent UCSF study calls that into question.
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International Breast Cancer Conference Features UCSF Health Experts
Helen Diller Family Cancer Research BuildingExperts from UCSF Health will present new research and clinical findings at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the world’s largest and most
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Sunshine May Shield Children, Young Adults from Multiple Sclerosis
Spending time under the sun may raise the risk for skin cancer, but a new study led by UCSF and the Australian National University shows that for children and young adults, sun exposure may protect against multiple sclerosis.
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New Technology Allows Loved Ones to Monitor the Elderly; But at What Cost?
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Solo Seniors with Social Support Are Less Likely to Need Nursing Home Care
A new UCSF study shows maintaining ties with friends and family reduces seniors’ risk of moving into a nursing home. Elders with someone to count on are more likely to remain in their homes in a health crisis.
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For Newborns with Fever, New Guideline Offers Clarity to Pediatricians, Parents
A new guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers dome clarity around diagnosing and treating newborns with a fever.
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New Intervention to Help Children With Trauma Will Treat the Whole Family
Experts now believe it’s most effective to treat the whole family when traumas occur. UCSF researchers plan to develop a “Whole Family Wellness” intervention that integrates resources from Medi-Cal clinics with outside agencies and test it over a three-year period.
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Doctors: Federal Family Separation Policy Amounts to ‘Torture’
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Bay Area doctors target health consequences of childhood trauma
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The severe health effects of family separations at the US-Mexico border
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Mothers, Babies Overlooked in the Drug Crisis
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UCSF leads national research on ‘deprescribing’ patients taking too many meds
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California Selects UCSF Trauma Screening Tool for Statewide Initiative to Combat Adverse Childhood Experiences
The California Department of Health Care Services has approved the use of a screening tool for Medi-Cal patients that helps pediatricians identify Adverse Childhood Experiences that can lead to increased health risks in patients. It is the only tool of its kind to qualify for pediatric Medi-Cal payments.
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Many Patients with Anorexia Nervosa Get Better, But Complete Recovery Elusive to Most
Three in four patients with anorexia nervosa make a partial recovery. But just 21 percent make a full recovery, a milestone that is most likely to signal permanent remission.
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Phone support tied to better outcomes for dementia patients, caregivers
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Monthly Phone Check-In May Mean Less Depression for Families of Patients with Dementia
A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home.
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Dark Skin No Protection Against Sun's Harmful Rays
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Offspring of Pregnant Women Exposed to High Level of Pollutants May Have Lower IQs
A new study has found that pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollutants had children with lower IQs.
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More Years of Childhood Education May Reduce Adult Heart Disease Risk
State policies requiring children to attend additional years of school may result in a reduced risk for heart disease and improvements in several cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood.
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1 in 5 Young Men Engage in ‘Disordered Eating’ That’s Often Unnoticed
Adolescents who see themselves as puny and who exercise to gain weight may be at risk of so-called muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors.
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Gold Standard Asthma Treatment May Not Be Effective for Most Patients with Mild Asthma
A routinely prescribed asthma-controller medication may not work any better than placebo for more than half of all patients who use it.
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Many Nurse Practitioners Cannot Provide Medications to Treat Opioid Addiction
At least six states with high opioid abuse rates also have strong work restrictions that hinder nurse practitioners in prescribing medication that can help treat the problem.
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Soft Drink Companies Copy Tobacco Playbook to Lure Young Users
Tobacco conglomerates that used colors, flavors and marketing techniques to entice children as future smokers transferred these same strategies to sweetened beverages when they bought food and drinks companies.
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UCSF School of Medicine Ranks in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools’ Top Five for Ten Years Running
UCSF was the only medical school to be ranked in the top five in the nation in both research and primary care, the categories the magazine uses to assess medical education.
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UCSF Fellow Tackles an Urgent Threat to Women's Health in Kenya
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, is committed to tackling the public health effects of gender inequality and helping to improve cervical cancer screening in Kenya.
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Nurse Practitioners Can Help Close California’s Primary Care Gap, But It Won’t Be Easy
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From Technology to Home Care, Researchers Plan for "Silver Tsunami"
Faculty from UCSF School of Nursing are leading research projects that examine the shortage of long-term care workers and other senior care issues.
