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Archive: Chancellor, Deans, and Faculty Partner with Student Health and Counseling in ‘Mental Health Matters’
To address mental health stigma and raise awareness of the importance of mental health self-care, UCSF Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) launched the “Mental Health Matters” campaign on Oct. 20. The campaign features posters and social media highlighting the Chancellor and other faculty members answering the question, “How do you take care of your mental health?”
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Archive: ‘Mission in a Minute’ Series Showcases the Best of UCSF
Almost a year ago, we launched a video series called “Mission in a Minute” to showcase the best of the work that is being done at the University. This pioneering group shared passionately about their work at UCSF. Since their videos aired, we have had a constant stream of requests from people who wanted to share their work with the UCSF community and the rest of the world. "Mission in a Minute" returns this fall with a fresh, new look.
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Archive: Hospital Logs Staggering 2.5 Million Alarms in Just a Month
UCSF researchers have, for the first time, comprehensively defined the detailed causes as well as potential solutions for the widespread issue of alarm fatigue in hospitals.
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Archive: UCSF Researchers Identify Key Factor in Transition from Moderate to Problem Drinking
A team of UCSF researchers has found that a tiny segment of genetic material known as a microRNA plays a central role in the transition from moderate drinking to alcohol use disorders.
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Archive: Program to Reduce Hospital Readmissions Doesn’t Have Impact
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that a nurse-led intervention program designed to reduce readmissions among ethnically and linguistically diverse older patients did not improve 30-day hospital readmission rates.
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Archive: UCSF Neuroscientists Score Well in NIH’s First BRAIN Initiative Grants
Five UCSF neuroscientists have received research grants in the highly competitive first wave of National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards to support President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.
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Archive: Acute Psychological Stress Promotes Skin Healing in Mice
Brief, acute psychological stress promoted healing in mouse models of three different types of skin irritations, in a study led by UC San Francisco researchers.
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Archive: Alumni Weekend 2014 Discovery Talks
Watch five esteemed faculty members give TED-like talks, called Discovery Talks, on a specific aspect of their research at UCSF Alumni Weekend 2014.
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You Are What You Eat
UCSF nutrition expert Katie Ferraro, MPH, RD, shares top tips for healthy eating.
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Archive: From Scrubs to a Hard Hat and Back
Lisa Mogannam, a registered nurse in Neurology, was selected to lead a team of her clinical colleagues to ensure that the Mission Bay hospital is patient ready and that the clinicians treating them will have everything in place for the Feb. 1 opening.
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Archive: Untangling Brain Circuits in Mental Illness
Funded through President Obama's Brain Initiative, a UCSF-led team is embarking on a $26 million project to develop a revolutionary and long-lasting treatment for depression, anxiety disorders, addiction and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Archive: New Venture Aims to Understand and Heal Disrupted Brain Circuitry to Treat Mental Illnesses
Scientists and physicians at UCSF are leading a $26 million, multi-institutional research program to better understand and treat a range of common, debilitating psychiatric disorders.
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Archive: Study Identifies Most Common, Costly Reasons for Mental Health Hospitalizations for Kids
Nearly one in 10 children are hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of a mental health condition, according to a new analysis led by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
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Archive: January Issue of Science of Caring Online
The January issue of the UCSF School of Nursing's Science of Caring is now posted online.
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Archive: Nurse-Midwives, Physicians Collaborate for High-Quality Maternity Care
A collaborative model of maternity care between UCSF’s certified nurse-midwives and obstetricians that began at San Francisco General Hospital almost 40 years ago allows each to learn from one another and practice to their unique strengths.
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Archive: UCSF Announces Establishment of UCSF Health Workforce Research Center
UCSF has been awarded one of three Cooperative Agreements from the U.S. Bureau of the Health Professions to establish the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center.
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Archive: Battling Alarm Fatigue: Nursing School Leads Research on Rising Problem in Hospitals
Barbara Drew is leading research to solve the dangerous problem of alarm fatigue, in which clinicians turn down, turn off or tune out the alarms because they're exhausted by their frequency and false readings.
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Archive: UCSF Studying Health of S.F. Seniors in Choirs
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Archive: Bay Area Residents Reflect on March on Washington
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Archive: Bracing for Obamacare: Nurse Practitioners Fill Doc Shortage Gap
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Archive: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Among Leaders in California on Breastfeeding Rates
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has one of the highest rates of "exclusive breastfeeding" – new mothers feeding only breast milk and no formula – in California, according to a new state report.
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Archive: Risky Shortcuts Taken During Baby Deliveries Often Not Addressed
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Archive: Healing Harmonies: Testing the Power of Music to Improve Senior Health
A new UCSF research project is exploring whether singing in a community choir can provide tangible health advantages to older adults.
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Archive: School of Nursing Sends Off New Crop of Graduates
The School of Nursing honored its latest crop of nearly 200 graduates who received their master's and doctoral degrees at a June 14 commencement ceremony.
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Archive: Gay Couples Free to Buy CalPERS Insurance
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Archive: Bike Sharing Can Mean Safer Biking
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Archive: Foundation's Work Ties in with Obamacare Goal
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Archive: Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease
UCSF researchers have found that activity of an enzyme called telomerase is greater, on average, within cells of the immune systems of individuals untreated for major depression.
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Archive: California Weighs Expanded Role For Nurse Practitioners