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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.
Troy Super Sr. became the 3,000th person to receive a liver transplant at UCSF Medical Center on Dec. 13 and was able to be home in time for Christmas.
Inside UCSF takes a quick look at some of the biggest stories of 2013 that highlight the University and the campus community.
Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellman kicked off a special day-long symposium recognizing the winners of the 2014 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences on Dec. 13. It was the centerpiece of a two-day celebration hosted by UCSF.
UCSF has launched a new specialty in Clinical Informatics, addressing the growing need to harness the power of massive quantities of patient data in the era of precision medicine and health care reform.
From marriage proposals to organ transplants, 2013 was a banner year for powerful UCSF visuals both on and off campus. Help us select the best one.
Experts across UCSF weigh in on what some of 2014's top trends are in research and patient care.
UC San Francisco celebrated 10 years at Mission Bay, held a world-class summit on precision medicine, bid its current chancellor farewell. 2013 was a year full of milestones across UCSF. View the
Research led by scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes has identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death of most of the immune system’s CD4 T cells as an HIV infection leads to AIDS. Further, they have identified an existing anti-inflammatory drug that in laboratory tests blocks the death of these cells.
A new study provides further proof that regular use of the the HIV antiretroviral drug Truvada can reduce one’s risk for contracting HIV – without increasing sexual risk behavior.
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann announced to the campus community on Dec. 16 that she will step down from her post to become chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Some of the world's top researchers converged at UCSF as part of a two-day celebration of the 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, nicknamed the "Oscars of Science."
A team led by scientists from UCSF has discovered that recurrent gliomas may have genetic profiles that are markedly different from those of the initial tumors that spawned them.
A new UCSF-led study of nearly 3,000 individuals links obesity to the development of kidney disease.
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, is stepping down from her position as chancellor of UCSF at the end of March, to become the chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Leland Kim, a senior information representative on the news team at University Relations, has been appointed to the new role of associate director of internal communications at UC San Francisco.
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages is likely to decrease consumption, resulting in lower rates of diabetes and heart disease, and these health benefits are expected to be greatest for the low-income, Hispanic and African-American Californians who are at highest risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
Children’s risk for developing allergies and asthma is reduced when they are exposed in early infancy to a dog in the household, and now researchers have discovered a reason why.
The University Community Partnership Council awards three programs for Excellence in Partnerships in this year's ceremony.
UCSF faculty members are collaborating with Birth Justice Project co-founders and a volunteer doula program director at San Francisco General Hospital for a vocational training program.