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Hospice Improves Quality of Care in Patients With Dementia
A new study by researchers at UCSF and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that hospice patients with dementia are more likely to receive excellent care and have their anxiety and sadness managed than those not on hospice.
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New Biomarker Classifications May Improve Treatment for High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients
UCSF research scientists and statisticians have developed improved biomarker classifications as part of their research results in the I-SPY 2 trial for high-risk breast cancer patients. The new cancer response subtypes reflect responsiveness to drug treatments and are intended to help clinicians be more precise in how they target therapies.
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What to Say if a Kid Asks, “What Does It Feel Like to Die?” and Other Questions About Mass Shootings
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UCSF Cancer Specialists to Present Clinical Findings at Major Conference
The latest advances in cancer care and research will be showcased at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, the world’s largest clinical cancer meeting.
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Overlooked Proteins May Be Key to Better Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
In a new study of Alzheimer’s disease, UCSF reserachers have discovered that a relatively unstudied form of the tau protein associated with neurodegeneration may be a means for better diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
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Prominent Cardiac Surgeons Join UCSF’s Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center
UCSF’s Cardiovascular team welcomes two highly regarded cardiac surgeons to its renowned program. The specialists will join the newly formed Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center (AHF CCC).
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LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Addresses Blind Spots that Turn Patients Away
Addressing the disconnect between health care providers and sexual or gender minority (SGM) communities inspired UCSF researchers to develop the LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Program, open to all UCSF staff, faculty, students, fellows, and residents.
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UCSF Prostate Cancer Specialist Inducted into Annual Class of ‘Giants of Cancer Care’
Eric J. Small, MD, was announced as one of the winners of the 10th annual Giants of Cancer Care® awards. Small is being recognized for his achievements in the clinical practice and research of genitourinary cancers.
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Stad Gift Launches Center for Pediatric Pain and Integrative Medicine
A $3 million gift from Elisa and Marc Stad will launch the Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative & Integrative Medicine at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals – one of the most innovative and comprehensive programs of its kind in the nation.
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Can I Stop Isolating If I’m Still Testing Positive for the Virus?
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How Dangerous Is Mpox? UCSF’s Seth Blumberg Explains
Seth Blumberg, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine, is clinical specialist in infectious disease, including Mpox. He offers insight in the recent outbreak in a Q&A.
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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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In Long COVID, Blood Markers Are Linked to Neuropsychiatric Ills
In a new study of long COVID, UCSF researchers identified biomarkers present at elevated levels that may persist for many months in the blood of study participants who had long COVID with neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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2022 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards Honor Accomplished Alumni and Rising Leaders in Health
The UCSF Alumni Association named seven winners of the 2022 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards, honoring alumni across UCSF’s four schools and the Graduate Division for their extraordinary contributions to clinical practice, research, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, service, mentorship, and early-career success.
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What Is a Medication, or Medical, Abortion? 5 Questions Answered by 3 Doctors
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E-Cigarette Use Costs U.S. $15B Per Year, Reports UCSF in First Study of Its Kind
Use of electronic cigarettes costs the United States $15 billion annually in health care expenditures – more than $2,000 per person a year – according to a study by researchers at the UCSF School of Nursing.
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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.
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Natalia Jura Delivers 2022 Byers Award Lecture on Beating Cancer Through Molecular Photography
Natalia Jura, an associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and an investigator at the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute, is the 27th recipient of the annual Byers Award.
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UCSF’s Plan for New $4.3 Billion S.F. Hospital Takes Huge Step Forward
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UCSF Readying Itself to Tackle Future Pandemics
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UC Regents Approve Plan for New Hospital at Parnassus Heights
UCSF has received approval for plans to build a state-of-the-art hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights to meet the region’s growing demand for specialty care and California’s rigorous hospital seismic requirements.
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‘Nurse Papa’ Switched Careers After Realizing Taking Care of Kids Fed His Soul
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Navigating From the Genome to the Clinic Using ‘Cell Maps’
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director of UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute, examines in detail the effects of a handful of genes that seem to play an outsize role in a wide array of diseases.
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UCSF Awarded $67.5 Million to Develop New Antiviral Therapies
Scientists at UCSF QBI and the QBI Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG) have been awarded $67.5 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to support its mission of pandemic preparedness.
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Why Are Sexually Transmitted Infections Surging?
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2022 Founders Day Awards
Thirteen faculty, staff and students were honored for their public service, excellence in nursing and exceptional service to UC San Francisco at this year’s UCSF Founders Day Awards event.
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What to Do if the Hospital Is Discharging You Too Soon
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How Can I Stop Snoring?