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Alameda County community members have identified mental health issues, systemic inequities, and safety as top health challenges their children face, according to a triennial report by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
Researchers found that as preteens used more social media, their depressive symptoms increased. Yet the reverse wasn’t true — a rise in depressive symptoms didn’t predict a later increase in social media use.
This spring, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Walnut Creek Outpatient Cetner will become one of the only children's hospital on the West Coast to have an intestinal ultrasound (IUS) machine for children with IBD, making for a much better patient experience.
A study established new neighborhood characteristics that lead to higher death rates in children with leukemia that can serve as intervention opportunities.
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco celebrated prom events for their teenage patients with casino activities, photobooths, and raffles.
CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.
Thousands of people at UCSF work with the purpose of offering hope for the future of every child. Gabby, HT and Brooklyn are among the thousands whose lives have been changed by the research that springs from UCSF’s mission.
Is artificial turf increasing your risk of injury? UCSF’s chief of the sports medicine and shoulder service Brian Feeley, MD, talks to us about mounting evidence that it does on the heels of his recent study.
In July 2025, all Benioff Oakland staff will transition to University of California employment, enabling more than 2,800 Oakland employees to participate in UC’s benefits plans and take advantage of resources available to UCSF and UCSF Health employees.
A portal for primary care providers to access mental health consultation for their pediatric patients is expanding statewide. The new expansion will make it available for a far greater number of providers and patients.
High percentages of children under thirteen years old use social media apps that are meant for ages thirteen and over. Experts suggest parents model healthy behaviors to avoid health risks in children.
When she was only 11, Elena Sweet received a life-altering diagnosis: a rare bone cancer. But through sheer resilience, creativity, and deep connections, this remarkable UCSF patient triumphed over adversity.
The new president of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals shares what he's most excited about.
The trending risks you may not know about.
New study finds that, among many factors, speaking Spanish is the most likely to result in lower scores on self-reported ability to navigate digital health tools such as patient portals.
California officials have picked a UC San Francisco-created tool as one that public schools can use to spot early signs of reading problems including dyslexia. State law requires all California
UCSF Medical Center has received the highest possible rating for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report.
Nearly 50 UCSF researchers have been named to Clarivate’s list of most influential scientists for 2024.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology in humans to directly correct the genetic mutation that causes the disease.
Oral health has long been siloed from the rest of a person's health. But increasingly, researchers and clinicians, including those at UCSF, are finding ties between a person's oral health and their overall health.
A few doses of caffeine during the perinatal period may help prevent cerebral palsy and related neurodevelopmental disorders that are rooted in lack of oxygen to the brain near the time of birth, a new UC San Francisco study found.
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1, also known as Hurler syndrome, is a rare but life-threatening genetic condition. Babies born with this inherited disorder do not produce an enzyme needed to break down
UCSF hosted NASA astronauts and scientists in a daylong, invitational scientific roundtable in conjunction with the White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative. Astronauts also visited pediatric patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, and greeted event attendees.
