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COVID-19 Study Finds Increase of Coronavirus Variants in San Francisco’s Mission District
New results from an ongoing collaborative effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 shows that the prevalence of a coronavirus lineage, characterized by the L452R substitution and two other mutations in the virus’s spike protein, has significantly increased in recent months.
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Probiotics: Health Hack or Hype?
We turned to UCSF scientists to better understand probiotics and the human microbiome they aim to influence.
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COVID Long-Haulers Find Relief Among Fellow Sufferers on Road to Recovery
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Staring Down the Stigma of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Pandemic Brings an Unexpected Twist to Alum’s Protein Discovery
Susan Acton discovered ACE2 while searching for new cardiovascular drugs. Decades later, she was surprised to see it popping up in the news once COVID took hold.
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With COVID Risk Elevated in Bay Area, Should You Upgrade or Double Your Mask?
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How to Prepare for Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
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Can You Hug Your Grandkids After Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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COVID-19 Vaccines Are Likely Safe During Pregnancy. When Will We Know for Sure?
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UCSF Partnership With San Francisco Brings COVID-19 Vaccinations to the Mission District
The vaccination site builds off previous work with Unidos en Salud to bring COVID-19 testing to the Mission District.
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Could this Llama-Inspired Nanobody Help Curtail COVID?
A UCSF team has engineered a tiny antibody capable of neutralizing the coronavirus.
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‘This Is Fantastic’: Mass Vaccination Clinics to Play Key Role in Ending COVID-19 Pandemic
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UCSF Expands Vaccination Effort in Partnership with City of San Francisco
As its supply of COVID-19 vaccines increases, UC San Francisco is expanding its vaccination efforts to those most at risk – the elderly and health care workers in the community
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COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Vs. Fiction: An Expert Weighs in on Common Fears
We posed the most common COVID-19 vaccine quandaries to Bryn Boslett, MD, an infectious disease expert who is leading the vaccination effort at UCSF. She explains why mRNA vaccines won’t affect your DNA, which allergies pose a risk, what 95 percent efficacy really means, and more.
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Study Finds Essential Workers Like Cooks Are More Likely to Die of COVID-19
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Cancer Drug Shows Potent Activity in the Lab Against SARS-CoV-2, Including B.1.1.7 Variant
In two preclinical models of COVID-19, plitidepsin showed a 100-fold reduction in viral replication in the lungs and demonstrated an ability to reduce lung inflammation.
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Severe COVID-19 Disables Disease-Fighting Immune Circuit
Patients with severe COVID-19 produce antibodies that paradoxically shut down their immune system’s virus-fighting response just when they need it most.
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The Inside Story of How the Bay Area Coronavirus Variant Was Discovered
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COVID-19 Predictions for 2021 and Beyond
Few would have predicted last January that a pandemic would upend our daily lives. But one grueling year in, UCSF experts have a clearer view of the path ahead.
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COVID-19 Variant First Found in Other Countries and States Now Seen More Frequently in California
“It’s too soon to know if this variant will spread more rapidly than others," said Erica Pan, MD, MPH, State Epidemiologist for the California Department of Public Health.
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Is the COVID Vaccine Less Effective in Older Adults, and Should I Worry About Which One I Get?
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Virus Versus Virus: ‘ReScan’ Antibody Test is a Powerful New Tool
Scientists at UCSF have developed ReScan, an innovative new serological test that employs a specialized version of the technique known as phage display.
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How Worried Should You Be About the New Coronavirus Variant?
A mutated version of the novel coronavirus has been making the news for being more contagious. We asked UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, how the new variant emerged, whether available vaccines will still work, and what we need to do now.
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UCSF Administers Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine to Frontline Staff
UCSF Medical Center has begun administering second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to frontline employees who are at highest risk of exposure to COVID-19 at work.
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Health Expert Proposes Distributing Vaccine by Lottery
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How Fast Can Scientists Find the New Coronavirus Strains?
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Will Kids Be Safe When They Return to School? Will Everyone Else?
A UCSF pediatrician who is researching methods to control the spread of coronavirus shares why she’s optimistic that schools can reopen safely.
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Why CO2 Monitors and Indoor Ventilation May Be a Key to Curb COVID Spread
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Julius Schachter, Leading Expert on Chlamydia, Dies at 84
