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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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Bibbins-Domingo, Jones Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Kirsten B. Bibbins-Domingo and Camara Phyllis Jones join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ class of 2022.
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Opioid Industry Archive Releases 1.4M Documents from Leading Opioid Maker Implicated in Drug Crisis
UCSF and Johns Hopkins University announced the addition of 1.4 million documents to their Opioid Industry Documents Archive from Mallinckrodt, a leading generic opioid manufacturer now in bankruptcy.
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Death on the Streets
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Some Majority Black and Latino Bay Area Neighborhoods Have More Lead Contamination Than Flint, Michigan
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Global Strategy on Schistosomiasis Gets a Reboot, Based on Research by UCSF Physician
In medical school, Nathan Lo thought we could do more to help the 750 million people around the world with or at risk of getting schistosomiasis. This week, he helped World Health Organization rewrite guidelines to treat everyone in affected communities.
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California Prepares for Potentially Massive Surge in Out-of-State Abortion Patients
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California May Be the Nation’s Primary Provider for Safe Abortions
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UCSF Rises in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2022
UCSF’s research has been ranked among the top in the world, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities 2022 rankings.
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Gig Workers’ Health Studied by New California Labor Laboratory
The California Labor Laboratory, a new initiative from UCSF, UC Berkeley, and the California Department of Public Health, will address the health of California workers in both traditional jobs and other employment arrangements, including gig workers.
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Social Scientists File Brief Urging US Supreme Court to Find Mississippi Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
An amicus brief led by experts at UCSF and the University of Texas urges the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Mississippi’s ban on abortions past 15 weeks.
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California Faces Short-Term Nursing Shortage from COVID-19 Retirements
California will face a significant shortfall of registered nurses over the next five years due to long-term trends that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
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How Dangerous Is the Delta Variant? Here’s What the Science Says
We spoke to UCSF virologist Nadia Roan, PhD, about the latest developments in our knowledge of the Delta variant, including how the new variant spreads so efficiently, whether it causes more serious illness, and why she thinks vaccines will hold the line.
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UCSF Medical Center Ranks 1st Nationwide in Neuro, Among Top 10 Hospitals for 2021-22
UCSF Medical Center has been recognized as the nation’s best hospital for neurology and neurosurgery, and among the country’s premier medical centers overall, in the 2021-22 Best Hospitals survey by U.S. News & World Report.
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Is It Over? How California Will Know When the Pandemic Ends
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Norway’s Humane Approach to Prisons Can Work Here Too
Norway strives to rehabilitate instead of punish. UCSF’s Amend program is showing that this model can help solve the public health crisis plaguing the American correctional system.
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40 Years of AIDS in SF
In 1981, a mysterious illness began overwhelming the San Francisco community. Since those early days of the epidemic, UCSF has steadfastly been at the forefront of patient care, research and community partnerships in the battle against HIV and AIDS.
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CDC’s Mask Guidance May Come as a ‘Psychological Shock.’ But Here’s the Data Behind It
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Experts Grade California’s Vaccine Rollout
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Experts Discuss Mapping a Post-Pandemic World
In the third installment of UCSF’s three-part series, “COVID-19: The Path Forward,” a panel of health and policy experts met March 23 to examine COVID-19's impact on our society and look ahead to how we rebuild and prepare for future pandemics.
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UCSF and Johns Hopkins University Launch Digital Trove of Opioid Industry Documents
UC San Francisco and Johns Hopkins University today announced the launch of the Opioid Industry Documents Archive, a digital repository of publicly disclosed documents from recent judgments, settlements, and ongoing lawsuits concerning the opioid crisis.
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Trump’s ‘Chinese Virus’ Tweet Linked to Rise of Anti-Asian Hashtags on Twitter
In the week after former President Donald J. Trump tweeted about “the Chinese virus,” the number of coronavirus-related tweets with anti-Asian hashtags rose precipitously, a new study from UCSF has found.
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CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather With Each Other Without Masks
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Inside a Long, Messy Year of Reopening Schools
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Child Abuse Surges in Times of Crisis – The Pandemic May Be Different
Further studies may reveal different patterns, including the possibility that evidence of abuse may not be apparent for months to follow, or failure by clinicians to identify abuse.
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Event Celebrates the Life of Former Chancellor Philip R. Lee
Friends, family members and former colleagues, including former President Bill Clinton celebrated the life of former UC San Francisco Chancellor Phillip R. Lee in a virtual event.
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Health Expert Proposes Distributing Vaccine by Lottery
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E-Cigarettes, as Consumer Products, Do Not Help People Quit Smoking, Study Finds
A team led by UCSF’s Richard Wang, surveyed the scientific community’s understanding of e-cigarettes and found that, in the form of mass-marketed consumer products, they do not lead smokers to quit.
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Should a ‘Vaccine Passport’ Be Required? Experts Weigh in on Future of Eating Out, Boarding Flights, and More