UCSF Launches First Public Archive of Firearm Industry Records
UCSF is to become of the repository of a new class of industry documents due to a settlement in the state of Minnesota.
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For Early Prostate Cancer ‘Active Surveillance’ Is Now #1 Choice
The number of low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients undergoing active surveillance in place of aggressive treatment has tripled to quadrupled over the last 20 years.
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Building a Culture of Well-Being: UCSF Earns Gold Recognition
UCSF is celebrating continued recognition for its commitment to supporting the health and well-being of its workforce.
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Unexpected Findings Add New Insight on Cannabis and Heart Health
A new trial showed that inhaled cannabis was associated with a statistically significant 9% reduction in ectopic beats, which can sometimes signal a serious heart condition. While this finding wouldn't necessarily influence clinical decisions, it does indicate a need for further study and highlights the complex picture of the effects of cannabis on health.
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Can Uncertainty Scores Help Experts Trust AI Brain Tumor Analysis?
MRIs are among the most accurate imaging tests used to diagnose brain tumors, and MRI-based monitoring of tumors guides critical treatment decisions. The clinical standard for measuring tumors
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How to Prepare Young Athletes for a Safe Return to School Sports
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nirav Pandya provides insight on how to ensure school-age children are prepared to play fall sports, including how to help them prevent early-season injuries.
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Adults Living with HIV Are at High Risk for Diabetes. Here’s Why
UCSF reserachers discover why people with controlled HIV are at much higher risk for diabetes than HIV-negative people.
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COVID Levels Are Rising Fast in the Bay Area as Schools Reopen
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Chugai and UCSF to Collaborate on Drug Discovery Research
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and UC San Francisco have entered into a Master Collaboration Agreement to advance drug discovery research. The multi-year agreement establishes a framework to
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How the Deadly Superbug Infiltrating Hospitals Hides in Your Skin
Teams of researchers at UCSF discover how C. auris, a fungal superbug that can make a difficult hospitalization deadly, stows itself in hair follicles to evade the skin's typical immune defenses.
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Can Mini Organs Help Predict Breast Tumors’ Response to Therapy?
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new method to predict how different types of breast cancer will respond to treatment, using patient data from an innovative clinical trial called I-SPY
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UCSF’s New Bakar Research and Academic Building Is Inspired by Fog
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UCSF Health Earns 30th Consecutive US News Best Hospitals Honor Roll
UCSF Medical Center ties as No. 1 hospital in California and ranks best in the state for cancer, geriatrics, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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The Surprising Perimenopause Condition That Can Freeze Your Shoulder
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From Hiking to Meditating, This San Francisco Nature Gem is Thriving
UCSF Campus Life Services, in partnership with Golden Gate Bird Alliance, does an annual Bird and Butterfly Survey on Mount Sutro. The most recent survey demonstrates increased species diversity and bird population growth across the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve, bolstering the ecological health of the reserve and the success of UCSF's vegetation management work.
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UCSF Dentists Bring Care to Patients Who Often Feel Invisible
The Citywide Dental Clinic, a monthly free public pop-up dental clinic in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District organized by UCSF’s School of Dentistry, allows UCSF dental students to provide free care to patients under the watchful eye of UCSF dental faculty.
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UCSF Cancer Researcher Awarded Prize for Early Career Scientists
UCSF Health’s Adam Blaisdell, MD, PhD, has been selected as an IGNITE fellow by the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a New York-based nonprofit that funds and promotes cancer immunotherapy research.
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How U.S. HIV Funding Cuts Quickly Affected Care in East Africa
UCSF researchers presented data that found that the U.S. government’s withdrawal of funding for global HIV programs in January 2025 sharply reduced the number of people entering HIV care across East Africa within weeks.
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At This CaFE, Spanish-Speakers Learn Type 1 Diabetes Care
Ten years ago, a small group of UCSF clinicians and community partners set out to address a gap in care they were seeing every day in the clinic: Spanish-speaking families navigating type 1 diabetes (T1D) without the language, cultural context, and support systems they needed. Today, Campamento Familiar en Español (CaFE) celebrates a decade of impact as a one-of-a-kind program transforming diabetes care across California.
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UC Welcomes UCSF’s Jordan Roiland as Student Regent-Designate
On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the University of California Board of Regents appointed Jordan Roiland as the 2027–28 student regent. With his appointment, Roiland becomes the first M.D. student and only the third UC San Francisco student to serve as student regent in the 52-year history of the position.
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It’s Not Just Fat, a Yo-Yo Diet Means Losing Healthy Muscle Too
Analyzing MRI scans, UCSF radiologist Thomas Link showed that people whose weight fluctuates lose not only fat but muscle. Could have implications for people who go on and off GLP-1s.
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UCSF Earns Prestigious Clean California Community Designation
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UCSF Cares for More Kids at New Neuro Unit at Mission Bay Hospital
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco is opening a dedicated 8-bed unit for pediatric neurological care, the first inpatient expansion since the Mission Bay Hospital opened in 2015.
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How to Combat Pain
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Next Gen Pharmacists Hunt for New Breakthrough Drugs with AI
UCSF’s Master of Science program in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Drug Discovery and Development (AICD3) has seen success in setting up learners for sought-after careers in drug discovery, drug development, bioinformatics, and pharmacovigilance. One alum has even translated his capstone project into a job at Genentech.
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Toxic Red Tides Are Becoming More Frequent. Scientists Think One Chemical Could Save Lives.
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“Ribbit” — Do Frogs Have First Antidote to Deadly Red Tide Toxin?
Saxitoxin, a neurotoxin released in algal blooms, has killed many people on the West Coast who've gathered shellfish that were exposed to it. The poison has also been developed as a chemical weapon. There is no antidote, yet — but it does exist.
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UCSF Health, Kleiner Perkins, and Doerr Capital Launch a New Model for Building Healthcare AI
San Francisco, CA (July 15, 2026) – Today, UCSF Health, Kleiner Perkins and Doerr Capital announced UCSF Health Converge, a new health AI accelerator that brings select companies together with
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UCSF Health Partners to Launch New Model to Build Healthcare AI
UCSF Health, Kleiner Perkins, and Doerr Capital launched UCSF Health Converge, a healthcare AI accelerator that helps startups build, test, and scale AI solutions for patient care in real-world clinical settings.
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Health Officials Look Into Cyclosporiasis Outbreak as Cases Increase Nationwide