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Li Ka Shing Gift Supports UCSF Quest for Precision Medicine
The Li Ka Shing Foundation has pledged $2 million to support UCSF’s efforts to advance precision medicine, an emerging field aimed at revolutionizing medical research and patient care.
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Influence of Unconscious Bias Focus of Diversity Discussion
<p>The UCSF community is invited to join a discussion on "The Influence of Unconscious Bias" on Tuesday in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.</p>
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Artificial Kidney Holds Promise for Vast Majority on Dialysis
<p>A UCSF-led effort to create an implantable artificial kidney for dialysis patients is now featured in a video as part of the University of California's Onward California campaign.</p>
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UCSF Award Program Guides Promising Early-Stage Research Toward Patient Benefit
<p>An innovative project to develop a potential therapy to treat a wide range of cancers has won a major UC San Francisco award that aims to drive promising early-stage research through the complex process of translating ideas into patient benefit.</p>
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UCSF Appoints New Dean of Nation's Top Pharmacy School
<p>UCSF has named a highly accomplished pharmacist and clinical scientist, B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, a 34-year member of the UCSF faculty, to lead the nation’s premier School of Pharmacy.</p>
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Charges For Emergency Room Visits Often Based on Incorrect Assumptions
A new UCSF study shows that criteria used to determine the appropriateness of an emergency room visit and to deny payment is inherently flawed.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF to Break Ground on Major New Building
UCSF is breaking ground this Friday on “Mission Hall,” a new building for global health and clinical sciences.
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12-item Index Predicts Odds of Dying
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Brain Mapping Reveals Neurological Basis of Decision-Making in Rats
Scientists at UCSF have discovered how memory recall is linked to decision-making in rats, showing that measurable activity in one part of the brain occurs when rats in a maze are playing out memories that help them decide which way to turn.
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How Ideas To Cut ER Expenses Could Backfire
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Health Policy Gurus Gather: The UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at 40
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A Plan to Chart Heart Risk in 1 Million Adults in Real Time
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Study Supports Less Frequent Mammogram Screening
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Study Uses Mobile Technology to Help Predict and Prevent Heart Disease
<p>A UCSF team has developed an ambitious online cardiovascular study using smartphones, with the goal of enrolling 1 million people from all over the world to improve heart health.</p>
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Emergency Room Symptoms May Not Predict Health Care Needs: Study
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American Cancer Society to Honor Breast Cancer Specialist Laura Esserman
<p>The American Cancer Society will pay tribute to Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, a nationally and internationally known leader in the field of breast cancer care and research, on March 19.</p>
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Biennial Mammograms Best After 50, Even For Women with Dense Breasts
Screening for breast cancer every two years appears just as beneficial as yearly mammograms for women ages 50 to 74, with significantly fewer “false positives” – even for women whose breasts are dense or who use hormone therapy for menopause.
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A New Approach to Hip Surgery
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17,616 Men Went to the ER for Zipper-Related Penis Injuries Between 2002 and 2010
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UCSF Study Has New Guidelines for Women and Mammograms
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Guidelines Urge Case-by-Case Handling of Concussions
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Top 7 Most Painful Conditions
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Mammograms for Women Ages 50 to 74 May Not Be Needed Every Year
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The Hazards of Leaving the Hospital
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Pediatric Diabetes Clinic Marks 2nd Anniversary in New Mission Bay Home
<p>In the two years since the Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes was established through an anonymous, $10 million gift, it has evolved into a state-of-the-art facility with innovative programs and a new home on the Mission Bay campus.</p>
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Precision Medicine: The Revolution in Health Starts May 2013
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State Regulators Pass Emergency Measures to Ensure Autism Coverage
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'Legendary': Gay Culture's Black Influence
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Leigh Morgan Named Associate Chancellor at UCSF
<p>Leigh Morgan, an executive who has worked in both the public and private sectors in a number of leadership roles, has been named associate chancellor at UC San Francisco, reporting directly to Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH.</p>