• October 4, 2012

UCSF Graduate Wins MacArthur 'Genius Grant' for Work to Fix Errors During Patient Transitions

<p>UCSF graduate Eric Coleman, MPH, MD, is one of 23 recipients of the 2012 MacArthur Foundation fellowships, one of the nation’s highest honors for individuals “selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.”</p>

• October 3, 2012

Sharecase Displays Best of Information Technology at UCSF

<p>From campuswide wireless access to new mobile apps that help physicians and researchers connect with each other, UCSF has made great strides with its information technology in recent years.</p>

• UCSF News
• October 3, 2012

Pediatric Patients Show Off Their Creativity at Art Day

<p>The courtyard of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital was transformed for a red-carpet event last week to show off patient-designed hospital gowns at the Third Annual Art Day.</p>

• UCSF News
• October 2, 2012

Tanning Beds Linked to Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Indoor tanning beds can cause non-melanoma skin cancer — and the risk is greater the earlier one starts tanning, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.

• UCSF News
• October 2, 2012

Implementation Science Q&A With Program Director Ralph Gonzales

<p>Ralph Gonzales, MD, a professor in the UCSF School of Medicine, and director of the Implementation Science program at UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, answers frequenlty asked questions about the growing field of implementation science.</p>

• October 2, 2012

Media Advisory: Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle to Outline Challenges of Affordable Care Act

• UCSF News
• October 2, 2012

Implementation Science Links Research With Real-World Practice to Improve Health

<p>Why do medical research findings often fail to reach the people who could benefit from them most? This and other questions are the focus of Implementation Science, a field of study that addresses the wide-ranging challenges of translating research knowledge into real-life practice.</p>

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• October 2, 2012

Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Improves HIV-Infected Africans' Nutrition

Starting HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy reduces food insecurity and improves physical health, thereby contributing to the disruption of a lethal syndemic, UCSF and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found in a study focused on sub-Saharan Africa.