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Media Advisory: UCSF Health Reform Experts Available for Media Comment
Friday, March 23, marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which set in motion a series of reforms that will roll out over the course of four years and grant 32 million more Americans insurance coverage. Next week the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear three days of arguments related to the legal challenges to the health care reform law.
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Radiation Risks from Fukushima Are Likely to Be Less than for Chernobyl
<p>Radiation exposures to the people in Japan from meltdowns at three Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant reactors in the wake of last year’s devastating earthquake and 45-foot tsunami have been less than what people were exposed to in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster a quarter century ago, according to two experts who spoke at UCSF.</p>
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As Industry Funding for Medical Education Fades, New Opportunities for Improvements Arise, Say Physicians
Public scrutiny and the threat of government regulation are leading to a decline in industry-sponsored funding of accredited continuing medical education (CME) for physicians, and this decline represents an opportunity to make CME more relevant, cost-effective and less open to bias, physicians say.
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UC to Verify Family Member Eligibility for Health Coverage
<p>The University of California is requiring that all faculty, staff and retirees who have one or more family members enrolled for coverage to provide documentation verifying their family members’ eligibility.</p>
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Alzheimer's Disease Spreads Through Linked Nerve Cells, Brain Imaging Studies Suggest
A new study raises hopes that physicians may be able to use MRI to predict the course of dementias and that researchers may use these predicted outcomes to determine whether a new treatment is working.
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Brain Scans Suggest How Alzheimer's Spreads
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Developmental Disabilities 101: UCSF's 11th Annual Medical Update
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UCSF Medical Center Volunteer Marks 47 Years of Service to Patients
<p>Nearly 93, Emma Kahn recently marked her 47th anniversary serving as a volunteer at UCSF Medical Center, where she has logged more than 7,600 hours helping patients.</p>
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Physician Misconduct Showing Up on the Internet: Survey
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Teens Don't Need Prescription for Plan B: Study
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Trauma Fuels HIV Epidemic Among Women
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Rugby Player Doesn't Let Paralysis Slow Her Down
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No Evidence that Higher Regional Health Care Costs Indicate Inappropriate Care, Study Shows
Evidence does not support the widely held belief that regions of the United States that spend more on health care and have higher rates of health care use deliver more unnecessary care to patients, or that low-cost areas deliver higher quality and more efficient care, according to a new study.
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Lloyd M. Kozloff, Pioneer of Molecular Biology, Dies
<p>Lloyd Kozloff, an influential microbiologist and dean emeritus of the UCSF Graduate Division, died of heart failure on March 10, 2012, at his sea-side home in Fort Bragg, California. He was 88.</p>
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Medical Innovations Can Come at a Cost
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National Health Policy Expert to Talk Politics of Universal Health Care
<p>Stuart H. Altman, PhD, professor of national health policy at Brandeis University, will talk about "Power, Politics and Universal Health Care," at a seminar at UCSF on March 22.</p>
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More Suicide During Economic Low Point
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Cancer Screening Stories Need to Report On the Uncertainties
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Sex-Deprived Male Fruit Flies Drink More
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Staying Strong and Healthy
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Dr. Kristine Yaffe on the Latest Dementia Research
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Sexually Frustrated Flies Are Driven to Drink
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Eye And Brain Health Linked: Retinopathy Associated With Memory, Thinking Problems
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Art at UCSF Mission Bay Is Featured as the Third Episode on UCTV Prime
Art at UCSF Mission Bay is featured as the third episode on UCTV Prime, a new YouTube original channel from the University of California. The series, “Naked Art,” began with a tour of the public art collection at UC San Diego and continued with a piece about UCLA’s Murphy Sculpture Garden.
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Some Jilted Lovers Drink More: UCSF
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QB3, Pfizer Expand Support for Translational Research
The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) has renewed and expanded a three-year agreement with Pfizer Inc. to collaborate on research projects at the University of California with the potential to transform world-class science into better medicine.
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Robotic Pharmacy Delivers Right Meds to UCSF Patients
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UCSF Police Report Strong Arm Robbery at Mission Bay
<p>A UCSF patient was robbed of her cell phone at the UCSF bus stop on 4th Street adjacent to the Koret Quad on March 16 at about 1:30 p.m., according to UCSF Police. I</p>
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Pfizer Agrees to New Deal with QB3