University of California San Francisco
<p>With low patient mortality, Uruguay’s liver transplantation program is now considered a model throughout Latin America, thanks in part to the UCSF team that shared its expertise in the small South American country since 2007. </p>
<p>One year ago today, (March 23) President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, setting in motion a series of reforms that over the course of four years will grant 32 million more Americans insurance coverage.</p>
<p>Cancer research pioneer Frank McCormick has been elected the new president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the world’s oldest and largest scientific organization focused on preventing and curing cancer. </p>
<p>Members of the UCSF community and the community at large are invited to a public hearing on April 4 as part of the UCSF Police Department's reaccreditation process with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.</p>
<p>The University of California is suspending all non-essential travel to Japan by faculty, staff, and students, as recommended by the US Department of State.</p>
<p>In a live-saving pilot program that may soon become routine in California, SCID, a deadly immune disorder, is being detected at birth, thanks to a screening method developed by UCSF pediatrician Jennifer Puck.</p>
The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Enloe Medical Center in Chico have joined forces, forming an affiliation of cancer programs to enhance patient care and improve access to top level medical experts.
Keith Yamamoto, a long-time leader of the medical school's research enterprise and a key player in shaping national science policy, has been named vice chancellor for research at UCSF.
<p>A UCSF epidemiologist who has for many years studied cancer and thyroid disease in people who were exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl disaster says it's too soon to gauge the health impacts of radiation from the Japanese nuclear reactors. </p>
<p>Teen patients at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital inspired the “100 Journals project,” a theatrical performance by students from San Francisco’s Galileo High School’s drama department.</p>
<p>Employees are invited to come and share their concerns, frustrations and hopes for the future of UCSF at upcoming forums as the University implements changes as part of the ongoing initiative knows as Operational Excellence.</p>
<p>The UCSF School of Pharmacy-administered California Poison Control System and state health officials are urging calm along the West Coast in response to Japan’s nuclear crisis and telling people not to take iodide medication.</p>
<p>The University of California Regents heard this week that the 10-campus system expects to have a budget shortfall in fiscal 2011-2012 of nearly $900 million. </p>