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Training the Eye to See Disease On Dark Skin
Most dermatologists aren’t adequately taught to treat patients of color. UCSF’s Jenna Lester wants to fix that.
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Preparing for a Post-Roe America
What happens once abortion is illegal in half the country?
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The Nobel-Winning Discoveries Illuminating How We Sense the World
How David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian found the molecules in our bodies that sense heat, cold, touch, and pain – and transformed sensory neuroscience.
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The Most Important Study in the Abortion Debate
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UCSF to Return to Golden Gate Park to Raise Funds in AIDS Walk San Francisco
After two years of participating in mostly virtual events due to the pandemic, UCSF is rallying its community to come together in Golden Gate Park for AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 17 to raise funds for programs and services that benefit people of the Bay Area.
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Amid Global Shortage, Study Shows How to Cut Contrast Dye Use 83%
As a worldwide shortage of contrast dye for medical imaging continues, a new UCSF research letter in JAMA quantified strategies to safely reduce dye use in computed tomography (CT) by up to 83%. CT is the most common use for the dye.
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Some Patients with Lung Disease Fare Worse Than Others. Could Sleep Explain It?
A study led by UCSF researchers shows that insufficient or interrupted sleep may have more of an impact than smoking history in patients with a progressive lung disease.
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Monkeypox Symptoms and Rash: What To Look Out for as Cases Crop Up Around World
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‘80 Over 80’ Is New Project by UCSF Doctor Who Wants People To Celebrate Getting Older
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How Adoption Agencies Are Responding To Potential Overturning of Roe v. Wade
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Hospice Improves Quality of Care in Patients With Dementia
A new study by researchers at UCSF and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that hospice patients with dementia are more likely to receive excellent care and have their anxiety and sadness managed than those not on hospice.
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New Biomarker Classifications May Improve Treatment for High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients
UCSF research scientists and statisticians have developed improved biomarker classifications as part of their research results in the I-SPY 2 trial for high-risk breast cancer patients. The new cancer response subtypes reflect responsiveness to drug treatments and are intended to help clinicians be more precise in how they target therapies.
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What to Say if a Kid Asks, “What Does It Feel Like to Die?” and Other Questions About Mass Shootings
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UCSF Cancer Specialists to Present Clinical Findings at Major Conference
The latest advances in cancer care and research will be showcased at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, the world’s largest clinical cancer meeting.
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Overlooked Proteins May Be Key to Better Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
In a new study of Alzheimer’s disease, UCSF reserachers have discovered that a relatively unstudied form of the tau protein associated with neurodegeneration may be a means for better diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
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Prominent Cardiac Surgeons Join UCSF’s Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center
UCSF’s Cardiovascular team welcomes two highly regarded cardiac surgeons to its renowned program. The specialists will join the newly formed Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center (AHF CCC).
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LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Addresses Blind Spots that Turn Patients Away
Addressing the disconnect between health care providers and sexual or gender minority (SGM) communities inspired UCSF researchers to develop the LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Program, open to all UCSF staff, faculty, students, fellows, and residents.
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UCSF Prostate Cancer Specialist Inducted into Annual Class of ‘Giants of Cancer Care’
Eric J. Small, MD, was announced as one of the winners of the 10th annual Giants of Cancer Care® awards. Small is being recognized for his achievements in the clinical practice and research of genitourinary cancers.
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Stad Gift Launches Center for Pediatric Pain and Integrative Medicine
A $3 million gift from Elisa and Marc Stad will launch the Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative & Integrative Medicine at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals – one of the most innovative and comprehensive programs of its kind in the nation.
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Can I Stop Isolating If I’m Still Testing Positive for the Virus?
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How Dangerous Is Mpox? UCSF’s Seth Blumberg Explains
Seth Blumberg, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine, is clinical specialist in infectious disease, including Mpox. He offers insight in the recent outbreak in a Q&A.
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Using Antibiotics To Prevent STIs Found Effective in Early S.F. Study Results
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Doxycycline After Unprotected Sex Significantly Reduced STIs
A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections – gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis – were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial.
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In Long COVID, Blood Markers Are Linked to Neuropsychiatric Ills
In a new study of long COVID, UCSF researchers identified biomarkers present at elevated levels that may persist for many months in the blood of study participants who had long COVID with neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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2022 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards Honor Accomplished Alumni and Rising Leaders in Health
The UCSF Alumni Association named seven winners of the 2022 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards, honoring alumni across UCSF’s four schools and the Graduate Division for their extraordinary contributions to clinical practice, research, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, service, mentorship, and early-career success.
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What Is a Medication, or Medical, Abortion? 5 Questions Answered by 3 Doctors
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E-Cigarette Use Costs U.S. $15B Per Year, Reports UCSF in First Study of Its Kind
Use of electronic cigarettes costs the United States $15 billion annually in health care expenditures – more than $2,000 per person a year – according to a study by researchers at the UCSF School of Nursing.
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Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity
The University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity will officially launch this week with a series of high-level conversations open to the public online.
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Natalia Jura Delivers 2022 Byers Award Lecture on Beating Cancer Through Molecular Photography
Natalia Jura, an associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and an investigator at the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute, is the 27th recipient of the annual Byers Award.
