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UCSF Readying Itself to Tackle Future Pandemics
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UC Regents Approve Plan for New Hospital at Parnassus Heights
UCSF has received approval for plans to build a state-of-the-art hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights to meet the region’s growing demand for specialty care and California’s rigorous hospital seismic requirements.
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‘Nurse Papa’ Switched Careers After Realizing Taking Care of Kids Fed His Soul
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Navigating From the Genome to the Clinic Using ‘Cell Maps’
Nevan Krogan, PhD, director of UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute, examines in detail the effects of a handful of genes that seem to play an outsize role in a wide array of diseases.
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UCSF Awarded $67.5 Million to Develop New Antiviral Therapies
Scientists at UCSF QBI and the QBI Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG) have been awarded $67.5 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to support its mission of pandemic preparedness.
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Why Are Sexually Transmitted Infections Surging?
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2022 Founders Day Awards
Thirteen faculty, staff and students were honored for their public service, excellence in nursing and exceptional service to UC San Francisco at this year’s UCSF Founders Day Awards event.
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What to Do if the Hospital Is Discharging You Too Soon
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How Can I Stop Snoring?
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UCSF’s Keith Yamamoto to Lead American Association for the Advancement of Science
Keith Yamamoto, PhD, a leader in precision medicine and the vice chancellor of Science Policy and Strategy at UCSF, has been elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the largest scientific society in the world.
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Bibbins-Domingo, Jones Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Kirsten B. Bibbins-Domingo and Camara Phyllis Jones join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ class of 2022.
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Opioid Industry Archive Releases 1.4M Documents from Leading Opioid Maker Implicated in Drug Crisis
UCSF and Johns Hopkins University announced the addition of 1.4 million documents to their Opioid Industry Documents Archive from Mallinckrodt, a leading generic opioid manufacturer now in bankruptcy.
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The Turnaway Study: What The Research Says About Abortion
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COVID Drug May Also Ease Symptoms of Long COVID
An antiviral drug approved for high-risk COVID patients may also benefit those with long COVID, according to the findings of a small case series that need to be confirmed with future rigorous studies.
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Bay Area Science Festival’s Discovery Day Returns to Oracle Park for 2022
UCSF organizes the annual festival, which returned to an in-person event this year.
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Study of Pregnant Women Finds Increasing Chemical Exposure
A national study that enrolled a highly diverse group of pregnant women over 12 years found rising exposure to chemicals from plastics and pesticides that may be harmful to development.
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The Spinal Surgery Getting Patients Back on Their Feet Faster
After an age-related spinal injury suddenly worsened, Angie Jacobson could barely stand or walk. She chose to undergo an "awake spine surgery" at UCSF, leaving the hospital less than 24 hours later.
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Evidence Mounts for Need To Study Pfizer’s Paxlovid for Long COVID - Researchers Say
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Scientists Say Endangered Porpoise Isn’t Doomed – So Long as Humans Stop Killing Them
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UCSF Names Kathy Giacomini Dean of Pharmacy School
Kathy Giacomini, PhD, who trained as a pharmacist and went on to become one of the foremost experts on pharmacogenomics with a focus on drug transporters, has been appointed dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
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UCSF Surgeons Develop Effective Scarless Adam’s Apple Surgery
UCSF surgeons have developed a novel technique in for Adam’s apple surgeries that leaves patients without a revealing scar.
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Why Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Make It Harder To Get Abortions in Certain Parts of California
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Finding Your Car in a Parking Lot Relies on this Newly Discovered Brain Circuit
When exploring a new environment, mice make use of a unique long-distance connection in the brain that prompts them to pay attention to the most salient features of the environment, according to new UCSF research.
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Trailblazing UCSF Professor D’Anne Duncan Delivers 2022 Last Lecture
D’Anne Duncan is the first black woman to deliver the UCSF Last Lecture, which she gave during a live event on April 6, answering the question “If you have but one lecture to give, what would you say?”
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The Next COVID Surge May Hit San Francisco’s Wealthy Neighborhoods the Hardest. Here’s Why
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UCSF Lung Transplant Patient No. 1,000 Looks Ahead to More of the Good Life
In 2001, three-year survival for UCSF patients who had undergone lung transplantation was 50 percent. In 2021, it had reached 90 percent. And over the last 20 years, median survival has climbed from 3.5 years to 11.5 years.
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Many Residents Won’t Get Abortion Training if Roe Is Overturned
Nearly half of obstetrics and gynecology residency programs in the U.S. may lack abortion training if Roe v. Wade is overturned in an upcoming Supreme Court decision, according to a new study by UC San Francisco and UCLA.
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Why Doctors Are Prescribing Nature Walks
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How Fertility Preservation Gives Young People With Breast Cancer ‘Peace of Mind’