University of California San Francisco
"BRINGING SCIENCE TO LIFE: THE PROMISE OF MODERN MEDICINE" – The state of modern medical research relating to such topics as cancer, addiction and stem cells. (Wednesdays 7-8:45 PM, except where indicated)
Newborn babies who are diagnosed with and treated for jaundice are no more likely than other babies to suffer long-term developmental problems, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
UCSF will conduct a series of town hall meetings and an online survey to obtain input into UCSF's Strategic Planning Initiative.
UCSF will kick off staff appreciation events next week, when the campus hosts events on May 9 and 10 on the Parnassus campus.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate National VA Research Week, May 7-13, 2006.
Several girls got hands-on experience producing a video for the web as part of kids at work day at UCSF.
Maureen Chirwa was one of the women at Bellagio and is one of the team leaders of the stigma study being done in partnership with UCSF.
UCSF police have implemented a number of strategies to prevent crime following a rash of burglaries in the parking garages on the Parnassus campus.
How do you say "Medicare Part D" in five languages? UCSF doctor of pharmacy students answered that question and hundreds of others Saturday in a multilingual workshop for seniors at San Francisco's Mercy Housing Mission Creek Community complex.
A video depicting the four recipients of the UCSF Medal was featured at the Founders Day banquet at the-Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco last night.
Faculty and academic appointees may comment on the proposed extension of the policy on supplement to military pay by Friday, May 12.
In the first interview with health policy expert Helene Levens Lipton, PhD, Professor of Health Policy in the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy and the Institute for Health Policy Studies, she outlined the threat to independent pharmacies posed by slow and reduced reimbursement.
Faculty clinicians from the schools of dentistry, medicine and nursing are welcome to attend a continuing education course on the implications of periodontal medicine in clinical practice.
A study in the April 22, 2006, issue of <i>Lancet</i> finds that estimated conservatively, the economic benefit in the United States from just eight National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical trials exceeded $15 billion over the course of 10 years.
Latina mothers of preschool-aged children frequently have inaccurate perceptions of their children's body mass index and believe they are healthy when they are overweight, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco.
UCSF Home Health Care has announced that it is partnering with Lumetra, Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) in California and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) Center for Home Care Policy and Research (CHCPR) in a demonstration project aimed at reducing the number of avoidable hospitalizations for home health patients.
When UCSF hosted an avian flu symposium in December, outbreaks of the avian flu virus H5N1 were limited to China and Southeast Asia. The virus had killed dozens of people. Officials from those nations and the World Health Organization were grappling with how to cope and obtain funding.
A year-long review of audience needs and wants, changing web trends and growing capabilities culminate today with the debut of a modified look and organization for www.ucsf.edu.
Chancellor Mike Bishop was among campus leaders to recognize and express appreciation for staff for their personal contributions and years of service to UCSF.
Two hundred people witnessed the 2006 Global Life Science Innovation Competition Finals Event last Friday April 21 at the UCSF Mission Bay Community Center.
Often in our history college students have been ahead of governments in recognizing and fighting for important issues.
Two of the nation's leading health care institutions, the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente, have formed a partnership to help solve problems related to the practice of primary care - an issue that poses a serious threat to the health of millions of Americans.
UCSF will honor four individuals with its highest honor – the UCSF Medal – at a special event on Thursday, April 27.
The overwhelming impact on people's lives — the way the disease remains a death sentence for so many in Africa — is reminiscent of 1985 here," says Holzemer
Two of the nation's leading health care institutions, the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente, have formed a partnership to help solve problems related to the practice of primary care – an issue that poses a serious threat to the health of millions of Americans.
Two UCSF faculty scientists have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 24, 2006.
UCSF welcomes youngsters to "Kids' Day: Promoting Equity for Girls and Boys."
A Letter from School of Medicine Dean David Kessler.