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Back to School 2024
For new and returning learners at UCSF’s campuses in San Francisco and Fresno, the world is theirs for the taking.
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What Are the Chances You’ll Get Pregnant After a Tubal Ligation?
Study finds that 3% to 5% of women in the U.S. who had their tubes tied later reported an unplanned pregnancy. The findings show that a contraceptive arm implant or intrauterine device (IUD) are more effective at preventing pregnancy.
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New UCSF Mission Bay Facility a Blueprint for Rest of Health System
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UCSF Health Opens Comprehensive Care Facility at Mission Bay
The new UCSF Health Bayfront Medical Building, which brings new adult urgent care, primary care, same-day surgery, and specialty care to the community in a single setting, celebrated its opening on Friday, August 23.
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Inside the UCSF Internship Program Inspiring the Scientists of Tomorrow
UCSF’s mentorship program boosts career insights for both mentors and mentees, fostering unique research opportunities and advancing scientific careers with support from CIRM and NIH.
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Expert: Here’s What to Know About the MPox Outbreak Emergency
Seth Blumberg, MD, PhD, explains the viral disease mpox, and what the recent emergency declaration from the World Health Organization means for us.
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Powerful New Mini Microscope Will Enable Precision Cancer Surgery
Mekhail Anwar leads a multi-institution $15 million grant from ARPA-H to develop imaging technology to improve cancer surgery.
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Giving an Antibiotic to All Children Under 5 in Africa Saves Lives
A study determines that a life-saving, inexpensive antibiotic, azithromycin, must be given to all children up to 5 years old in Sub-Sharan Africa to realize its full potential.
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Mushroom Edibles Are Making People Sick. Scientists Still Don’t Know Why
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Taming Parkinson’s Disease with Intelligent Brain Pacemakers
Two new studies from UC San Francisco are pointing the way toward round-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson’s disease through an implanted device that can treat movement problems
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A Personalized Brain Pacemaker for Parkinson’s
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New Parkinson’s Treatment Helps Former Pro Keep Skateboarding
An experimental adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) device had tremendous success in a trial that helped a Parkinson’s patient, who is a former skateboarding professional, resume skating and mentoring San Francisco youth.
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It’s Still Too Early to Worry About Newest Mpox Variant, Bay Area Health Experts Say
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Child-Parent Therapy Has Biological Benefits for Traumatized Kids
A UCSF-created child-parent therapy for trauma in kids under age 5 was found to slow down biological aging, which is tied to health benefits later in life.
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A Ketogenic Diet Could Improve the Response to Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
A breakthrough study shows how a ketogenic diet alters human metabolism and makes a particular pancreatic cancer drug effective by starving tumors of fat that they feed on to grow.
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Gift Launches New UCSF Training Program for Jobs in Health Care
UCSF received its first philanthropic grant for workforce training and development. The $14M gift from Crankstart will train workers as medical assistants, radiology technologists, and practice coordinators; support training programs by outside partners; and establish an internal program to help connect them with jobs at UCSF Health and campus research projects.
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COVID-19 Masks: Expert Tips for What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do
Face masks remain crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even with vaccine availability. The decision to wear masks depends on vaccination status, risk factors, and local hospitalizations. Medical N95, KN95, or KF94 masks offer the best protection.
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Strong Insurance Laws Help Kids Get Access to Mental Health Care
A study found that states with more comprehensive mental and behavioral health insurance policies and enforcement of those policies allows caregivers easier access to care for their children.
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Engineered Virus Steals Proteins From H.I.V., Pointing to New Therapy
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Monthly Abortions Continue to Trend up in the US in 2024, New Report Shows
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Cracking Codes in Cellular Communication
Aashish Manglik delivered the 29th annual Byers Award Lecture titled “Signal Reception: Cracking Codes in Cellular Communication.”
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Patient Email Volume Stays Steady After E-visit Fees Are Put in Place
Patients sent about the same number of emails to clinicians after UC San Francisco’s health system, UCSF Health, began charging for certain types of messages, a new study found. In line with
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Scientists Get to the Bottom of COVID’s Worst Pediatric Complication
Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.
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Medical Trainees May Be Exposed to Unnecessary Radiation Risks
Radiation from X-rays is an occupational hazard for many medical specialists, including cardiologists, vascular and orthopedic surgeons, urologists, some radiologists and gastroenterologists.
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Could This New Drug Turn Back the Clock on Multiple Sclerosis?
Scientists at UCSF and Contineum Therapeutics have developed a drug that spurs the body to replace the protective insulation around nerve cells, myelin, that is lost in multiple sclerosis. If it works in people, it could be a way to reverse the damage caused by the disease.
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‘Relentless’ New COVID Variants Extend California’s Summer Wave
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Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Could Compound the Problem
A Q&A with Margot Kushel, director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that opens the door for cities and counties, including in California, to begin clearing homeless encampments and imposing penalties for violations.
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This 360 Degree Approach to ADHD is Working in Local Schools
A UCSF-created program for young kids with ADHD was adapted for classroom setting and now is in use in 40+ SFUSD schools, plus 19 schools in Mexico.
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Getting Kids off Screens to Prepare for Back-To-School