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UCSF Remembers Philip Lee, Former Chancellor and Health Care Reformer Who Served 2 US Presidents
Former UCSF Chancellor and Professor Emeritus of Social Medicine Philip Randolph Lee, MD, a visionary leader in health policy research and advocate for social justice, has died at 96.
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Doctors: Federal Family Separation Policy Amounts to ‘Torture’
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Genetic Testing Leads to ‘Awakening’ for Developmentally Delayed, ‘Nearly Catatonic’ Teen
Lisa had a rare mutation that meant she was not able to combine two words until she was 3, and she didn’t take part in imaginative play until she was 10. Could a drug for MS be repurposed to help her?
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New Study Points to Invisible Killer of Infants
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The Psychological Threats of Climate Change and Wildfires Are Now Here – This Site Can Help You Cope
To provide mental health resources for to deal with the climate crisis, UCSF’s Department of Psychiatry has created a new website dedicated to coping strategies.
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Do You Have the Heart for Marijuana?
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Taking Science to Washington: UCSF Experts and Advocates Help Shape Federal Science Policy
As a research-focused academic health center, UCSF has a vital stake in shaping science policy at every level, including in Washington.
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For Prisoners, Pandemic Hits with Greater Force
The COVID-19 crisis inside jails and prisons has laid bare the public health emergency created by mass incarceration in this country. UCSF experts say the health care system has an important role to play in helping to attenuate these harms.
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Combating Pandemic Fatigue
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I’m a Black Psychiatrist. I’m Never Prepared for the Emptiness and Grief I Feel When Police Shoot a Black Person
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What Those Studies on Mouthwash and Coronaviruses Actually Mean
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New President Appointed at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
UCSF has named Matthew Cook as the new president of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and senior vice president of UCSF Children’s Services.
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Axing the ACA Means Young Adults with Cancer Lose Coverage
Researchers found that patients with a pediatric cancer who were protected under the ACA’s dependent coverage provision were more likely to remain on private insurance for longer durations compared to their older peers who turned 19 before the Act.
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Bay Area Health Experts Weigh In on Joe Biden's Coronavirus Plan
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11 UCSF Research Specialties Rank in Top 10 in US News Global Universities Rankings for 2021
Now in their seventh year, the Best Global Universities rankings focus on schools’ academic research and reputation overall instead of specific undergraduate and graduate programs. These global rankings help the increasing number of students exploring international higher education options to more accurately compare institutions around the world.
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Bay Area Science Festival Goes Virtual for 10th Year of the Community Event
The 10th annual Bay Area Science Festival, Northern California’s largest free educational event, is going virtual in 2020 with more than 125 all-ages experiences you can access from your home.
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UCSF Hires Conservation Firm to Move Zakheim Murals from Seismically Vulnerable Building
UCSF has selected a historic preservation firm for the delicate task of relocating a series of 10 New Deal-era murals from a seismically vulnerable building on the University’s Parnassus Heights campus.
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UCSF Team Presents Ethical Framework for Effective COVID-19 Contact Tracing
In order for COVID-19 contact tracing to be effective in the United States, public health and government leaders must overcome deep ideological and cultural resistance among the public and deal with the ethical and technological challenges of using contact tracing apps.
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CRISPR Meets Pac-Man: New DNA Cut-and-Paste Tool Enables Bigger Gene Edits
Gene editing for the development of new treatments, and for studying disease as well as normal function in humans and other organisms, may advance more quickly with a new tool for cutting larger pieces of DNA out of a cell’s genome.
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4 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2020
Membership in the NAM recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievements and commitment to service in the medical sciences, health care and public health.
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Higher-Calorie Diets for Patients with Anorexia Nervosa Shorten Hospital Stays
A new study led by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and the Stanford University School of Medicine indicates that patients get well faster by providing more calories and increasing them quickly.
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How to Plan a Safe, Small Bay Area Holiday Gathering During Pandemic
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Engineered Developmental Signals Could Illuminate Regenerative Medicine
For a tiny embryo to develop into an adult organism, its cells must develop in precise patterns and interact with their neighbors in carefully orchestrated ways. To create complex tissues and organs –
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International Team of Scientists Identifies Common Vulnerabilities Across Coronaviruses
An international team of researchers studied the three lethal coronaviruses SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV in order to identify commonly hijacked cellular pathways and detect promising targets for broad coronavirus inhibition.
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Severe COVID-19 Impacts on Latinx, Maya Families Highlighted by Fruitvale Testing Initiative
A free testing campaign at the Fruitvale BART station found an overall PCR-positivity rate — indicating active infection — of 3.5 percent, but the infection rate was considerably higher in Latinx (5.2 percent) and Maya individuals (8 percent).
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UCSF Collaboration Launches the First Research Registry for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
Although Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise more than 6% of the U.S. population, they are among the least represented groups in health sciences research.
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Rapid COVID-19 Test Shows Promise in Community Test Setting
Preliminary data from a study by UCSF and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub scientists suggests that new rapid COVID-19 tests – if used correctly and alongside existing gold-standard PCR tests – could be a valuable tool to accelerate the COVID-19 public health response.
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A Rapid Test Offers Hope for Community Screening
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UCSF-led Researchers Dig Deep Into Coronavirus Structure, Identify Drugs that Could Diminish COVID Effects