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Coronavirus May Change Patient Appointments to Videoconference Permanently
A new study from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals suggests that for some hospitals, video visits may become a permanent feature of the patient-provider landscape.
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Coronavirus Crisis Shows Need for Scientists to be Social Media Influencers
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Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Can Help Fight the Coronavirus, But Can Patients Get It?
Amid so little good news, early clinical trial results for the anti-viral drug remdesivir have offered hope. The drug appeared to help patients recover faster, from 15 days to 11 days. But the newest obstacle may be the uncertainty that surrounds how the drug will be distributed to patients.
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How UCSF Is Training 10,000 New Pandemic Detectives to Fight the Coronavirus
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Microbiome Therapy Protects Against Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis
A product containing healthy vaginal bacteria has proved effective against recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV), an extremely common vaginal infection that is associated with preterm birth, HIV infection and problems with in vitro fertilization.
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Pricey Protocol Not Proven to Prevent or Reverse Alzheimer’s, Says UCSF Neurologist
The “Bredesen protocol” has reeled in patients and their families seeking hope outside of the physician’s office for a disease that is currently incurable, according to a UCSF cognitive neurologist.
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Smoking Nearly Doubles the Rate of COVID-19 Progression
Smoking significantly worsens COVID-19, according to a new analysis by UCSF of the association between smoking and progression of the infectious disease.
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‘When Is It Going to Stop?’: UCSF Team Combats Coronavirus Surge in Navajo Nation
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Can You Catch Coronavirus Swimming? What About 5G? Debunking Bizarre Myths
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Haphazard Rollout of Coronavirus Drug Frustrates Doctors
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The Disappointing Truth About Antibody Testing
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2 UCSF Faculty to Lead New Research Institutes
Two UCSF faculty will lead the new institutes.
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Resilience to ALS Due to Synaptic Safety Mechanism
UCSF researchers have identified a powerful self-corrective mechanism within synapses that is activated by neurodegeneration and acts to slow down disease progression in animal models of ALS.
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How The Novel Coronavirus Hijacks Our Defenses
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Respiratory Infections May Drive Puerto Rico’s High Asthma Burden
New research confirmed the higher rates of early life respiratory infections among Puerto Ricans.
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UC Hospitals Gradually Resume Essential Services Based on 10 Principles
The University of California’s hospitals announced a gradual resumption of essential services at all five medical centers across the state.
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UCSF Study Finds 2 Percent Positive Rate for Coronavirus in Mission District
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Initial Results of Mission District COVID-19 Testing Announced
The testing was conducted by Unidos En Salud, a unique partnership between Mission community organizers in the Latino Task Force for COVID-19, UCSF researchers, the City and County of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
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UCSF Partners with State to Develop Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 Response
UCSF is launching a workforce training and technical assistance program in partnership with the California Department of Public Health to facilitate the training of thousands of individuals across the state in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing, case investigation and administration, to limit the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
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Flipping A Genetic Switch on Cells Lets Researchers Boost or Suppress Immune Responses
Cancer and autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, might not seem to have much in common, but some researchers now are pinning hopes on the same immune system cell –
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Chasing a Killer: Inside a UCSF Lab's Urgent, Unprecedented Effort to Decode and Destroy the Deadly Coronavirus
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What is ‘Covid Toe’? Maybe a Strange Sign of Coronavirus Infection
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Bolinas COVID-19 Testing Effort Detects No Active Infections
A community-led project to provide comprehensive COVID-19 testing to residents, essential workers, and first responders in the town of Bolinas has determined that all of the 1,845 nasal and oral swab tests conducted in the community between April 20 and April 24 were negative for active infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.
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Striking Down DACA Would Eliminate Thousands of Health Care Workers, Thwarting America's Pandemic Response
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Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus
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Nature Publication Presents New ‘Blueprint’ Revealing How SARS-CoV-2 Virus Hijacks Human Cells
An international team of more than 120 scientists has detailed the impact of 75 over-the-counter prescription and development-stage drug compounds on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Experts Explain How Contact Tracing Will End the Coronavirus Pandemic
To ramp up contact tracing for COVID-19 in San Francisco, UCSF has been partnering with the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to provide technical assistance, training and manpower.
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Bay Area COVID-19 Testing Initiative to Assess Impact, Guide Safe Reopening of California Economy
A new large-scale, long-term research collaboration aims to better understand the spread of COVID-19 across the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Two UCSF Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2020
The two from UCSF are among 120 new members elected to the Academy in 2020.
