How Do Neighborhoods Impact Children’s Chances of Surviving Leukemia?
A study established new neighborhood characteristics that lead to higher death rates in children with leukemia that can serve as intervention opportunities.
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Diabetes Medication May Increase Risk of Perioperative Ketoacidosis
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), or gliflozins, are medications used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). They are designed to lower high blood glucose levels typical in T2DM, and work by inhibiting the sodium-glucose transport protein 2. SGLT2i have also been shown to improve outcomes among patients with chronic kidney disease, heart failure and coronary artery disease.
How ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Could Help Parkinson’s Disease Patients
A first-of-its-kind study tested the safety of psilocybin on patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease and found that patients experienced clinically significant improvements in mood, cognition, and motor function that lasted for weeks after the drug was out of their systems.
Teens Go All In, Celebrating Under Prom Lights
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco celebrated prom events for their teenage patients with casino activities, photobooths, and raffles.
UCSF Scientist Receives High Honor for Exceptional Career
Researcher and campus leader Atul Butte, MD, PhD, has been recognized for his outstanding career in the computational and health sciences with induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the most prestigious and oldest honor societies in the U.S.
Neurosurgery Conference Features UCSF Health Experts
Neurosurgery experts from UCSF Health will present new research and clinical findings at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, April 25-28.
UCSF Health to Serve Community during One-Day Strike
UCSF Health intends to continue regular operations, including emergency care, and expects to be able to maintain the majority of scheduled appointments and surgeries during a one-day strike on May 1.
UCSF Employees Can Now Take Uber Shuttles to Mission Bay. Here’s How to Ride
A new partnership will allow UC San Francisco employees to ride Uber’s employee shuttle buses to Mission Bay.
Uber, which is headquartered in Mission Bay and operates an employee shuttle system that runs throughout the Bay Area, will permit a limited number of UCSF employees to purchase a monthly subscription to ride the Uber shuttles beginning in June.
The service will be available to UCSF employees commuting to the Mission Bay campus on weekdays. It will stop at several locations across the Bay Area.
Could this Molecule be ‘Checkmate’ for Coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2?
A team at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes developed new drug candidates that show great promise against the virus that causes COVID-19 and potentially other coronaviruses that could cause future pandemics.
UCSF Selects Darnele Wright to Lead Legal Team as Chief Campus Counsel
Darnele Wright, who has spent more than a dozen years as UC counsel in roles at UC San Francisco and the UC Office of the President, will become UCSF’s next chief campus counsel and vice chancellor of legal affairs.