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How to Improve Advanced Care Planning for Patients and Caregivers

In recognition of “National Healthcare Decisions Day,” the “PREPARE for Your Care” program at UC San Francisco is making it easier for clinicians to remind their patients of the importance of planning for their medical care and preparing for medical decision-making. The program provides easy-to-use tools for patients, caregivers, and clinicians.

Without the Right Tests, the Best Medicines Make No Difference

A policy paper argues that diagnostics are critical to modern medicine, but weak policies and low investment hold back their development and use.

UCSF Heart Specialists Share Expertise at Annual Cardiology Conference

Cardiology experts from UCSF Health presented new research and clinical findings at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in New Orleans, March 28 to 30. The 75th annual conference brought together leading cardiology researchers and clinicians, helping to shape clinical practices and research directions for a global audience.

UCSF Scientists Are Working To Detect the Earliest Signs of Schizophrenia — And Prevent It

Teen Reunites With UCSF Surgeon Who Saved Him as a Fetus, 18 Years Later

“Love Island-Style” Power Couple Might Help Unlock HER2 Cancer

Ten UCSF graduate students presented their research in accessible, 3-minute talks at the 2026 Grad Slam event. This year’s first-place talk was by Brandon Corteau on how HER2 and HER3 can become a toxic power couple when paired together, and lead to the development of breast cancer.

For 2 Million Americans, the Future of Type 1 Diabetes Care is Now

UCSF research led to the first type 1 diabetes immunotherapy. Now, scientists are using stem cells and Tregs to find a functional cure.

Can Pregnancy Risks Be Telegraphed in the Cellular Mom-Baby Link?

A new study by UCSF researchers who mapped the maternal-fetal interface, which is the boundary where the mother's uterus and the developing baby's placenta meet, has yielded some surprising findings with potential public health consequences.

New Spine Surgery Chief Shapes UCSF’s Status as Global Leader

Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD, has been appointed chief of the UCSF Division of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, one of the nation’s premier spine programs. He has also been named co-director of the UCSF Spine Center and UCSF system medical director of Value-Based Musculoskeletal Initiatives. He assumed his new roles on April 1.

Scientists Discover How Multiple Sclerosis Kills Neurons

Researchers discover that the nerve cells that make us uniquely human are also uniquely vulnerable to dying during the waves of inflammation that occur in multiple sclerosis.