“Newsweek:” UCSF Health a Top Hospital for Maternity, Fertility Care
Newsweek names UCSF Health a top hospital for maternity care and reproductive care.
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Jennifer Cocohoba Reflects on Time, Connection, and Care in 2026 Last Lecture
A UCSF professor explores the value of time and connection, urging a shift from career checklists to genuine human care in this annual talk.
Freeze-Dried Platelet Product Slows Swelling and Bleeding In TBI
Freeze-dried human platelets could be used as a "molecular tourniquet" for brain bleeds in the minutes to hours after a traumatic brain injury, according to a UCSF team led by Shibani Pati. The scientists envision stocking ambulances and EDs with the product.
New Study Asks, Can Probiotics Help Reduce Depression in Teens?
UCSF's Cherry Leung, associate professor of community health systems with the UC San Francisco School of Nursing, researches the gut-brain axis as a potential adjunct therapy for improving adolescent mental health.
HD Probes Show for the First Time How Epileptic ‘Brain Blips’ Occur
Epilepsy physicians Jon Kleen and Eddie Chang used high-resolution technology to see how cognition is disrupted in people with epilepsy and predict when it will occur. The new view points the way to being able to fend of these disruptions.
How to Starve Cancer: Cut Off the Nutrients That Help Tumors Grow
Rushika M. Perera, the Deborah Cowan Professor and vice chair of the Department of Anatomy, and chief scientific officer of UCSF’s Pancreas Center, shared her insights on pancreatic cancer on April 16 when she presented the 2026 Byers Award Lecture in Basic Science.
New Partnership Helps Families Stay Housed While Children Heal
UCSF BCH Oakland is partnering with Oakland Housing Authority and Alameda Alliance for Health on a new initiative that provides housing to families with children in the PICU and NICU at very reduced rent, so they can easily visit their children while they are in hospital and/or get them to medical appointments.
How to Improve Advance 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.
New Program Helps Pediatric Patient Families Secure Stable Housing
The Building Bridges: Hospital to Home program provides housing and wraparound social services for families with children who are being or were treated in the Neonatal or Pediatric Intensive Care Units at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.
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.