American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Elects Vail as Director
UCSF’s Thomas Vail, one of the nation’s top orthopaedic surgeons and a clinical scientist, has been elected director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Petros V. Anagnostopoulos joins Department of Surgery
New UCSF Faculty, February 2010
David Buchholz joins Department of Pediatrics
New UCSF Faculty, February 2010
Most Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with PTSD did not get enough care, study shows
Between 2002 and 2008, fewer than 10 percent of U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who were newly diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder received the recommended course of care for their condition at VA health facilities, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
Neuroimaging Study May Pave Way for Effective Alzheimer's Treatments
Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Senator Specter to Talk About Health Care, NIH Funding at UCSF Town Hall
Senator Arlen Specter will join UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann for a town hall meeting to talk about health care reform, federal funding of scientific research and other important issues on February 16.
Struggle Continues to Realize Dream of Martin Luther King, UCSF Awardees Say
Three members of the UCSF community were honored recently with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for their extraordinary leadership in advancing the goals of social justice.
UCSF to Celebrate Release of First Lesbian Health Textbook
The Lesbian Health & Research Center will commemorate the release of the first-ever comprehensive lesbian health textbook during an afternoon symposium at UCSF on February 8.