Seven UCSF scientists have received research awards from the National Institutes of Health under an initiative designed to encourage innovative, risk-taking investigations.

Claire Brindis, director of UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, weighs in on the public option, preventive care, physician reimbursement, and other thorny issues related to reform.

UCSF has launched a web portal dedicated to stimulating and supporting the campus community by providing information about comprehensive wellness programs and resources designed to promote mental, physical, social and cultural balance at UCSF.

Global health expert George Rutherford recently described parallels between the Spanish flu of 1918 and the latest H1N1 virus, including surprising prevalence among healthy young adults.

Private cord blood banking is not cost-effective because it costs an additional $1,374,246 per life-year gained, according to a new analysis by UCSF researchers. The research team also concluded that private cord blood banking is cost-effective only for families with a child with a very high likelihood of needing a stem cell transplant.