Medical center employees and non-physician, clinically related employees at the UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF School of Dentistry will not be furloughed or have their pay decreased, according to Mark Laret, CEO of UCSF Medical Center.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today (July 28, 2009) approved a resolution that allows for the operation of a helipad at the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, a state-of-the-art hospital complex for children, women and cancer patients scheduled to open in 2014. The resolution passed unanimously, by a vote of 11 to 0.

Regulatory T cells prevent our immune systems from attacking our own tissues. However, these cells can turn against us if they lose a molecule called FoxP3.

June Chan, who specializes in the study of nutritional and hormonal risk factors for prostate cancer, has been named the Steven and Christine-Burd Safeway Endowed Chair.

Chancellor Mike Bishop testified before the UC Board of Regents on July 15 on the impact of the current budget situation at UCSF.

Health care experts at the University of California, San Francisco highlight in a new report the hidden risks and complexities that compromise patient safety for ambulatory patients with chronic disease.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote next Tuesday on UCSF’s proposal for a rooftop helipad so that helicopters can quickly transport critically ill patients to UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.

Ophir Klein, an assistant professor of Orofacial Sciences and Pediatrics in the UCSF School of Dentistry, has been named director of the UCSF Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology.