Sugar is a poison, says Robert Lustig, MD, UCSF obesity expert and pediatric endocrinologist.

Members of the campus community will salute the successful career of renowned cardiologist Kanu Chatterjee at a retirement celebration today at UCSF.

A new study finds that many immigration judges adjudicating cases of asylum seekers are suffering from significant symptoms of secondary traumatic stress and job burnout, which, according to the researchers, may shape their judicial decision-making processes.

A project that reaches out to diabetes patients in their homes, using an automated telephone call in their native language, is an innovative, cost-effective way to improve care, experts say.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco Center for Excellence in Primary Care, as lead authors on commentaries in two of the nation’s leading medical journals this week, call for a national effort to revive primary care as part of health care reform legislation.

As a woman gets older, physical problems are less likely to influence whether she is sexually active than her partner’s health or interest in sex, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente.

A report aimed at assisting the state in allocating federal economic stimulus funds has identified the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay development as a top-priority project that will benefit the California economy for years to come.

Daniel Ranch and Kana Kornsawad, who confront kidney disease daily at their jobs at UCSF, have a new perspective on things after having undergone kidney transplant surgery in April.

As state lawmakers continue to wrangle over the budget, UCSF is busy planning for all possible scenarios — from pay cuts to employee furloughs to a voluntary buyout program.

UCSF will conduct an informational meeting on June 25 to discuss formation of a Care and Shelter Team to help stranded members of the campus community following a large-scale disaster.