Professor Emeritus Felix Kolb wrote a book about surviving a health care crisis from his own perspective as a patient and longtime practitioner.

Studies show that Asian populations have a lower incidence of chronic diseases, such as cancer, than their Western counterparts. One such study, by the National Cancer Institute, found that whites had a 65 percent higher rate of cancer mortality than Asian-Pacific Islanders from the years 1998 to 2002.

Forum discusses breast cancer in younger women; looks at prevention, diagnosis, and research; and examines some of the less-traditional approaches for treatment.

Longtime nurse Inez Weiging had only a few parting words upon her retirement: "Please take care my babies. Take care of them and love them."

UCSF Police ask anyone who sees a convicted thief and known trespasser on UCSF property to immediately call them.

Everyone at UCSF with an identification badge is encouraged to get a free flu shot available at multiple campus locations beginning today.

Ken Dill believes biology needs a shot in the arm, a theoretical boost of the first magnitude. And to make that leap scientists need to get off the treadmill, step out of the stream, dream a little again.

Doug Fredrick, MD, director of pediatric ophthalmology at UCSF Children's' Hospital, joined a medical mission to Vietnam, sponsored by the non-governmental vision care organization ORBIS. Fredrick's week-long visit will have lifelong effects for the dozens of children he treated while there for conditions that are treated easily in developed countries like the United States.

Kavita Mishra vividly remembers the Algerian motorcycle accident victim she met while volunteering at a hospital in Madrid. "A large portion of his brain and skull was gone, but he could still speak four languages," Mishra, 23, recalls. The incident became a turning point in her life.

With the breadth and depth of its research enterprise, UCSF is in a position to play a significant role in laying the foundation for stem cell research.