A third-year postdoctoral fellow in epidemiology has been recognized for her breast cancer research.

A health policy specialist at UCSF has developed a strategy to provide universal health care for major and chronic illness for everyone by instituting a plan that incorporates aspects of both a single-payer model and a plan similar to a preferred provider organization, known as a PPO.

The impact of movie sex and violence on kids may be up for debate, but with smoking, the science is solid. Teens who see a lot of it are more likely to take up the habit than those who don't. Stanton Glantz, PhD, professor of medicine at UCSF and renowned anti-tobacco researcher and activist, wants the MPAA to take smoking as seriously as it takes cursing.

The Staff Council at UCSF is surveying staff members to get a better idea of the kinds of issues it should be working on this year.

UCSF's Carol Hyman tells her story about how training for the AIDS/LifeCycle has put her own rehabilitation from knee surgery into perspective.

March 12 seminar educates transplant recipients on skin cancer riskA special seminar at UCSF on Monday, March 12, will focus on educating transplant patients about the potential risk of skin cancer.