Barbara Hammerman, 47, San Mateo's first female police lieutenant, has terminal brain cancer and is pioneering again, this time volunteering for an experimental brain tumor treatment at UCSF that will hopefully save her life.

NBC's Robert Bazell takes a look at a new trend in medicine in which doctors suggest not giving children antibiotics right away to cure ear infections. NBC follows Cynthia Kim, MD, a pediatrician at UCSF Children's Hospital, as she treats a young girl for an ear infection.

"For some, it is the sight of blood; for others, the smell of stool or vomit. Almost every medical student will at some point in training encounter a particular procedure or biological unpleasantry that simply turns his or her stomach inside out.

The campus community is invited to hear an update on the strategic planning process during the second round of town hall meetings to begin October 3.

On Wednesday, October 11 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the UCSF Lesbian Health and Research Center will sponsor a Lesbian Health Institute in conjunction with the 24th Annual Conference of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association in San Francisco.

The J. David Gladstone Institutes honored long-time UCSF leaders Haile Debas and Lloyd H. "Holly" Smith with trustee awards.

The public is invited to join the conversation with the world's leading experts in medicine and the health sciences at UCSF's Mini Medical School for the community, which begins October 24.

Louann Brizendine, MD, neuropsychiatrist and director of the UCSF Women's and Teen Girls' Mood and Hormone Clinic, talks with The View From The Bay hosts Spencer and Jannell about her new book, The Female Brain.

SB840, a bill passed by the California state legislature but recently vetoed as too costly by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, would have provided comprehensive medical insurance for every Californian. James Kahn, professor in residence at UCSF's Institute for Health Policy Studies, believes Gov. Schwarzenegger was wrong in vetoing the bill. Kahn explained his opinions in a recent interview.