Researchers at UCSF and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) have identified six genes associated with lymphocytic bronchitis, which is thought to lead to obliterative bronchiolitis (OB), the most common cause of long-term failure of transplanted lungs.

Last year, UCSF thoracic transplant surgeons implanted more than 50 lungs, making the UCSF program one of the largest programs in California.

A core group of UCSF cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists has created a growing heart transplantation program with excellent survival statistics by focusing on the particular needs of individual patients and using technology to prepare them for surgery.

A national expert will deliver a lecture on current issues in Asian health at UCSF on June 19.

The Glide clinic is a great example of the value of a nursing model to care for people with chronic illness.

In his 1985 bestseller Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems, Richard Ferber, MD, took on one of the most controversial questions that pediatricians are asked to address: whether or not infants should sleep in a crib alone or be allowed to "co-sleep" with their parents.

A joint effort of a dozen local community groups is making a difference in the health of kids in Bayview-Hunters Point.

A new advisory council at UCSF will focus on strengthening the links between the University and the community.

A great deal of attention is being paid this year to Americans who are turning 60, the first of the baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964.

Molly Cooke, UCSF professor of clinical medicine and director of the Academy of Medical Educators, will be one of the featured clinicians on PBS' Frontline series, "The Age of AIDS."