Miss America 2006 took time out on Tuesday to cheer up a few ailing youngsters at UCSF Children's Hospital.

Top commuter benefits earned UCSF a place on the inaugural 2006 National List of Best Workplaces for Commuters from Colleges and Universities, awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

UCSF Medical Center has begun the process of accepting some 1,500 Kaiser Permanente patients into its Kidney Transplant Service.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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