Diana Farmer, MD, speaks on "Fetal Surgery: What's Old, What's New, What's Right" at the opening lecture of the UCSF Mini Medical School, a six-week series for the public continuing through April 21.

The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) kicks off its spring series with four new courses starting April 28 and April 29.

About 3.3 million adults living in the community need assistance from another person in two or more activities of daily living essential for their survival, ...

The role of the media in communicating news about women's health will be a featured topic at the 11th annual UCSF Women's Health 2020 Conference on Saturday, March 20.

Pediatricians frequently use individual judgment in treating infants with fever, and according to a new study, this judgment is often as good as or better than following the current clinical guidelines on how to manage these cases.

Results of an international study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) suggest that there is no major difference between three medications often prescribed for patients with chronic heart failure to prevent death, heart attack and stroke.

A team of NASA-funded researchers from UCSF and Baylor College of Medicine has used a new method to measure and characterize bone loss caused by prolonged spaceflight.

The UCSF Women's Global Health Imperative (WGHI) will sponsor a special briefing on March 8 on the importance of incorporating both economic and educational initiatives for women into efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

A new study by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) moves in on the physiological basis for the bone density loss experienced by people subjected to prolonged periods of bed rest and by astronauts who fly lengthy missions under the weightless conditions of space.