Doctors participating in internal medicine hospital conferences designed to review adverse medical events do not often discuss related medical errors, according to a study led by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).

John Featherstone, PhD, has been named recipient of the 2003 Yngve Ericsson Prize for research in preventive dentistry.

In a study conducted in rats, scientists have determined that drugs that block the action of a group of DNA-repair enzymes can protect brain cells from damage triggered by an overdose of insulin.

Women with the non-invasive form of breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are more likely to have a disease recurrence after treatment consisting of lumpectomy alone if: their lesion was detected by palpation on physical exam, or it is of high nuclear grade.

UCSF and IBM are collaborating in a broad effort to link UCSF clinical information and research findings in order to help accelerate medical research.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) Alcohol and Tobacco section has selected Stanton Glantz, PhD, to receive its 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award for his tobacco control research and advocacy work to reduce tobacco use.

Researchers have found subtle damage in the brains of HIV-positive patients whose viral load is effectively suppressed by anti-retroviral therapy.

When you see Ronnie Lott hunker down to chat with a hospitalized child, it's immediately clear why he and his wife, Karen founded a charity to help children.

Newborns with a severe birth defect that hampers lung growth have ...

Homeless people are at high risk of being victims of sexual or physical assault, according to UCSF researchers.