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Medical Trainees May Be Exposed to Unnecessary Radiation Risks

Radiation from X-rays is an occupational hazard for many medical specialists, including cardiologists, vascular and orthopedic surgeons, urologists, some radiologists and gastroenterologists. Especially during the first trimester of pregnancy, radiation exposure for these providers can pose a threat to the fetus.

UCSF’s Hereditary Cancer Clinic Utilizes Genetic Testing to Help Patients Detect Cancer Risks

Big Tobacco May Have Its Biggest New Hit Since Cigarettes

Prescriptions for Healthy Food? What to Know About the ‘Food Is Medicine’ Movement

A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds

Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Could Compound the Problem

A Q&A with Margot Kushel, director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that opens the door for cities and counties, including in California, to begin clearing homeless encampments and imposing penalties for violations.

Scientists Get to the Bottom of COVID’s Worst Pediatric Complication

Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.

This 360 Degree Approach to ADHD is Working in Local Schools

A UCSF-created program for young kids with ADHD was adapted for classroom setting and now is in use in 40+ SFUSD schools, plus 19 schools in Mexico.

UCSF Names Kira Stoll as Chief Sustainability Officer

UC San Francisco appointed Kira Stoll as the first Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of the Office of Sustainability, recognizing her robust environmental leadership in academia.

UCSF Health Welcomes St. Mary’s and Saint Francis Hospitals

UCSF Health welcomed 1,800 teammates and community physicians from two historic San Francisco hospitals today as they officially joined the nonprofit health system.

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