Helping People Die from 3,000 Miles Away
Palliative care expert Alex Smith, MD, guides the families of COVID patients through the hardest decisions of their lives.
University of California San Francisco
Answering the Coronavirus Hotline
Call navigator Monique Posey fields questions about the pandemic. She shares her story – and some of her strategies for coping with stress.
UCSF Community Confronts Racial Inequities Amid Ongoing Nationwide Protests
Members of the UCSF community have united in calls for racial justice in town halls, organized and joined protests on and off campus, and knelt in solidarity with black Americans following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25.
An Epidemic of Inequality
Communities of color have been hit hardest by COVID-19. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in an outcry against police brutality. Both issues have roots in the same problem.
UCSF Ophthalmologists Call for End to Use of Rubber Bullets Against Protestors
In response to the national outcry over law enforcement use of rubber bullets during ongoing protests of the death of George Floyd, the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology launched a virtual petition campaign calling for a stop to this practice, which can result in blindness and other severe eye injuries, even death.