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New Partnership Helps Families Stay Housed While Children Heal

UCSF BCH Oakland is partnering with Oakland Housing Authority and Alameda Alliance for Health on a new initiative that provides housing to families with children in the PICU and NICU at very reduced rent, so they can easily visit their children while they are in hospital and/or get them to medical appointments.

How to Improve Advance Care Planning for Patients and Caregivers

In recognition of “National Healthcare Decisions Day,” the “PREPARE for Your Care” program at UC San Francisco is making it easier for clinicians to remind their patients of the importance of planning for their medical care and preparing for medical decision-making. The program provides easy-to-use tools for patients, caregivers, and clinicians.

New Program Helps Pediatric Patient Families Secure Stable Housing

The Building Bridges: Hospital to Home program provides housing and wraparound social services for families with children who are being or were treated in the Neonatal or Pediatric Intensive Care Units at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

Without the Right Tests, the Best Medicines Make No Difference

A policy paper argues that diagnostics are critical to modern medicine, but weak policies and low investment hold back their development and use.

UCSF Heart Specialists Share Expertise at Annual Cardiology Conference

Cardiology experts from UCSF Health presented new research and clinical findings at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in New Orleans, March 28 to 30. The 75th annual conference brought together leading cardiology researchers and clinicians, helping to shape clinical practices and research directions for a global audience.

UCSF Scientists Are Working To Detect the Earliest Signs of Schizophrenia — And Prevent It

Teen Reunites With UCSF Surgeon Who Saved Him as a Fetus, 18 Years Later

“Love Island-Style” Power Couple Might Help Unlock HER2 Cancer

Ten UCSF graduate students presented their research in accessible, 3-minute talks at the 2026 Grad Slam event. This year’s first-place talk was by Brandon Corteau on how HER2 and HER3 can become a toxic power couple when paired together, and lead to the development of breast cancer.

For 2 Million Americans, the Future of Type 1 Diabetes Care is Now

UCSF research led to the first type 1 diabetes immunotherapy. Now, scientists are using stem cells and Tregs to find a functional cure.

Can Pregnancy Risks Be Telegraphed in the Cellular Mom-Baby Link?

A new study by UCSF researchers who mapped the maternal-fetal interface, which is the boundary where the mother's uterus and the developing baby's placenta meet, has yielded some surprising findings with potential public health consequences.

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