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Emergency Department Packed to the Gills? Someday, AI May Help

With further validation and clinical trials, the use of artificial intelligence in emergency departments could one day help prioritize patients based on the urgency of their treatment, and help with triage in emergency care.

UCSF Health Named 2024 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader

The Healthcare Equality Index  recognizes health care facilities for their dedication to inclusive policies and care for LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees.

Say What? Microaggressions, Your Health and What To Do About Them

Faculty members Chase Anderson, MD, and Brittany Bryant, LCSW, help us understand what microaggressions are, what they look like, and what they mean for your mental health – and practical skills to deal with them, whether they’re directed at you or not.

New Technique to Identify Anti-Aging Molecules

As the human body ages, cellular changes can drive a host of age-related diseases and conditions. The appearance of aging cells, also called senescent cells, in age-related diseases has spurred the search for drug compounds, or senolytics, that can target aging cells in tissues.

UCSF Health Hospitals Earn National ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety

UCSF Health hospitals in Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion have earned “A” ratings in the spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, reflecting the gold standard of excellence in patient safety for U.S. hospitals.

Boyce, Giacomini, Narlikar, and Powe Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

The 2024 American Measles Outbreak

UCSF Health Celebrates Launch of the Hospital of the Future

A groundbreaking ceremony launched construction of the $4.3 billion, iconic UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital at Parnassus Heights.

UCSF Learners Use Foster Youth Experience to Fuel Passion for Health Care

Life as a former foster youth isn‘t easy, but two students at UC San Francisco have managed to overcome the countless challenges from their experiences.

Targeted Therapy, Treatment Disparity Featured at Cancer Meeting

Leading cancer researchers from UC San Francisco presented talks about advances in targeted therapy, cancer genomics, eliminating treatment disparities and other cancer research topics at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference, which was held April 5-10 in San Diego.

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