9 Tips to Cope with Stress and Cultivate Joy this Holiday Season
Elissa Epel shares tips on how we can make taking control of our stress — and cultivating joy — a habit this holiday season.
University of California San Francisco
How to Improve Survival for Pediatric Leukemia Patients
Researchers at UCSF and UC Berkeley are investigating the impact of pre- and post-natal exposures to tobacco smoke on the survival rate of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
UCSF Health Experts Spotlight Advances at Hematology Conference
Hematologists and oncologists from around the world will present new research and clinical findings at the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) 65th Annual Meeting and Exposition. This year’s meeting will be held in San Diego from Dec. 8-12, 2023.
First-of-its-Kind Amputation Prevention Center Offers Hope for the Toughest Cases
As rates of limb amputations due to diabetes continue to rise, UCSF’s Center for Limb Preservation and Diabetic Foot provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to some of the Bay Area’s most severe cases.
Why You Might Not Find Your Favorite Cold Meds at the Pharmacy
The FDA's recent ruling of phenylephrine as ineffective has led major pharmacies and retailers to pull common cold medicines from their shelves.
Should Formula Ever Be Used with Breastfeeding to Help Infants Thrive?
A study on formula supplementation during breastfeeding aimed at improving infant growth found that once-daily formula supplementation is well-tolerated but doesn't improve growth.
How Infant Deaths and Flooding Shed Light on Climate Hazards
UCSF and UC San Diego scientists are beginning to uncover the long-term public health impacts of recurring environmental hazards such as flooding, wildfires or extreme heat.
Campus Way Renamed The Feeney Way by UCSF
UCSF will rename Campus Way, a primary thoroughfare on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, in honor of longtime UCSF volunteer and philanthropist Chuck Feeney.
How to Decrease Advanced Breast Cancer Among Women of Color
UCSF researchers found that regular screening is not always sufficient to prevent an advanced breast cancer diagnosis.
UCSF Health to Mark 35 Years of Heart Transplantation in 2024
In 2024, UCSF Health will celebrate 35 years of performing heart transplants. Since completing their first heart transplant in March 1989, UCSF surgeons have performed nearly 600 and, along the way, the health system has become a recognized leader in treating heart failure and the sixth largest program for transplants in the nation. In the past few years, heart transplants have increased substantially – from 17 in 2020 to nearly 80 in 2023.