UC President Janet Napolitano is inviting feedback on task force recommendations for new retirement benefits over the coming weeks to help inform the proposal she is expected to bring to the UC Board of Regents in March.
Nearly 1.3 million people have received vital treatment at top hospitals through the health insurance program known as Covered California since it launched in January 2014, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced this week at a press conference held at UCSF.
Twice as many patients with non-serious injuries, such as fractures or neck strain, are undergoing CT scans in emergency departments at California hospitals, according to a UCSF-led study, which tracked the use of the imaging from 2005 to 2013.
UCSF’s Office of Diversity and Outreach marked its fifth anniversary on Friday by honoring champions whose collective efforts focusing on diversity led to the creation of the office.