Social data including financial status and education and behavioral data, such as alcohol use or exercise habits, aren't currently incorporated into health records, but these factors have a real influence on health and how effective a treatment will be.

The UC Board of Regents has voted to approve UCSF’s 2014 Long Range Development Plan following five years of planning and substantial community involvement.

Drugs made from naturally occurring molecules found in fish oil could help thousands of Americans whose coronary and leg arteries renarrow after surgery.

After more than 10 years of planning and construction, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will open Feb. 1, 2015 on UCSF’s world-renowned biomedical research campus.