Scientists Get to the Bottom of COVID’s Worst Pediatric Complication
Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.
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This 360 Degree Approach to ADHD is Working in Local Schools
A UCSF-created program for young kids with ADHD was adapted for classroom setting and now is in use in 40+ SFUSD schools, plus 19 schools in Mexico.
UCSF Names Kira Stoll as Chief Sustainability Officer
UC San Francisco appointed Kira Stoll as the first Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of the Office of Sustainability, recognizing her robust environmental leadership in academia.
UCSF Health Welcomes St. Mary’s and Saint Francis Hospitals
UCSF Health welcomed 1,800 teammates and community physicians from two historic San Francisco hospitals today as they officially joined the nonprofit health system.
UCSF Health Reaches Lung Transplant Milestone
The UCSF Lung Transplant Program has performed over 100 transplants in a year, making it one of a handful of medical centers in the nation to reach that milestone. The 116 cases – 113 lung transplants and three heart and lung transplants – represent a 20% increase from the previous year. In addition, the UCSF Lung Transplant Program is the only lung transplant program in the U.S. to achieve significantly better than expected post-transplant outcomes continuously for over 13 years, according to data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.
Could This New Drug Turn Back the Clock on Multiple Sclerosis?
Scientists at UCSF and Contineum Therapeutics have developed a drug that spurs the body to replace the protective insulation around nerve cells, myelin, that is lost in multiple sclerosis. If it works in people, it could be a way to reverse the damage caused by the disease.