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.
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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,
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UCSF’s Benioff Children’s Hospital’s $1.5 Billion Expansion Brings Economic Hope to a Troubled Oakland
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Transform Health Care
Bob Wachter comments on the potential of new generative artificial intelligence tools to transform the health care environment in a way previous technologies could not.
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UCSF Staffer Enjoys Her ‘Best Years’ While Taking on Severe Mental Illness
This is the latest Internal Communications series highlighting those across UCSF with disabilities. We highlight a woman who works in IT who suffers from bipolar disorder.
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$4M NIH Grant Will Teach Artificial Intelligence to Spot Cavities
The UC San Francisco School of Dentistry has received a $4 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to kickstart its clinical research program, in part by developing a new artificial
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Accomplished UCSF Trauma Surgeon Surprised by Special San Francisco Honor
London Breed declared Nov. 2 "Dr. Andre Campbell Day" for his ongoing work in the community and commitment to San Francisco.
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This Boy Was Born Without an Immune System. Gene Therapy Built One.
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Can Health, Lifestyle Changes Protect Elders from Alzheimer’s?
Personalized health and lifestyle changes such as increased exercise and socializtion can delay or even prevent memory loss for higher-risk older adults.
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From the First Bite, Our Sense of Taste Helps Pace Our Eating
A previously unknown signaling cycle stemming from our sense of taste helps suppress our appetites.
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How Interpreters at One Oakland Hospital Save Lives, Cross Cultural Divides
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals is a national leader in providing around-the-clock interpreter services in more than 200 languages.
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The Science Behind the Dreaded Red Wine Headache
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Does a Headache Have to Be the Price for Drinking Red Wine?
Researchers offer a theory for why many people experience headaches as soon as 30 minutes after drinking red wine.
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The Path to Early Intervention: Build a Better Breast Cancer Predictor
Breast cancer was the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, after skin cancer – accounting for 31% of all new female cancer diagnoses in 2022. Yet, determining who is most at risk of breast
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Medical Experts Are Worried About Climate Change Too. Here’s How It Can Harm Your Health.
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UCSF and UCLA Host First Annual PSMA PET Conference in January
University of California prostate cancer experts will share clinical insights at the first annual PSMA Conference, “PSMA PET and RLT: Present and Future.” The conference will take place online and in
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Pain Expert Calls on Clinicians to Stop Needle Pain for Kids
A national challenge encourages doctors to help eliminate the pain, trauma and anxiety of needle jabs for young children.
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Podcast: What We Must Do to Transform Care for People Experiencing Homelessness
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How COVID-19 Compromised U.S. Gains in Controlling HIV
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed previous gains made in controlling HIV blood levels and worsened health disparities.
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Can Gene Expression Predict if a Brain Tumor Is Likely to Grow Back?
A gene expression test can accurately predict the best treatment for meningioma patients by measuring the aggressiveness of their tumors and adjusting treatment accordingly.
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Learn How Long-Term Marijuana Smoke Can Damage Your Blood Vessels
It’s been known for many years that people who smoke tobacco have poor blood vessel function. Now, a team of researchers at UC San Francisco has shown that people who smoke marijuana have the same
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U.S. Men Die 6 Years Before Women, as Life Expectancy Gap Widens
New research shows that in the U.S., the longevity gap between women and men has been widening for more than a decade, with women outliving men by an average of six years.
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State of the University Sneak Peek: Meet the Chancellor’s Exciting AI Panel
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s 10th State of the University address will feature a first-ever AI panel discussion with experts Atul Butte, MD, PhD, and Sara Murray, MD, MAS
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Younger Women Who Have Never Smoked Are at Increasing Risk of Lung Cancer, Research Shows
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Pioneering Sickle Cell Care and Research for 50 Years
For 50 years, UCSF Benioff Hospital’s Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center has been serving patients with a mission “to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for individuals living with sickle cell disease and their families across the lifespan.”
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A Blood Test Shows MS Worsening 1 to 2 Years Before it Happens
Multiple sclerosis patients whose blood tests reveal elevated NfL, a biomarker of nerve damage, could see worsening disability one to two years later.
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UCSF Health Hospitals Earn ‘A’ in Patient Safety
UCSF Health hospitals at Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the health care transparency nonprofit, The Leapfrog Group.
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UCSF Benioff Oakland Convenes Historic Design Advisory Group
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is looking to historical design experts and community members to help preserve the heritage of the hospital while investing in a new seismically sound and state-of-the-art campus.
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A Mysterious Disease Has Been Killing My Family. Would I Be Next?
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Poor Night’s Sleep Can Trigger Atrial Fibrillation the Next Day
A bad night of sleep was associated with a 15% greater risk of having an atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) episode the following day, along with conditions like blood clots, heart failure, stroke and other heart-related problems.
