New Pediatric Tumor Identifications Could Help Predict Chemo Response
A new UCSF study sheds light on the diversity within the most common type of pediatric liver tumor and suggests a way forward for more precise chemotherapy treatment.
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Giving Immunotherapy Cells Resilience to Pass the ‘Stress Test’
T cells used in immunotherapy treatments can get exhausted and shut down by fighting cancer cells and tumors. Using a CRISPR-based edit on these cells’ genomes, researchers at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes have rendered the therapeutic cells more resilient against tumors.
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So You Got COVID-19 in the Surge. Here’s What You Need to Know About Long COVID Now
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Pennsylvania Becomes the 27th State To Restrict ‘Conversion Therapy’
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Routine Depression Screening May Capture Underdiagnosed Patient Populations
According to a new UCSF study, screening for depression at the primary care level could dramatically increase the likelihood of treatment for those who are traditionally undertreated — racial and ethnic minority individuals, older adults, those with limited English proficiency and men.
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For Checking Blood Pressure at Home, Basic Cuffs Are Just as Good
A new national study led by UCSF found that more sophisticated devices that pair with smartphones don’t lead to better blood pressure control than home-use blood pressure cuffs.
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Polio Threat Virtually Nonexistent To Vaccinated People in Bay Area
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Abortion Ban May Increase Risk of Death for Pregnant Women with Cancer
The repercussions of overturning Roe v. Wade – and the failure of the Supreme Court to provide any guidance on exceptions related to the life and health of the mother – are potentially catastrophic for women who face a life-threating diagnosis of pregnancy associated cancers (PAC).
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Are You Just Distracted or Is It Adult ADHD?
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Reprogramming the Brain’s Cleaning Crew to Mop Up Alzheimer’s Disease
The discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a diseased state into a healthy one poses a potential new path to treating Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to a new study from UCSF researchers.
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San Francisco, San Mateo Co. Residents Urged to Share Long COVID Stories
UCSF, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and San Mateo County Health (SMC Health) are partnering with local community groups to learn about long COVID. Their project, Let’s Figure Out Long COVID – Tell Us Your Story, Bay Area, will call local residents of all ethnicities and backgrounds who previously had COVID.
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New Research Finds Blood Tests Can Predict Severe Outcomes of Brain Injury
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Blood Tests in Newly Brain-Injured Patients Predict Death, Severe Disability
Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) flag which patients are likely to die and which patients are likely to survive with severe disability, according to a study headed by UCSF, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.
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Can Monkeypox Spread Through the Air or on Surfaces? Here’s What To Know
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Preparing Kids for a Return to School at This Stage of the Pandemic
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California Leaders Meet on Monkeypox Outbreak, Blast Federal Preparedness
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UCSF Joins $200 Million Global Tuberculosis Consortium
UCSF researchers are part of a $200 million global consortium to develop new diagnostics, therapeutics, containment and control strategies to reduce the suffering from tuberculosis (TB) around the world.
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Access To Experimental Monkeypox Treatment Remains Uneven, Doctors Say
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This Doctor Reversed Heart Disease. Now He Wants To Do It for Alzheimer’s
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With Mask Mandate Gone, How Can Uber and Lyft Drivers Reduce Their COVID Risk?
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“80 over 80” Celebrates San Franciscans in Their 9 Decade and Beyond
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A.I. Predicts the Shape of Nearly Every Protein Known to Science
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New UCSF Medical Center Takes New Approaches To Help Kids With Chronic Pain
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S.F. D.A. Brooke Jenkins Taps Longtime Psychiatric Nurse To Lead Victim-services Unit
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Study Reveals for the First Time That Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Is Common in Cancer Survivors
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Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Are Common In Cancer Survivors
A new UCSF study reports for the first time that significant hearing issues often occur among adult survivors of the most common forms of cancer.
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People in Shelter-in-Place Hotels Used Less Acute Health Services
San Francisco’s pandemic policy of offering hotel rooms, meals, and medical services to unhoused populations saw the unintended benefit of dramatically lowering the use of emergency medical services.
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Elevated Tween Screen Time Linked to Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Tweens who spend more time on screens have a higher likelihood of developing disruptive behavior disorders, with social media having an especially strong influence, a new UCSF-led study found.
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UCSF Medical Center Ranks Among Nation’s Best for 2022-23
UCSF Medical Center has been ranked among the country’s finest hospitals in adult care by U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Hospitals survey.
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It Took Him Multiple Trips to the ER to Start Receiving Treatment for Monkeypox