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Chancellor Names Senior Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration, Pending Approval by Regents
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, today announced the appointment of John Plotts for the position of senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration subject to approval by the Regents.
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Team approach to diabetes care improves quality, cost-effectiveness
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UC Cites Achievements During Challenging Year
The University of California will remember 2009 as a challenging year that also brought some good news, including the arrival of UCSF's new chancellor and the naming of UCSF's fourth Nobel laureate. <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/22585">Read the UC story</a>.
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Expert to Talk about Global Tuberculosis Control Today
UCSF’s Philip Hopewell, an international expert on tuberculosis control, will talk about progress and problems combating TB today on the Parnassus campus.
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Mohana Amirtharajah joins Orthopaedic Surgery Department
New UCSF Faculty, January 2009
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UCSF School of Nursing's Doctoral Program in Sociology Celebrates 40 Years
A tiny department on the UCSF School of Nursing has yielded big developments, including supplying much of the ammunition informing the most significant public discussions about health and health care over the past half century.
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New Center Focuses on Women's Health and Empowerment on Global Scale
UCSF’s Phil Darney is co-leading a new Center of Expertise on Women’s Health and Empowerment that will tackle global health issues such as violence against women and reproductive health and rights.
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Master's Student Chosen for Prestigious Policy Fellowship
UCSF School of Nursing master’s student Alfredo Mireles was selected for a prestigious, 11-month fellowship with the California state government.
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Nurse Practitioners, Midwives Play Integral Roles in Primary Care
Health care reformers know there won’t be enough primary care physicians to meet the need. Nurse practitioners and midwives are ready, willing and able to fill the gap.
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UCSF Nursing Dean Discusses Cardiac Care Study
Kathleen Dracup, dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, talks about her study which found a gap between patient knowledge and behavior when responding to cardiac symptoms.
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Commonwealth Club focuses on end-of-life care
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New Research on CT Radiation Exposures, Risks, Fuels Growing Concern
The use of computed tomography (CT) scans in medicine to diagnose disease, and in many cases save lives, has exploded in recent decades.
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UCSF patient safety expert profiled in the New York Times
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UCSF/SFGH Project for Diabetes Patients Wins Award for Innovation, Quality
The Center for Vulnerable Populations has won an award for an automated, multilingual phone tool that improves health outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes.
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For the Most Painful Headaches, a Simple, Drug-Free Treatment Usually Works
Treatment of excruciatingly painful cluster headaches with pure oxygen often relieves pain within 15 minutes, according to a study led by a UCSF headache expert.
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National, local news highlight UCSF research on CT scans
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UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Project on Target for 2014
UCSF officials are confident that UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will open its doors to women, children and cancer patients by late 2014.
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UCSF notifies patients and other individuals of possible unauthorized access to personal information
UCSF has alerted approximately 600 patients/individuals that an external hacker may have obtained temporary access to emails containing their personal information as a result of a phishing scam.
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Smart Business profiles UCSF Medical Center CEO
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UCSF study finds routine HIV screening in community health centers boosts HIV testing
UCSF researchers have that found routinely offering rapid HIV tests to patients in community health centers can significantly increase the number of patients screened for HIV.
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Magazine Names UCSF's Maa One of Country's Leading Advocates for Health Care Reform
John Maa says doctors must play a larger role in the effort to improve U.S. health policy and practice.
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Variable doses of radiation raise safety concerns for CT procedures
Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study led by UCSF imaging specialists.
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CBS "Sunday Morning" features UC Japanese-American honorary degrees
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Blackburn Talks about Value of Basic Science at Nobel Banquet
UCSF Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, on Dec. 10 delivered a speech at the Nobel Banquet, where guests gathered in Stockholm City Hall to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2009 Nobel laureates.
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Blackburn to Receive Nobel Prize Today
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Blackburn Receives Nobel Prize at Spectacular Ceremony
UCSF molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn accepted the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine during a majestic ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall Thursday.
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Ambassador Barzun Hosts Luncheon to Honor Nobel Laureates
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Robert C. Kersten joins Department of Opthalmology
New UCSF Faculty, December 2009
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UCSF OB-Gyn explains new cervical cancer screening guidelines