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Experts issue call to reconsider screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer
Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer – the most diagnosed cancer for women and men – have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in an opinion piece published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association.”
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PTSD increases risk of death one year after surgery
A study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco offers evidence that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder have a significantly lower survival rate one year after surgery than veterans without the diagnosis, even though the veterans with PTSD were seven years younger on average.
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Campus Releases FAQ Regarding Implementation of UC Furlough Plan at UCSF
UCSF released today (August 4) answers to frequently asked questions about implementing the UC furlough plan, which was approved by UC Regents on July 16.
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Pogrel Receives 2009 Gies Foundation Award
UCSF School of Dentistry Professor M. Anthony Pogrel received the 2009 William J. Gies Foundation Award, which recognizes educators for distinguished achievements in the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
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UCSF Seeks Community Input on Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve
A walking tour of Mount Sutro is scheduled for noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. Those who want to join the tour should meet at the intersection of Johnstone Drive and Behr Avenue.
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SF Chronicle explains new UCSF relationship with Hill Physicians
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Free Seminar Targets Patients with Colorectal Cancer
UCSF will offer a chance for people with colorectal cancer to meet with and learn from experts and fellow patients living with the disease at an event on October 31.
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Blackburn Gets Personal, Reflects on Path Leading Up to Nobel Prize
In a conversation with Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, newly named Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn covered a range of topics, including career highs and lows and the particular struggles of working women.
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Chesney Appointed Director of UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Margaret Chesney will return to UCSF as the director of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine</a>, effective Jan. 1, 2010.
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The Nobel Prize and Pond Scum as a "Model" Organism
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Dentistry Event Celebrates Achievements in Research and Clinical Care
The sixth-annual Research and Clinical Excellence Day paid tribute to the scientific breakthroughs and high-quality patient care that have helped make the UCSF School of Dentistry an international leader in advancing health.
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NPR features UCSF Medical Center recruiter, therapist discussing job opportunities
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Many Breast Cancer Patients May Not Be Receiving Recommended Test
A new report finds widespread variations and frequent errors in HER2 testing — a procedure recommended for all patients with invasive breast cancer.
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Kaiser, UCSF awarded $25 million from NIH to build resource for genetic research
The Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have been awarded $24.8 million over two years by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create a new resource for studying disease, health, and aging.
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New Students Receive Dramatic Welcome from Campus Leaders
UCSF leaders took the stage recently to promote interprofessional collaboration and call attention to health care disparities.
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New Orthopaedic Institute Offers One-Stop Shop for Treating, Preventing Injuries
UCSF has opened a state-of-the-art facility at Mission Bay that provides custom-tailored care to all patients, from professional athletes to amputees.
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Five UCSF scientists named to Institute of Medicine
Five UCSF faculty scientists are among the 65 newly elected members to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academy of Sciences. Election to IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. The new members were announced today (Oct. 12, 2009) at the IOM annual meeting.
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Jun S. Song joins Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
New UCSF Faculty, October 2009
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Mary Barger joins Department of Family Health Care Nursing
New UCSF Faculty, October 2009
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James Smith joins Department of Urology
New UCSF Faculty, October 2009
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"Women, Violence and HIV" symposium at UCSF on October 12
Presentation by Ambassador Stephen Lewis, co-director, AIDS-Free World and U.N. special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa (2001-2006), follow by panel discussion and reception. Lewis will be introduced by UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH.
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UCSF Launches Website to Help Ease Transition to Hill Physicians
UCSF has launched a website to serve as a source of information for faculty, staff and trainees, who have questions about the medical group’s new relationship with Hill Physicians Medical Group.
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Heather C. Leutwyler joins Department of Physiological Nursing
New UCSF Faculty, October 2009
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KGO-TV, KTVU-TV & SF Business Times report opening of UCSF Orthopaedic Institute at Mission Bay
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Bo Huang joins Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
New UCSF Faculty, October 2009
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UCSF to lead new NIH-funded consortium for studying immune disorders
The University of California, San Francisco has been designated to lead a new consortium that will study a group of severe immune disorders known as primary immunodeficiencies and aims to improve treatment for these often life-threatening diseases. The Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium comprises 13 centers throughout the United States and has a $6.25 million funding commitment over five years from the National Institutes of Health.
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In Wake of Nobel Prize, Members of Blackburn Lab Reflect on an Unforgettable Day
From anxiety to exhilaration to burgers with the boss, the 14 members of Elizabeth Blackburn's lab share the exciting hours surrounding the Oct. 5 Nobel Prize announcement.
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Stem Cell Scientists Compare Findings, Think Ahead to Future Treatments
A recent two-day symposium at UCSF offered leading stem cell experts a chance to talk shop and form new alliances in the fight against neurological disorders.
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Schillinger Awarded for Outstanding Research Contributing to Effective Communication
Dean Schillinger, director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations (CVP) at San Francisco General Hospital, received a national award for research leading to better communication in health care.