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Advanced Brain Imaging Center Opens at San Francisco VA Medical Center on May 12 - 13
The San Francisco VA Medical center will celebrate the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Center for the Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 12.
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Soon-to-Be PharmDs Teach Part D to Nursing Students
Before a crowded room of sometimes astonished first- and second-year nursing students, five doctor of pharmacy students delivered the "good, bad and ugly" facts about Medicare Part D.
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Firefly project features live reading of letters from patients and their teenage pen pals on May 31
Members of the public are invited to attend a live reading of letters composed by critically ill patients and their healthy teenage pen pals at the annual Firefly Project Adaptation on Wednesday, May 31.
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UCSF Medical Center Earns Top Status for Outstanding Patient Safety and Health Care Quality
UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus and UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion have been recognized for their outstanding commitment to health care quality and patient safety with a new award presented by four of the state's leading health plans — Aetna, Blue Shield of California, CIGNA HealthCare of California and United HealthCare.
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Advanced brain imaging center opens at San Francisco VA Medical Center on May 12-13
The San Francisco VA Medical center will celebrate the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Center for the Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 12
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Founders Day Awards Luncheon Honors 11 for Great Work
Eleven members of the campus community were recognized Thursday for going above and beyond the call of duty at UCSF.
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Gladstone Distinguished Lecturer to Talk About Building Molecules to Spy on Cells and Tumors
Award-winning researcher will talk about "Building Molecules to Spy on Cells and Tumors," on Monday, May 8 at the Gladstone building at Mission Bay.
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Free skin cancer screening at UCSF on Saturday, May 6
Members of the public are invited to undergo free skin cancer screenings at a UCSF community event that is part of a national effort to set a new Guinness world record.
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Media invited to courses on 'The Promise of Modern Medicine'
"BRINGING SCIENCE TO LIFE: THE PROMISE OF MODERN MEDICINE" – The state of modern medical research relating to such topics as cancer, addiction and stem cells. (Wednesdays 7-8:45 PM, except where indicated)
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MRI May Be Key in Assessing Knee Injuries
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may become an important tool for diagnosing knee injuries and monitoring recovery after surgery, according to UCSF researcher Benjamin Ma.
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Campus Seeks Input on Strategic Planning Process
UCSF will conduct a series of town hall meetings and an online survey to obtain input into UCSF's Strategic Planning Initiative.
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Better Understanding of Melanoma and UV Risk by UCSF Cancer Experts Confirms Danger of Sun Exposure
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Campus to Appreciate Staff Year-Round Beginning Next Week
UCSF will kick off staff appreciation events next week, when the campus hosts events on May 9 and 10 on the Parnassus campus.
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San Francisco VA Medical Center invites public to celebrate VA research week
The US Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate National VA Research Week, May 7-13, 2006.
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Study shows newborns with jaundice at no greater risk of developmental problems
Newborn babies who are diagnosed with and treated for jaundice are no more likely than other babies to suffer long-term developmental problems, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Empowering Women in a Land Run by Men
Maureen Chirwa was one of the women at Bellagio and is one of the team leaders of the stigma study being done in partnership with UCSF.
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UCSF Boosts Security Following String of Garage Burglaries
UCSF police have implemented a number of strategies to prevent crime following a rash of burglaries in the parking garages on the Parnassus campus.
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Multilingual Pharmacy Students Hit the Road With Medicare Part D Workshop for Seniors
How do you say "Medicare Part D" in five languages? UCSF doctor of pharmacy students answered that question and hundreds of others Saturday in a multilingual workshop for seniors at San Francisco's Mercy Housing Mission Creek Community complex.
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Kids at Work in the Digital Age
Several girls got hands-on experience producing a video for the web as part of kids at work day at UCSF.
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Comment Sought on Proposed Extension of Military Pay Policy
Faculty and academic appointees may comment on the proposed extension of the policy on supplement to military pay by Friday, May 12.
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Health Policy Expert Reads Mixed Signals on Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan
In the first interview with health policy expert Helene Levens Lipton, PhD, Professor of Health Policy in the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy and the Institute for Health Policy Studies, she outlined the threat to independent pharmacies posed by slow and reduced reimbursement.
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Video Features UCSF Medal Winners
A video depicting the four recipients of the UCSF Medal was featured at the Founders Day banquet at the-Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco last night.
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UCSF Neurologist Leads Study that Quantifies Benefits of Clinical Trials
A study in the April 22, 2006, issue of <i>Lancet</i> finds that estimated conservatively, the economic benefit in the United States from just eight National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical trials exceeded $15 billion over the course of 10 years.
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NIH wrongly blamed for reduced success rate of grant applications
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Mothers often have inaccurate perceptions of their children's body weight, study shows
Latina mothers of preschool-aged children frequently have inaccurate perceptions of their children's body mass index and believe they are healthy when they are overweight, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco.
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UCSF Home Health Care Partners on National Project
UCSF Home Health Care has announced that it is partnering with Lumetra, Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) in California and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) Center for Home Care Policy and Research (CHCPR) in a demonstration project aimed at reducing the number of avoidable hospitalizations for home health patients.
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Dental School to Offer Periodontal Medicine Course
Faculty clinicians from the schools of dentistry, medicine and nursing are welcome to attend a continuing education course on the implications of periodontal medicine in clinical practice.
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A New Look for ucsf.edu
A year-long review of audience needs and wants, changing web trends and growing capabilities culminate today with the debut of a modified look and organization for www.ucsf.edu.
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UCSF Celebrates Milestone Service
Chancellor Mike Bishop was among campus leaders to recognize and express appreciation for staff for their personal contributions and years of service to UCSF.