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UCSF Sends Second Wave of Health Workers to Navajo Nation
As cases of COVID-19 continue to mount in Navajo Nation, UC San Francisco is sending a second team of health care workers — 13 nurses and six physicians — to Arizona to help provide urgently needed support to the largest hospitals serving Navajo patients.
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Is Risk of Coronavirus Transmission Lower Outside? What to Know Before Going Outdoors
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UCSF Class of 2020 Reflects on Experiences, Graduating During COVID-19 Pandemic
For the UCSF class of 2020, the usual joy and excitement of graduation is mixed with unusual uncertainty. As we celebrate the #UCSFgrads of 2020, we asked them to share how they’re feeling at this moment, in their own words.
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Why Has Coronavirus Taken Such a Toll on SF's Asian American Community? Experts Perplexed Over High Death Rate
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Ketogenic Diets Alter Gut Microbiome in Humans, Mice
Ketogenic diets have a dramatic impact on the microbes residing in the human gut, collectively referred to as the microbiome, according to a new UCSF study.
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Coronavirus Facts: Doctor Answers FAQs About COVID-19, Vaccine Timeline, Hydroxychloroquine
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Fewer Traffic Accidents During COVID-19 Means Longer Waits for Organ Donations
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President Napolitano Announces Systemwide Pay Freeze for Policy-Covered Employees
UC President Janet Napolitano issued a letter about the response to the significant financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on UC and the ongoing budgetary uncertainties.
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Preschools and Childcare Might Reopen Soon. Should You Send Your Kid?
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What Parents Should Know as States Reopen
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Coronavirus May Change Patient Appointments to Videoconference Permanently
A new study from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals suggests that for some hospitals, video visits may become a permanent feature of the patient-provider landscape.
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Coronavirus Crisis Shows Need for Scientists to be Social Media Influencers
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Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Can Help Fight the Coronavirus, But Can Patients Get It?
Amid so little good news, early clinical trial results for the anti-viral drug remdesivir have offered hope. The drug appeared to help patients recover faster, from 15 days to 11 days. But the newest obstacle may be the uncertainty that surrounds how the drug will be distributed to patients.
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How UCSF Is Training 10,000 New Pandemic Detectives to Fight the Coronavirus
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Microbiome Therapy Protects Against Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis
A product containing healthy vaginal bacteria has proved effective against recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV), an extremely common vaginal infection that is associated with preterm birth, HIV infection and problems with in vitro fertilization.
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Pricey Protocol Not Proven to Prevent or Reverse Alzheimer’s, Says UCSF Neurologist
The “Bredesen protocol” has reeled in patients and their families seeking hope outside of the physician’s office for a disease that is currently incurable, according to a UCSF cognitive neurologist.
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Smoking Nearly Doubles the Rate of COVID-19 Progression
Smoking significantly worsens COVID-19, according to a new analysis by UCSF of the association between smoking and progression of the infectious disease.
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‘When Is It Going to Stop?’: UCSF Team Combats Coronavirus Surge in Navajo Nation
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Can You Catch Coronavirus Swimming? What About 5G? Debunking Bizarre Myths
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Haphazard Rollout of Coronavirus Drug Frustrates Doctors
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The Disappointing Truth About Antibody Testing
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2 UCSF Faculty to Lead New Research Institutes
Two UCSF faculty will lead the new institutes.
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Resilience to ALS Due to Synaptic Safety Mechanism
UCSF researchers have identified a powerful self-corrective mechanism within synapses that is activated by neurodegeneration and acts to slow down disease progression in animal models of ALS.
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How The Novel Coronavirus Hijacks Our Defenses
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Respiratory Infections May Drive Puerto Rico’s High Asthma Burden
New research confirmed the higher rates of early life respiratory infections among Puerto Ricans.
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UC Hospitals Gradually Resume Essential Services Based on 10 Principles
The University of California’s hospitals announced a gradual resumption of essential services at all five medical centers across the state.
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UCSF Study Finds 2 Percent Positive Rate for Coronavirus in Mission District
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Initial Results of Mission District COVID-19 Testing Announced
The testing was conducted by Unidos En Salud, a unique partnership between Mission community organizers in the Latino Task Force for COVID-19, UCSF researchers, the City and County of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
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UCSF Partners with State to Develop Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 Response
UCSF is launching a workforce training and technical assistance program in partnership with the California Department of Public Health to facilitate the training of thousands of individuals across the state in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing, case investigation and administration, to limit the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
