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Undocumented Immigrants’ Transplant Survival Rates on Par with U.S. Citizens’
Unauthorized immigrants who receive liver transplants in the United States have comparable three-year survival rates to U.S. citizens.
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UCSF Conducts Comprehensive Seismic Review of All Buildings
UCSF is conducting a comprehensive seismic review of its owned and leased buildings across the campus and clinical enterprise as part of its long history of working to better understand their seismic resiliency.
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Health Experts Weigh in on Mysterious Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses
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Bay Area family's journey from cancer to hospital music programs around the world
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UCSF Experts Host New York City Officials on Review of Norway, Netherlands Jail Systems
UCSF correctional health experts are taking a delegation from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the NYC Department of Correction, and other policy and community experts to Europe to identify design elements in Norwegian and Dutch correctional facilities that could help build a more humane correctional system.
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UCSF Launches Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research
The UCSF Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research, made possible by a $35 million gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff, will bring together scientists and physicians who seek to push the boundaries of prostate cancer research and devise new strategies to combat the disease.
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Genetically Tailored Instruction Improves Songbird Learning
UCSF study conducted in songbirds shows that what at first appear to be genetic constraints on birds’ song learning abilities could be largely eliminated by tailoring instruction to better match the birds’ inborn predispositions.
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Skin Protection May Offer Surprising Benefits for Overall Health
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Slideshow: 2019 Back-to-School Season at UCSF
From barbecues to white-coat ceremonies, see photos of all the 2019 back-to-school season activities.
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For Older Patients, an ‘Afterworld’ of Hospital Care
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Two UCSF Scientists Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Hanna Gray Fellows
The fellowship recognizing early career scientists from groups underrepresented in the life sciences who have the potential to become leaders in academic research.
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Cancer patients use crowdfunding for medical bills, expenses
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Artificial Intelligence That Reads Chest X-Rays Is Approved by FDA
Tens of thousands of Americans suffer pneumothorax each year, a potentially life-threatening condition that is sometimes overlooked in busy emergency rooms.
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Dyslexia, Other Learning Challenges Are Focus of New $20M Initiative
The center will be a a two-campus multidisciplinary clinical and research alliance between UCSF and UC Berkeley.
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How a Powerful Genetic Test Found a Life-Saving Therapy for an Infant’s Rare Cancer
A new genetic test found that Quincy's aggressive blood cancer had an unusual mutation on the FLT3 gene. That gave Quincy’s doctors a life-saving idea.
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Infant with Deadly Leukemia Saved by Drug for Adult Liver Cancer
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have successfully treated a months-old infant with a rare childhood leukemia using a targeted therapy approved for adults with inoperable liver cancer and advanced kidney cancer.
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The Challenge of Identifying Sjogren's Syndrome
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Doctors Say Federal Rules On Discussing Abortions Inhibit Relationships With Patients
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Cancer Patients Turn to Crowdfunding to Pay for Medical Care
Patients increasingly resort to crowdfunding websites to pay medical bills, a new UCSF study finds that online donations are sought for lost wages, child care and even occasionally experimental treatments.
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HIV Significantly Increases Risk for Irregular Heartbeat
HIV infection significantly increases the risk of atrial fibrillation.
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Can the world eradicate another disease?
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Dark Skin No Protection Against Sun's Harmful Rays
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Malaria Could be Eradicated By 2050, Global Health Experts Say
Malaria, one of the world’s leading killers, could be eradicated as early as 2050, according to a new report.
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Major shortcomings in organ transplant network flagged in UCSF, Columbia studies
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Lung disease tied to vaping on the rise; 5 killed, 1 in L.A.
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David Julius Receives $3M Breakthrough Prize for Work on Pain Sensation
Julius received the prize “for discovering molecules, cells, and mechanisms underlying pain sensation.”
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Child's Negative Mood Can Lead to Mother's Depression
While numerous studies have explored the intergenerational transmission of mood disorders from parent to child, little research has been done on whether this connection extends in both directions.
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Liver Transplant Candidates with Public Insurance Have Worse Waitlist Outcomes Than Those with Private Insurance
Patients with similar liver cancer characteristics on the waitlist for a liver transplant had significantly worse outcomes with public insurance compared to Kaiser Permanente or other private insurance.
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Medical Imaging Rates Continue to Rise Despite Push to Reduce Their Use
Despite a broad campaign among physician groups to reduce the amount of imaging in medicine, the rates of use of CT, MRI and other scans have continued to increase.
