The outcome of the May 19 state ballot propositions means that the University of California will be facing significant budget reductions in the 2009-10 fiscal year. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's revised state budget proposal alone calls for a cut of $322 million, and when combined with the state's underfunding of student enrollments and inflationary cost increases, UC's total budget gap would amount to $531 million.

A performance piece of works by teenage patients at UCSF Children’s Hospital offered an honest, no-holds-barred look at the experience of chronic illness and prolonged hospitalization.

To prepare for the total impact of revenue reductions and expense increases, the UCSF School of Medicine is developing a plan to absorb $170 million over the next three years if the economic scenario unfolds as projected, according to Interim Dean Sam Hawgood.

An effort led by UCSF’s Richard L. Abbott has prompted the Chinese government to adopt national standards for eye care—the first time China has mandated practice guidelines for any medical specialty.

Eric Liu, an author who was named by the World Economic Forum as one of the 100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow, will deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, when Nancy Adler, UCSF professor of psychiatry, is recognized for mentoring.

UCSF Global Health Sciences, in partnership with the United Nations Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership, is hosting a partnership forum for leaders in global health, philanthropy and technology to explore the use of mobile technology to solve global health problems.

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Baystate Medical Center at Tufts University in Massachusetts concludes that patients facing coronary artery bypass surgery should, as a first priority, select a medical facility that has the highest adherence to quality standards.

The patient-centered medical home -- known as PCMH -- is a prominent model of health care delivery system reform that answers the call for high-quality care at lower overall cost, writes Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH, of UCSF in the May 20, 2009 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

Narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that can cause sufferers to suddenly lose muscle tone and start dreaming, is an autoimmune disease, a team led by UCSF and Stanford scientists finds.