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As Omicron Surges, UCSF Experts Answer Questions About the COVID-19 Variant
There is some information that is known about the variant and other information that sti
AI Points the Way to Better Doctor-Patient Communication
A natural language processing study parses doctor-patient communication at an unprecedented scale and offers new ways to help doctors communicate with their patients.
UCSF Releases the Latest Designs for New Hospital at Parnassus Heights
The conceptual images are being released to coincide with the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which opened a 60-day public comment period on Dec. 16, 2021.
Sickle Cell Gift Adds $2M to Oakland Hospital’s Growing Program
An anonymous $2 million gift will support Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland's growing sickle cell program.
Race-Based Equations May Lead to Under-Treatment of Lung Disease in Black Patients
A UCSF study finds that race-based equations may mean Black patients' lung disease can be underdiagnosed and classified as moderate disease in more severe cases.
Digital Therapy for Prenatal Insomnia May Prevent Postpartum Depression
A UCSF study finds that a digital version of cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT) for prenatal insomnia may prevent postpartum depression
UCSF Joins Arc Institute to Advance New Therapies for Complex Diseases
Arc investigators will include faculty at UCSF, UC Berkeley, and Stanford, as well as graduate students in these universities pursuing PhD studies at Arc labs.
UCSF’s Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, on “The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast”
Explore the power of psychedelic therapy to treat the ailing human mind with international expert Carhart-Harris, who joined UCSF in 2021 as the Metzner Distinguished Professor and director of the new Neuroscape Psychedelics Division. Discover what his comparison of psilocybin with an antidepressant revealed on the Aug. 19 episode.
UCSF Women’s Sports Performance Center webinar
See the story behind the first and only women’s sports medicine center on the West Coast. Learn how the center’s physicians – all athletes – are helping women and girls, from weekend warriors to pros, optimize their performance and heal from injuries.
Wildhood: The Astounding Connections between Human and Animal Adolescents
Does your rambunctious teen seem like an animal? You may be on to something. Harvard evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD ’87, and science writer Kathryn Bowers reveal startling similarities between humans and animals in young adulthood.