UC Access to Elsevier Suspended Following Impasse Over Open Access
As of July 10, the University of California's direct access to new Elsevier articles has been discontinued. Here's what's affected, and how you can get access to articles you need.
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Kimberly Topp, PhD, Postdoc Alum: Married to UCSF and Loving It
The former chair of Physical Therapy shares why she's married to UCSF and loving it.
The Nocturnists
A cardiologist recounts a nerve-wracking emergency medical encounter in North Korea. A hospitalist shares her frustration over caring for a homeless patient who would rather be on the streets. A chief resident describes his first code blue. Created and hosted by UCSF physician and resident alumna Emily Silverman, MD, this podcast and live event series is a forum for doctors to “share stories of joy, sorrow, and self-discovery.”
Breakthrough: A Visionary Quest to Find a Cure for Cancer
This documentary, about “a renegade scientist’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer,” features immunologist James Allison, PhD, a residency alumnus and a former member of the UCSF and UC Berkeley faculties. Allison overcame many obstacles en route to his discovery of the immune system’s role in defeating cancer – work that won him a 2018 Nobel Prize. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, the film includes interviews with several current UCSF researchers, including Max Krummel, PhD, who as a graduate student in Allison’s UC Berkeley lab led several of the key studies recognized by the Nobel.
The Orchid and the Dandelion
Is your child hardy and resilient or more sensitive and fragile? UCSF pediatrician Thomas Boyce, MD, has spent nearly 40 years studying the human stress response, especially in children. In this new book, he explores how most kids tend to be like dandelions, able to cope with stress and adversity, but a minority are like orchids, extremely sensitive to their environments. Boyce shares how – given supportive, nurturing conditions – orchid children can thrive.
The Case of the Confused Grandfather
For months, the 78-year-old had been behaving strangely. Fearing the worst, his family consulted UCSF neurologist Georges Naasan, MD.
Haircuts Plus Health Care
UCSF doctors are training barbers in Oakland and San Francisco to aid in the fight against heart disease, especially among African American men.
Dilan’s Superhero Journey to Healing
Clad in an exoskeleton that looks like mechanical armor, 12-year-old Dilan Horwitz could be mistaken for a superhero – an assessment that wouldn’t be entirely wrong.
Mental Health on the Margins
Richard Feng, MD, shares a window into his world as a community psychiatrist in San Francisco.
Masters of Poison
Every day, California’s Poison Hotline responds to over 700 calls from those needing to know whether a substance is toxic. Whether it’s hand sanitizer, glow sticks, pills, or worse, UCSF operators are on hand to help determine if it’s an actual medical emergency.
How Do We Achieve Excellence?
Master diagnostician Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, shares some tips for achieving excellence in medicine – or beyond.
Palliative Care: It’s About Living, Not Dying
An international expert shares how palliative care can improve the quality of life for people with serious illnesses.
