Corinne Woods, Tireless Community Advocate, Dies at 72
Corinne Woods (center) at a UCSF Community Advisory Group meeting in 2011 where UCSF staff presented future plans for the University. Corinne Woods, a longtime advocate for San Francisco’s
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Living Transplant Donors Need Long-Term Monitoring, Too
While organ transplant recipients receive continual care as the end-stage treatment to their condition, attention also should be given to living donors, who can suffer from hypertension, diabetes and
Medicaid Could Save $2.6 Billion Within a Year if Just 1 Percent of Recipients Quit Smoking
Reducing smoking, and its associated health effects, among Medicaid recipients in each state by just 1 percent would result in $2.6 billion in total Medicaid savings the following year, according to
Many Nurse Practitioners Cannot Provide Medications to Treat Opioid Addiction
At least six states with high opioid abuse rates also have strong work restrictions that hinder nurse practitioners in prescribing medication that can help treat the problem.
Cancer-Killing Combination Therapies Unveiled with New Drug-Screening Tool
UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale screen that efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined, but only weakly effective when used alone. Using this
UC Campuses Prepare for One-Day Labor Strike in April
The University of California is preparing for a one-day unfair labor practice strike across the UC system on April 10.
Cancer Exports Molecular ‘Saboteurs’ to Remotely Disarm Immune System
Image courtesy of the National Cancer Institute Immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer treatment: many patients with malignancies that until recently would
New Grant Program Supports Innovators at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
The new awards will enable staff members across every level of the organization to translate their ideas into measurable actions that address some of the key challenges facing UCSF Benioff
Ron Vale Receives 2019 Gairdner Award for Pioneering Work on Molecular Motors
Ronald D. Vale, PhD, professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San Francisco, was named a winner of the 2019 Canada Gairdner International Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the
Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Management Improved by Brain Scans
Amyloid positive PET scan. A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related “plaques” significantly influenced clinical management of
