Expert: Here’s What to Know About the MPox Outbreak Emergency
Seth Blumberg, MD, PhD, explains the viral disease mpox, and what the recent emergency declaration from the World Health Organization means for us.
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Powerful New Mini Microscope Will Enable Precision Cancer Surgery
Mekhail Anwar leads a multi-institution $15 million grant from ARPA-H to develop imaging technology to improve cancer surgery.
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Giving an Antibiotic to All Children Under 5 in Africa Saves Lives
A study determines that a life-saving, inexpensive antibiotic, azithromycin, must be given to all children up to 5 years old in Sub-Sharan Africa to realize its full potential.
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Mushroom Edibles Are Making People Sick. Scientists Still Don’t Know Why
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Taming Parkinson’s Disease with Intelligent Brain Pacemakers
Two new studies from UC San Francisco are pointing the way toward round-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson’s disease through an implanted device that can treat movement problems
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It’s Still Too Early to Worry About Newest Mpox Variant, Bay Area Health Experts Say
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Child-Parent Therapy Has Biological Benefits for Traumatized Kids
A UCSF-created child-parent therapy for trauma in kids under age 5 was found to slow down biological aging, which is tied to health benefits later in life.
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A Ketogenic Diet Could Improve the Response to Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
A breakthrough study shows how a ketogenic diet alters human metabolism and makes a particular pancreatic cancer drug effective by starving tumors of fat that they feed on to grow.
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COVID-19 Masks: Expert Tips for What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do
Face masks remain crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even with vaccine availability. The decision to wear masks depends on vaccination status, risk factors, and local hospitalizations. Medical N95, KN95, or KF94 masks offer the best protection.
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Strong Insurance Laws Help Kids Get Access to Mental Health Care
A study found that states with more comprehensive mental and behavioral health insurance policies and enforcement of those policies allows caregivers easier access to care for their children.
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Engineered Virus Steals Proteins From H.I.V., Pointing to New Therapy
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Monthly Abortions Continue to Trend up in the US in 2024, New Report Shows
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Cracking Codes in Cellular Communication
Aashish Manglik delivered the 29th annual Byers Award Lecture titled “Signal Reception: Cracking Codes in Cellular Communication.”
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Patient Email Volume Stays Steady After E-visit Fees Are Put in Place
Patients sent about the same number of emails to clinicians after UC San Francisco’s health system, UCSF Health, began charging for certain types of messages, a new study found. In line with
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Scientists Get to the Bottom of COVID’s Worst Pediatric Complication
Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.
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Medical Trainees May Be Exposed to Unnecessary Radiation Risks
Radiation from X-rays is an occupational hazard for many medical specialists, including cardiologists, vascular and orthopedic surgeons, urologists, some radiologists and gastroenterologists.
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Could This New Drug Turn Back the Clock on Multiple Sclerosis?
Scientists at UCSF and Contineum Therapeutics have developed a drug that spurs the body to replace the protective insulation around nerve cells, myelin, that is lost in multiple sclerosis. If it works in people, it could be a way to reverse the damage caused by the disease.
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‘Relentless’ New COVID Variants Extend California’s Summer Wave
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Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling Could Compound the Problem
A Q&A with Margot Kushel, director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that opens the door for cities and counties, including in California, to begin clearing homeless encampments and imposing penalties for violations.
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Getting Kids off Screens to Prepare for Back-To-School
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Prescriptions for Healthy Food? What to Know About the ‘Food Is Medicine’ Movement
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UCSF Health Reaches Lung Transplant Milestone
The UCSF Lung Transplant Program has performed over 100 transplants in a year, making it one of a handful of medical centers in the nation to reach that milestone. The 116 cases – 113 lung transplants
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Healthy Diet with Less Sugar Is Linked to Younger Biological Age
Added sugar in diet can speed up epigenetic aging, while a sustained, healthy diet with can slow it down and possibly reverse biological aging.
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A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds
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Big Tobacco May Have Its Biggest New Hit Since Cigarettes
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Study Finds Big Disparities in Stroke Services Across the U.S.
Hospitals in poor communities are significantly less likely to obtain certification for stroke services, which makes them unable to provide urgent, lifesaving treatment.
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What to Know About Long COVID and How to Reduce Your Risk
Researchers Micheal Peluso and Valerie Flaherman answer questions about what we know about one of COVID’s most enduring mysteries, including how to potentially reduce your risk and who is most likely to develop long COVID.
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Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents Are Soaring Across the U.S.
Electric bikes and scooters have soared in popularity in recent years, but a UCSF study has found that accidents stemming from these "micromobility" vehicles have also soared.
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Panel Issues First Guidelines to Prevent Anal Cancer in People With HIV
Results from a national study led by UCSF informed the first guidelines at the federal level in the U.S. to detect and treat anal cancer precursor lesions in people with HIV to reduce the risk of developing anal cancer.
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Forecasting May Help People with Epilepsy Predict Their Seizures
A team of epilepsy specialists at UC San Francisco has developed a method to predict 24-hour seizure risk. The discovery, which may be scalable to large numbers of patients, could help to improve the