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UCSF Ranks as One of the Healthiest Employers in the Bay Area
UCSF has ranked as one of the healthiest employers in the Bay Area, according to the San Francisco Business Times.
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U.S. hospital palliative-care teams suffer staffing gaps
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Meet the 2016 Healthiest Employers in the Greater Bay Area
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Cancer Moonshot Expert Panel, Including UCSF Researchers, Delivers 10 Recommendations
Ten recommendations from a Blue Ribbon Panel of scientific experts, cancer leaders and patient advocates – including two UCSF researchers – have been approved to help guide the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.
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Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study
A new UC San Francisco study challenges the most influential textbook explanation of how the mammalian brain detects when the body is becoming too warm, and how it then orchestrates the myriad responses that animals, including humans, use to lower their temperature.
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Hospital ORs may waste millions a year in disposable medical supplies
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Raising an alarm, doctors fight to yank hospital ICUs into the modern era
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Sutro Stewards Celebrate 10 Years of Caring for Mount Sutro Reserve
After 10 years and a number of local awards, the nonprofit Sutro Stewards remains strong in its mission to enhance and provide public access to Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve.
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Researchers Confront an Epidemic of Loneliness
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NASA's DNA Sequencing in Space is a Success, UCSF Researchers Confirm
Two hundred miles above Earth, NASA has conducted the first genome sequencing in space, and researchers at UCSF helped analyze the data sent back from the International Space Station and confirm that the sequencing was a success.
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UCSF Tops All Fundraising Teams for AIDS Walk San Francisco 2016
Craig Miller, founder and senior organizer of AIDS Walk San Francisco, joined UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood and others at a reception to congratulate the UCSF community for raising $170,000 to support HIV-related programs and services.
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New One UCSF Campaign Highlights ‘Brilliant Convergence’ of People, Ideas
UCSF has launched the second phase of its One UCSF campaign aimed at highlighting the diverse contributions by members of our community toward improving the future of health.
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Calorie-Burning ‘Good’ Fat Can Be Protected, Says Study
UCSF researchers studying beige fat – a calorie-burning tissue that can help to ward off obesity and diabetes – have discovered a new strategy to cultivate this beneficial blubber.
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Some Breast Cancer Patients With Low Genetic Risk Could Skip Chemotherapy, Study Finds
Early-stage breast cancer patients whose tumors carry genetic markers associated with a low risk of disease recurrence may not need to undergo chemotherapy, suggests a new study that employed a test devised by a UCSF researcher.
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Gene Tests Identify Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Chemotherapy, Study Says
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When DNA and medical tests disagree about breast cancer risk, which to believe?
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The Race to Develop a Super Alarm to Combat Alarm Fatigue in ICUs
An interdisciplinary team of UCSF researchers, led by Xiao Hu, Michele Pelter and Richard Fidler from the UCSF School of Nursing, is working furiously to create and test a “super alarm.”
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UCSF Plans Series of Events for National Campus Safety Awareness Month 2016
UCSF is marking National Campus Safety Awareness Month with a series of September events to educate and empower the UCSF community.
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Frequency of Breast Cancer Screening is Best Guided by Both Risk, Breast Density, Says Study
The ideal interval for breast cancer screening depends on combined assessments of each woman’s breast cancer risk and her breast density, according to a new study led by UCSF and University of Wisconsin researchers.
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How Often Should You Get a Mammogram? It Depends on Whether You Have Dense Breast Tissue, Experts Say
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UCSF’s plan for Mt. Sutro’s ailing forest
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UCSF Proposes New Management Plan for Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve
UCSF has released a draft management plan for the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve aimed at restoring the health of its trees following years of drought and pest infestation in order to protect the safety of its community and neighbors.
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Childhood Adversity Looms Large for Older Homeless Adults
A new UCSF report on an understudied population – older homeless adults – reveals that adverse childhood experiences have long-lasting effects.
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Concussion Rates Rising Significantly in Adolescents
The number of Americans diagnosed with concussions is growing, most significantly in adolescents. UCSF researchers recommend that adolescents be prioritized for ongoing work in concussion education, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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A Big Step Forward in the Quest for a Better Painkiller
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A Big Step Forward in the Quest for a Better Painkiller
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Researchers Develop Safer Opioid Painkiller From Scratch
An international team of researchers has developed a new opioid drug candidate that blocks pain without triggering the dangerous side effects of current prescription painkillers.
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Package Delivery Program Expands to Parnassus
Supply Chain Management will expand its “last-mile” package-delivery program to all Parnassus locations. Additional campus locations will roll out the program throughout the fall.
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New Cholesterol Drugs Could Add $120 Billion to Annual U.S. Health Costs