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Haile T. Debas, MD, retiring this summer as dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, has been appointed to a high-level U.N. commission formed this year to investigate the profound impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa and advise African policymakers.
Cardiac patients suffering from depression are more likely than those without depressive symptoms to feel burdened by their disease and to report a lower quality of life – despite the fact that their hearts may be healthier than some of their counterparts.
Americans celebrate the Fourth of July by enjoying noisy firecrackers, concerts and parades – but at the risk of hearing loss, according to Robert W. Sweetow, PhD, director of audiology at the department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UCSF Medical Center.
The University of California, San Francisco has launched a public arts program at Mission Bay, where life at the new research and teaching campus will be enhanced by striking examples of artistic expression.
Performing arts companies generally end their regular seasons in May, but there is now so much going on in June that it looks like a whole new season. All the better for concert, opera and playgoers!
Why do serious diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's and Huntington's mainly hit us in middle age or later? The links between aging and age-related diseases have proved elusive.