A team of researchers at UCSF is seeking young women to participate in the first U.S. study of the safety of a new a vaginal gel designed to prevent herpes and HIV infecti
Total joint replacement (TJR) is one of the most commonly performed procedures in orthopaedics, with high rates of clinical success in terms of pain reduction and improved function and quality of life. However, the complexity of TJR surgeries, the number of such surgeries and the cost of implants have steadily increased over the past decade.
People who try to eat a healthy diet by cutting out most fats end up denying their bodies important vitamins. Marian Deveraux, RD, UCSF nutritionist, tells KGO's Dr. Dean Edell that fats are needed to absorb critical nutrients.
Nominations are due Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, for the lecture to honor outstanding scientific achievements made by a member of the UCSF Academic Senate.
Experts will address commonly expressed concerns about genetic risk for cancer and provide updates on new advances at a free public forum on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
At approximately 9:20 PM on November 19, a visitor to the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus
was the victim of a robbery as she walked on Parnassus Avenue near Cole Street. The
victim was approached by two individuals who pushed her to the ground, forcibly
took her purse, and then fled on foot.