UC San Francisco |
UCSF community awaits court ruling on health care
U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expected soon.
UC San Diego |
Tattoo electronics used to monitor newborns
Study will test whether bulky electronics could be replaced with a stamp-sized wearable patch of tiny circuits, sensors, and wireless transmitters.
UC San Francisco |
Hepatitis: UCSF and San Francisco at ground zero
San Francisco is a clinical hot spot for viral hepatitis infection, and UCSF is at the forefront in research, public health programs and clinical trials to fight back.
UC San Francisco |
Hepatitis C — urgency to fight viral foe grows
Battle against disease waged in cities and suburbs.
UC San Francisco |
Hepatitis B and liver cancer among Asian Americans
Liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide, and immigrants from Asian countries are infected at high rates.
UC San Francisco |
Amputee athletes push boundaries in training program
Multidisciplinary training program helps amputees reach their athletic goals.
UC Office of the President |
UCTV videos of health innovation talks
View talks from first UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation colloquium.
UCLA |
Stunted growth genetically linked to excess growth
Discovery ends geneticist's 20-year quest for cause of rare IMAGe syndrome.
UC Office of the President |
Health risks of thirdhand smoke
Thirdhand smoke is a new frontier, and UC's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program has assembled a consortium of investigators to study the health risks caused by the remnants of cigarette smoke.
UC Office of the President |
Initiative seeks to boost faculty diversity
UC Diversity Pipeline Initiative encourages UC underrepresented female postgraduate students to pursue academic careers.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF ALS Center’s founding director dies of the disease he studied
Richard K. Olney, MD, founding director of the ALS Treatment and Research Center at UCSF and a pioneer in clinical research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has died at age 64, following his own eight-year battle with the disease.
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Heart attacks, other emergencies spike during holidays
Stress, overeating and excessive partying could lead to an unnecessary trip to the emergency room.