The number of critically ill patients on site has not surged, said Jahan Fahimi, medical director of the emergency department at UC San Francisco's Parnassus campus. “Something is working.”

“It’s important that younger adults understand that they are part of the solution,” said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo.

Students, staff and faculty are addressing one of the key challenges of COVID-19 outbreak.

Research is showing that the behaviors of teenagers aren’t just there to annoy parents. They serve a real evolutionary purpose.

In examining how different cultures reacted to the threat of Ebola, scientists gain insight into xenophobia around COVID-19.

The recession is likely to be more severe in California than for nation overall.

A virus testing lab director explains how the US fell behind in the need for broad coronavirus testing.

Ibuprofen may have more significant effects on the liver than previously thought, new research says.

‘It’s a first step toward fulfilling the promise of the genomics era to inform how we combat disease,’ lead researcher says.

The University of California has been on the front lines in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, since the earliest indications of its emergence in China. From top-flight medical care to groundbreaking research, UC’s scientists and physicians across its 10 campuses and five academic medical centers are part of the global effort to treat, understand and ultimately defeat the virus.

Dr. Daniela Bota’s pioneering work is improving outcomes for patients with the most aggressive form of the disease.

A simple screen may soon be able to detect two common forms of dementia — Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia — and tell them apart.