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The Doctor Can Listen to You Know — UCSF hospitalist John Maa has helped bring the human cost of overextended emergency care to the awareness of both the general public, the health care profession and government. His crusade began after losing his mother to a massive stroke while she waited for treatment in an emergency room. Read more about his work in the Wall Street Journal.
ALS Researcher Succumbs to Disease He Studied — Dr. Richard Olney was founding director of the UCSF ALS Center and a pioneer in ALS research. Olney recently passed away after his own eight-year battle with the disease. Olney's life and legacy was covered in an article in USA Today.
Do Calorie Monitors Really Work? — Fitness specialist Laura Streeper, of the UCSF Human Performance Center, spoke about the accuracy of fitness machine calorie monitors with the Huffington Post.
Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer's Return — A recent study from UCSF found that a molecular test, already available, appears to predict the likelihood of death from early-stage lung cancer more accurately than conventional methods. Read about the findings in U.S. News & World Report.
Insight into Venus Williams' Auto-immune Disease — UCSF rheumatologist Dr. Lianne Gensler spoke about Sjogren's Syndrome, the auto-immune condition suffered by tennis star Venus Williams, on 7Live.
Avoiding Surgery in the Elderly — Surgery is more dangerous for elderly patients who live in nursing homes compared to those who live independently, even when they have the same number of chronic conditions, according to a recent study from UCSF surgeon Dr. Emily Finlayson and colleagues. Read about the study in The New York Times.
Silica Rule Under Review — Dr. Robert Harrison spoke about the lung disease silicosis in an article about proposed regulations seeking to protect workers from exposure to crystalline silica, which causes the condition. Read more in the Huffington Post.
Beyond the Headlines: Fertility Issues — Dr. Mitchell Rosen, director of the UCSF Fertility Preservation Center, spoke about fertility problems on ABC's "Beyond the Headlines." Watch the segment on abclocal.go.com.
The Healthy Skeptic: A Look at Herbal Libido Aids — Dr. Tom Lue, a UCSF urologist and male sexual dysfunction expert, spoke about herbal libido aids with the L.A. Times.
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