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- Awards Aim to Cut Costs, Improve Quality at UCSF Medical Center - May 10, 2013
- New Prostate Cancer Test Improves Risk Assessment - May 08, 2013
- Imaging Technique Could Help Traumatic Brain Injury Patients - May 08, 2013
- UC Medical Centers Will Expand Palliative Care With $1M Grant - May 03, 2013
- Annual Prom Gives Teen Patients a Night of Glamour - May 03, 2013
- Surgery for Nonfatal Skin Cancers May Not Benefit All Elderly Patients - April 29, 2013
- Antidepressants Linked with Increased Risks After Surgery - April 26, 2013
- UCSF Scientists Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences - April 24, 2013
- Autism Model in Mice Linked With Genetics - April 15, 2013
- Routine EKG Finding Could Signal Serious Heart Problem - April 11, 2013
- UCSF Medical Center Publishes First Sustainability Report - April 11, 2013
- New Brain Cancer Treatment May be More Effective, Less Toxic - April 08, 2013
- UCSF Neurologist Wins Top International Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research - April 05, 2013
- UCSF Experts to Speak at Art of Aging Gracefully Fair - March 25, 2013
- Charges For Emergency Room Visits Often Based on Incorrect Assumptions - March 20, 2013
- Using Mobile Technology to Help Predict and Prevent Heart Disease - March 20, 2013
- American Cancer Society to Honor UCSF Breast Cancer Specialist - March 18, 2013
- UCSF Ranked Among Top Medical Schools In Nation By U.S. News - March 12, 2013
- Radiation Dose Symposium at UCSF to Highlight Patient Safety - March 06, 2013
- UCSF Works to Identify and Treat Sepsis Patients Earlier - March 06, 2013
- New Patient Safety Strategies Outlined in Report - March 06, 2013
- Parkinson's Disease Brain Rhythms Detected - March 04, 2013
- Rain Man-like Brains Mapped with Network Analysis - February 28, 2013
- Quantity of Sugar in Food Supply Linked to Diabetes Rates - February 27, 2013
- Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered - February 20, 2013
- Valentine's Day Chocolates Can Be Good for Heart Health - February 13, 2013
- Achieving Magnet Status Elicits Enormous Pride at UCSF - February 07, 2013
- Heart Failure Patient Loses 100 Pounds Before Transplant Surgery - January 31, 2013
- Early Menopause May Occur In Women with BRCA Gene - January 30, 2013
- A Call to Keep Untested, High-Risk Medical Devices Off the Market - January 28, 2013
- Two Surgeons Better than One for Complex Spine Surgeries - January 18, 2013
- Irregular Heartbeat Elevates Risk of Kidney Failure - January 17, 2013
- Renowned Child Psychiatrist and Molecular Geneticist to Join UCSF - January 08, 2013
- UCSF Helen Diller Cancer Center Awarded $36 Million Grant - January 07, 2013
- UCSF Experts to Speak at Free Wellness Lectures - January 07, 2013
- How Prostate Cancer Therapies Compare in Cost and Effectiveness - January 04, 2013
- Teen Liver Transplant Recipient to Honor Donor at 2013 Rose Parade - December 28, 2012
- Mission Bay Hospital Attracting Visitors From Across the Globe - December 18, 2012
- Study Questions Reasons for Routine Pelvic Exams - December 14, 2012
- UCSF and St. Joseph's Collaborate to Advance Cancer Care - December 13, 2012
- Obama Nominates Mack Roach to National Cancer Advisory Board - December 11, 2012
- Severe Acute Kidney Injuries Rise Rapidly Nationwide - December 06, 2012
- Cancer Services in Tri-Valley Enhanced by New UCSF-ValleyCare Collaboration - December 04, 2012
- UCSF Experts Named to State Committee on Toxic Chemicals - November 28, 2012
- Too Much or Too Little Exercise Both Linked to Arthritis Risk - November 27, 2012
- Improving Health By Our Own Devices - November 26, 2012
- Multiple Sclerosis 'Immune Exchange' Between Brain and Blood Is Uncovered - November 19, 2012
- Amputee Athletes Maximize Their Physical Potential at UCSF - November 16, 2012
- Genital Injuries: Painful Yet Mostly Preventable - November 13, 2012
- Mark Laret Calls On Academic Medical Centers to Think Differently - November 07, 2012
- Rock Climber Exceeds Expectations After Double-Lung Transplant - November 02, 2012
- Molecular Test Identifies High-Risk Lung Cancer Patients Early - November 01, 2012
- Amenities at New Mission Bay Hospital Designed with Healing in Mind - October 29, 2012
- Bay Area Science Festival Culminates at AT&T Park on Saturday - October 29, 2012
- Most Liver Transplant Candidates Receive Donation Offers - October 22, 2012
- New Dementia Diagnosis and Gene Findings Bode Well for Treatment - October 19, 2012
- Pacific Islanders, South Asians and Filipinos Have Highest Diabetes Rates - October 15, 2012
- Three UCSF Faculty Members Named to Institute of Medicine - October 15, 2012
- Neural Stem Cell Study Arose From Culture of Collaboration - October 10, 2012
- Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Produced Myelin, UCSF Study Shows - October 10, 2012
- Prostate Cancer Dream Team to Tackle Advanced Disease - October 09, 2012
- Shinya Yamanaka Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine - October 08, 2012
- Documentary on U.S. Health Care System Features UCSF Experts - October 04, 2012
- Uncontrolled Hypertension Gets Varying Treatment at Doctor's Office - September 27, 2012
- Technology to Improve Patient Care Highlighted at Dreamforce 2012 - September 24, 2012
- American Heart Association Recognizes UCSF Scientist - September 21, 2012
- Open House for UCSF Mission Bay Hospital Rooms - September 20, 2012
- Living Well With a Bleeding Disorder - September 20, 2012
- UCSF Nursing Achieves Magnet Status for Excellence - September 19, 2012
- Study Confirms False Link Between Prostate Cancer and Retrovirus - September 18, 2012
- Sinusitis Linked to Microbial Diversity - September 12, 2012
- Asthma Study Could Bring Big Change to Daily Regimen - September 11, 2012
- Health Care Game Changers to Address DreamForce Conference - September 05, 2012
- Hantavirus: Be Careful, Not Fearful - August 29, 2012
- New Recruitment Service Helps Find Patients for Clinical Trials - August 27, 2012
- UCSF, Mayo Team Discovers Genomic Risk Factor for Gliomas - August 27, 2012
- Has Defensive Medicine Led to Overtesting - August 16, 2012
- New Standards to Improve Diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome - August 09, 2012
- Marin County's High Breast Cancer Rate May be Tied to Genetics - August 07, 2012
- Olympic Dream Comes True for Christina Allen, U.S. Team Doctor - July 31, 2012
- UCSF Medical Center CEO Looks to the Future - July 30, 2012
- For Smokers, UCSF Program Provides Tools to Ditch the Habit - July 27, 2012
- Diabetic Women More Likely to Experience Sexual Dissatisfaction - July 25, 2012
- San Francisco AIDS Walk Raises Money and Hope - July 18, 2012
- Support for Cancer Patients is Just a Phone Call Away - July 10, 2012
- San Francisco's Mission Bay Lands $10 Million Transportation Grant - July 03, 2012
- Secrets of Lung Cancer Drug Resistance Revealed at UCSF - July 01, 2012
- UCSF Completes Transition to Electronic Health Records System - June 26, 2012
- UCSF Cancer Leader Testifies at Congressional Breast Cancer Forum - June 25, 2012
- UCSF Medical Center Earns Perfect Score for Health Care Equality - June 19, 2012
- Loneliness Linked to Health Problems and Death Among Elderly - June 18, 2012
- Inexpensive Approach to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise - June 15, 2012
- UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Reaches Fundraising Milestone - June 15, 2012
- Biomedical Imaging Expert Answers Questions About New Study - June 12, 2012
- Radiation Exposure From Medical Imaging Has Increased Even at HMOs - June 12, 2012
- Magnet Recognition Program Site Visit - June 11, 2012
- To Reduce Breast Cancer Risk, Avoid Unnecessary Medical Imaging - June 11, 2012
- Mitchel Berger Takes Helm of American Association of Neurological Surgeons - June 08, 2012
- Specialized Hospital Care for Elderly Could Significantly Cut Costs - June 08, 2012
- Amputee Athletes Push Physical Boundaries at Unique Clinic - June 05, 2012
- HealthGrades Gives UCSF Top Marks in Patient Safety, Satisfaction - June 04, 2012
- Advanced Prostate Cancer Slows With New Drug - June 04, 2012
- Alcohol May Trigger Serious Palpitations in Heart Patients - June 01, 2012
- Bringing New Breast Cancer Drugs to Market Faster, For Less - June 01, 2012
- UCSF Prepares for AIDS Walk San Francisco 2012 - May 31, 2012
- Holocaust Survivor Stands Tall After Complex Spine Surgery - May 29, 2012
- UCSF Receives Major Gift for Neuroscience Research and Care - May 24, 2012
- People with HIV/AIDS May Be More Prone to Sudden Cardiac Death - May 14, 2012
- John Roberts Elected President of Organ Transplant Network's Board of Directors - May 09, 2012
- Program Fosters Dialogue About Creativity and the Brain - May 07, 2012
- Dr. Christina Allen Heads to Olympics with Taekwondo Team - April 27, 2012
- Free Skin Cancer Screening at UCSF - April 19, 2012
- How Selective Hearing Works In the Brain - April 18, 2012
- Hospital Readmission Rates Misleading, UCSF Study Finds - April 17, 2012
- Brain Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise - April 17, 2012
- An Achilles Heel of Acute Myeloid Leukemia - April 15, 2012
- New Pill Recognition Software Has Implications for Clinics and EDs - April 13, 2012
- UCSF Obesity Experts Serve Up "The Skinny on Obesity" on UCTV - April 13, 2012
- Team Approach to Individualized Childbirth at New Women's Hospital - April 10, 2012
- Emotional Benefits of Meditation Revealed in Study of Teachers - March 28, 2012
- Integrative Medicine Classes Help Breast Cancer Survivors Recover - March 26, 2012
- Trauma Drives HIV Epidemic in Women - March 23, 2012
- Alzheimer's Disease May Spread Through Linked Nerve Cells - March 21, 2012
- Volunteer Marks 47 Years of Service to UCSF Patients - March 20, 2012
- UCSF Part of Nation's Longest Living Kidney Transplant Chain - March 15, 2012
- Tobacco Smoke Affects Early Human Embryonic Development - March 15, 2012
- Ob-Gyns Can Prevent Health Impacts of Environmental Chemicals - March 14, 2012
- UCSF Ranks Among Nation's Best Medical, Pharmacy Schools in U.S. News Survey - March 13, 2012
- Hepatitis C, a Leading Killer, Often Undiagnosed But Can Be Cured - February 23, 2012
- Specialized Twin Center to Open at Mission Bay Medical Center - February 21, 2012
- Study Suggests Colic May Be Precursor to Migraines - February 20, 2012
- UCSF Experts to Speak at Free Wellness Lectures - February 16, 2012
- The Art of Aging Gracefully Resource Fair - February 16, 2012
- Future Looks Bright for Congenital Heart Disease Patients - February 15, 2012
- Improved Emergency Treatment for Prolonged Seizures - February 15, 2012
- Stem Cell Study in Mice Offers Hope for Treating Heart Attack - February 15, 2012
- UCSF Issues Joint Statement From Kidney Transplant Candidate and Chief Medical Officer - February 09, 2012
- Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden - February 02, 2012
- ALS Center's Founding Director Dies of the Disease He Studied - January 30, 2012
- UC to Host Forum on Breast Cancer Risks and Prevention - January 26, 2012
- New Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival - January 26, 2012
- UCSF Is "Over Performer" in Bone Marrow Transplant Survival Rates - January 25, 2012
- The Importance of Story Telling to Advance Patient Care - January 24, 2012
- Team Finds New Way to Image Brain Tumors and Predict Recurrence - January 23, 2012
- UCSF Shares $25-Million Grant To Find Epilepsy Genes - January 23, 2012
- Marijuana Shown to Be Less Damaging to Lungs Than Tobacco - January 10, 2012
- Technology Becoming Key to Personalized Patient Care at UCSF - January 04, 2012
- Three UCSF Researchers Honored by Top Science Association - December 20, 2011
- Heart Attacks, Other Emergencies Spike During Holidays - December 20, 2011
- New Mission Bay Facility Built with Best Practices in Seismic Safety - December 20, 2011
- UCSF Doctors Awarded Fellowships to Improve Health Quality - December 20, 2011
- Most Cancers Detected by Mammogram are Low-Risk - December 19, 2011
- Stress and Emotional Eating May Lead to Risky Levels of Abdominal Fat, Impaired Stress Response - December 07, 2011
- Stress Reduction, Mindful Eating Curb Weight Gain in Obese Women - December 07, 2011
- Adding Cannabis to Opiates Treatment May Increase Pain Relief - December 06, 2011
- AIDS Prevention 2.0: A Historic Opportunity to Halt HIV - November 30, 2011
- Immune System Has Protective Memory Cells, Researchers Discover - November 27, 2011
- UCSF's Mission Bay Hospitals: Designed with Health in Mind - November 17, 2011
- UCSF Automated Pharmacy Wins 2011 Popular Science Award - November 16, 2011
- Understanding Tamoxifen Resistance And How to Defeat It - November 14, 2011
- UCSF Leads Bay Area in Lower-Risk, Lower-Cost Heart Procedure - November 09, 2011
- CEO Mark Laret to Chair National Board for Medical Colleges - November 09, 2011
- New Drug Shows Promise Against Multiple Sclerosis - November 01, 2011
- Clinical Trial Shows First Evidence That Anal Cancer Is Preventable - October 27, 2011
- Three Friends Lead $25 Million Brain Cancer Fundraising Initiative - October 26, 2011
- Vicki Kennedy Headlines UCSF Panel on Supporting Caregivers - October 26, 2011
- UCSF to Host Bay Area Science Festival Lectures - October 24, 2011
- Perinatal Antidepressant Exposure Linked to Autism-Like Abnormalities in Rats - October 24, 2011
- Program Helps People Transition from Public Assistance to Careers - October 21, 2011
- Computer Games Help People with Parkinson's Disease - October 19, 2011
- Preemies' Exposure to Steroids Linked to Impaired Brain Growth - October 19, 2011
- UCSF Study Finds Steroids Could Help Heal Some Corneal Ulcers - October 18, 2011
- UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Celebrates "Topping Out" - October 17, 2011
- High Rate of False-Positives with Annual Mammogram - October 14, 2011
- Ceremony to Mark Construction Milestone at Mission Bay Hospitals - October 12, 2011
- Sperm Discoveries Shed Light on Infertility and Birth Control - October 11, 2011
- New Mission Bay Hospital Set to Meet Demands of Information Age - October 11, 2011
- 40 Million TB Deaths Due to Smoking Over Next 40 years - October 10, 2011
- New Center Seeks Early Diagnosis, Prevention of Osteoarthritis - October 06, 2011
- Daughter's Hospitalization Renews Architect's Commitment to UCSF - October 04, 2011
- UCSF Dermatologists Pen Book on Rare Hair Loss Disorders - October 04, 2011
- Asthma Treatment May Be Headed Toward Personalized Medicine - October 03, 2011
- New Way to Study and Treat Breast Cancer Launched at UCSF - September 29, 2011
- Mammogram Expert Calls for Tailored Screening for Breast Cancer - September 29, 2011
- Breast Cancer Month: Time to Take Stock of UCSF Advances - September 29, 2011
- Study Targets High Breast Cancer Deaths in Black Women - September 29, 2011
- Reaching Out to Minorities for Breast Cancer Clinical Trials - September 29, 2011
- How Normal Cells Become Brain Cancers - September 28, 2011
- Interactive Mobile App Teaches People How to Manage Diabetes - September 26, 2011
- Surgeons from Developing Countries Learn Limb-Saving Procedures - September 21, 2011
- Gene Found for Lou Gehrig's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia - September 21, 2011
- UCSF Neurologist William Seeley Named MacArthur Fellow - September 20, 2011
- UCSF Competes Successfully for Young Innovator Awards - September 20, 2011
- Dreaming Big: Dreamforce Events Showcase UCSF Innovation - September 06, 2011
- Dreamforce Event to Feature UCSF Dream Team on Sept. 1 - August 29, 2011
- Common Antibiotic Helps Lethal Lung Disease - August 26, 2011
- Kidney Stones' Seasonality Reflected in Google Searches - August 25, 2011
- Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Persistent Asthma in Childhood - August 25, 2011
- Chemotherapy's Impact on Fertility Greater than Expected - August 24, 2011
- UCSF Cycling Team 'Menstrual Cycles' Fights Multiple Sclerosis - August 19, 2011
- UCSF Experts Speak at Free Wellness Lectures - August 16, 2011
- New Asthma Risk Gene Emerges from Study of Diverse Populations - August 16, 2011
- Soy Tablets Don't Ease Menopause Symptoms or Prevent Bone Loss - August 15, 2011
- Research Shows Earlier Statin Treatment Can Be Cost-Effective - August 15, 2011
- Major Genetic Study of Multiple Sclerosis Reveals DNA Hot Spots - August 12, 2011
- High Levels of Banned PBDEs Found in California Pregnant Women - August 10, 2011
- Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia in Elderly Women - August 09, 2011
- Seeing a Health Expert Leads to Higher Rate of Flu Shots - August 09, 2011
- Trauma Surgeon Works to Prevent Injuries in San Francisco - August 08, 2011
- New Scorecard Identifies Patients at Highest Risk on Blood Thinners - August 08, 2011
- UCSF Releases Mobile App with Map Feature and More - August 02, 2011
- UCSF and Monterey Hospital Form Cancer Care Affiliation - August 01, 2011
- UCSF Neuro-oncologists Engage Caregivers to Better Help Patients - July 29, 2011
- San Francisco Business Times Recognizes Health Care Heroes - July 28, 2011
- UCSF Experts Shape Historic Blueprint for Women's Health Care - July 26, 2011
- Rob Schneider Visits Hospital with UCSF Donor and Patient - July 22, 2011
- UCSF Study Highlights Success of Brain Surgery for Severe Epilepsy - July 20, 2011
- New Moms Who Express Milk by Hand Breast-feed Longer - July 19, 2011
- UCSF Medical Center Named Top 10 Hospital for 11th Year Straight - July 19, 2011
- New UC Grants Promote Team Approach To Improving Patient Care - July 12, 2011
- Heart Disease and Stroke Worldwide Tied to National Income - July 07, 2011
- UCSF Emerges as a Leader in the Neurohospitalist Movement - July 07, 2011
- Customize Starting Age and Frequency of Mammograms - July 06, 2011
- Program Cuts Heart Failure Readmission Rate By 30 Percent - July 06, 2011
- Study Debunks Autism as a Primarily Genetic Disorder - July 05, 2011
- Champion Charities Gives UCSF $2.5 Million to Tackle Brain Disease - July 01, 2011
- UCSF Medical Center Earns Perfect Healthcare Equality Index Score - June 30, 2011
- UCSF-Led Team Decodes Evolution of Skin and Ovarian Cancer Cells - June 29, 2011
- New Funding Supports Fight Against Greatest Challenges of Diabetes - June 29, 2011
- New Treatment Protocol May Improve Ovarian Cancer Outcomes - June 29, 2011
- UCSF Medical Students Create Free Medical Translation App - June 23, 2011
- Mount Zion Anniversary Event Celebrates Past, Present and Future - June 20, 2011
- Gene Linked to Long-Term Success of Leg Bypass Surgery - June 20, 2011
- New Kidney Filtration System Could Simplify Dialysis - June 20, 2011
- Sudden Cardiac Death Subject of Sweeping UCSF Study - June 15, 2011
- New Glioblastoma Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Phase 2 Trial - June 07, 2011
- Low Vitamin D Levels Seen as MS Risk for African-Americans - May 27, 2011
- Transplant Chief Elected VP of National Transplantation Network - May 26, 2011
- Brisk Walking May Help Men with Prostate Cancer, UCSF Study Finds - May 25, 2011
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Among Nation's Best - May 17, 2011
- Wealth Linked to Rise in Deadly Skin Cancers Among Young Women - May 11, 2011
- First UCSF Clinics Implement Electronic Health Records - April 28, 2011
- Protein That Stifles Inflammation May Protect the Brain - April 22, 2011
- 'Smart' Diaphragm Device Places in National Innovation Competition - April 22, 2011
- UCSF Study Revisits First Clinical Trial to Treat Multiple Sclerosis - April 21, 2011
- Study Suggests Way to Bring Stroke Treatment in From the Cold - April 21, 2011
- Extreme Dieting: Does It Lead to Longer Lives? - April 19, 2011
- UCSF Team Describes Neurological Basis for Embarrassment - April 17, 2011
- Inability to Detect Sarcasm, Lies May Be Early Sign of Dementia - April 17, 2011
- UCSF Study Links Inflammation in Brain to Some Memory Decline - April 14, 2011
- UCSF Neurosurgeons Test New Device for Placing Brain Implants - April 13, 2011
- Study Links Heart Disease Risk Factors to Some Cognitive Decline - April 12, 2011
- Scientists Discover Link Between Inflammation and Pancreatic Cancer - April 12, 2011
- Analysis Shows Newer Surgery for Neck Pain May Be Better - April 12, 2011
- Father Raises Awareness of Organ Donation After UCSF Lung Transplant Saves Daughter - April 06, 2011
- Exercise May Protect Cells From Damage Caused by Stress - April 05, 2011
- New Way to Predict Breast Cancer Survival May Improve Treatment - April 05, 2011
- Early Interventions Result in High Breast-feeding Rates at UCSF - March 29, 2011
- UCSF Medical Center Named Best Metro-Area Hospital - March 29, 2011
- Analysis Suggests Risk of Backscatter Airport Scanners is Low - March 28, 2011
- UCSF, UC Berkeley Join Forces to Advance Frontier of Brain Repair - March 24, 2011
- UCSF Liver Transplant Team Shares Expertise in Latin America - March 23, 2011
- UCSF and Enloe Medical Center Form Cancer Care Partnership - March 22, 2011
- UCSF Ranks Among Best Medical, Nursing Schools in Survey - March 15, 2011
- UCSF Report Describes New Model for Neurodegeneration - March 14, 2011
- Brain Surgeries Dramatically Improve Symptoms of Cervical Dystonia - March 09, 2011
- New UCSF Robotic Pharmacy Aims to Improve Patient Safety - March 09, 2011
- Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Single Gene Mutation in 1 in 10 Patients - March 01, 2011
- UCSF Receives Largest Estate Gift in Its History - March 01, 2011
- Asthma Tied to Bacterial Communities in Airway - February 17, 2011
- UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Celebrates New Building - February 16, 2011
- UCSF Tops Public Institutions in NIH Funding, Ranks Third Overall - February 15, 2011
- Fetal Surgery Found to Be More Effective Than Operating After Birth - February 10, 2011
- HPV Vaccine Works for Boys: Study Shows First Clear Benefits - February 08, 2011
- Blood Test Predicts Cognitive Decline and Resilience - January 27, 2011
- UCSF Study Identifies Chemicals in Pregnant Women - January 17, 2011
- Training Improves Cognitive Function for Patients with Brain Injury - January 11, 2011
- Parkinson's Disease Discoveries Lead to Major Prize for Nussbaum - January 05, 2011
- Age Plays Too Big a Role in Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions - January 04, 2011
