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Genetic testing can help prevent and treat potentially life-threatening familial cardiovascular conditions such as Marfan syndrome, cardiomyopathies, congenital heart defects and hereditary arrhythmias.
Do you know the symptoms of a pituitary tumor — a condition that affects one in five people worldwide? Undetected pituitary tumors can cause life-threatening cardiovascular disease and adrenal, gonadal and thyroid insufficiency.
A 24-year-old male falls off his bike, hits his head and complains of headache and dizziness for three days. Did he experience a concussion? New diagnosis guidelines for concussion were developed by the Second International Conference on Concussion in Sport.
Recent research suggests that "active surveillance" is a viable alternative for some men with low-risk prostate cancer. Risk is determined by assessing PSA levels, prostate needle biopsy results and findings on prostate gland ultrasound.
Urinary incontinence affects an estimated 25 million women of all ages nationwide but less than half of them seek treatment from their primary care physician. Childbirth, obesity and recurring bladder infections can cause the condition.
Longtime UCSF educator and clinician Dr. Jonathan "Jack" Rodnick, former chair of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine, died unexpectedly on Jan. 26, 2007 while vacationing in Hawaii.
Attend one of UCSF's upcoming CME courses for the latest research in medicine. See a list of courses by department.
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