University of California, San Francisco

Stop Schizophrenia Before It Starts? We Might Be on The Right Track

UCSF researcher Daniel Mathalon, MD, PhD, believes that burgeoning knowledge about biomarkers — biological measures of a ...
University of California, San Francisco

UCSF Health Receives Adult Congenital Heart Disease Designation

UCSF Health’s Adult Congenital Cardiology Program has earned accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA), recognizing UCSF’s dedication to providing high-quality, patient-centered ...
University of California, San Francisco

Protecting Your Skin from UV Damage Doesn’t Need to Cost a Lot

A study finds that while sunscreen costs hugely vary, lower-cost lotions can be just as effective in protecting against the ...
University of California, San Francisco

As Health Care Goes Digital, Patients Are Being Left Behind

An NIH-funded survey by UCSF researchers found that despite the fact that digital health will continue to be core in health ...
University of California, San Francisco

GE HealthCare and UCSF Health Announce 10-year Care Alliance

UCSF Health formed a collaboration with a large radiology equipment provider to enable expanded radiologic technologist (rad tech) education, magnetic resonance (MR) excellence, and remote imaging ...
University of California, San Francisco

Are Tau PET Scans “Lighting Up” Too Much of the Brain?

Tau proteins play an important role in our normal brain function, mainly by helping to stabilize neurons in the brain. But in Alzheimer’s disease, tau proteins can misfold and tangle inside neurons.
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Can a Pathway to Residency Cure the Pediatrician Shortage?

Michele Long, MD (left), UCSF clinical professor of Pediatrics and director of the Peds-START program (Pediatric Specialized Training and Admission to Residency Track), and Kathleen Wallace, MD ...
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Can a Med School’s Pathway to Residency Cure the Pediatrician Shortage?

Michele Long, MD (left), UCSF clinical professor of Pediatrics and director of the Peds-START program (Pediatric Specialized Training and Admission to Residency Track), and Kathleen Wallace, MD ...