UCSF research: Meth use rampant among California’s homeless, treatment elusive for many
A recent study from California researchers found over a third of homeless people were regular drug users. University of California San Francisco researchers surveyed several thousand adults ...
Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
The imaging tool used to diagnose bone injuries, cancer and other diseases may expose patients to unnecessarily high ...
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UCSF Experts Featured at Orthopaedic Surgery Conference
Orthopedic surgery experts from UCSF Health will present new clinical research findings and cutting-edge surgical techniques at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) annual meeting.
Scientists create robotic arm that can be moved using your imagination — all the details revealed
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have enabled a paralysed man to regularly control ...
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The fight against TB was frozen in time, until now. See its future.
Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ ...
Guest column: Cuts to our science are not the way forward
Health is our greatest resource, and if we want our children to live with less pain and sickness, we need to fund science and ...
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2025 Wallerstein Lecture to feature noted psychoanalyst Francisco J. González
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will host the 19th Robert S. Wallerstein Lecture in Psychoanalysis ...
Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
CT scans ‘routinely’ deliver up to three times the radiation they should, which can lead to 36,000 cases of cancer a year.
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UCSF Among First in U.S. to Receive New Pulmonary Care Designation
The Bronchiectasis and NTM Association has accepted UC San Francisco (UCSF) into its Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network (CCN), recognizing UCSF’s dedication to providing high-quality medical ...
“Magic” for Those Who Can’t Take Pills: Groundbreaking HIV Treatment Achieves 98% Viral Suppression
UCSF researchers are the first to confirm that this approach is effective for the patients who need it most. Patients who ...
Social Security, Medicare Bill Would Speed Up Benefits for Cancer Patients
Current law mandates patients with metastatic breast cancer must wait five months before earning any SSDI benefits.