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In the developing world, exotic viruses and infectious diseases have dominated headlines for the past several decades, but an even more lethal killer is finally getting recognition. “The shocking statistic is that cancer kills more people worldwide than HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria – combined,”

A UCSF initiative aims to use high-throughput sequencing of pediatric tumors – including whole genome and RNA sequencing – to identify new therapeutic targets for pediatric cancers with high death rates. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are poised to launch a Pediatric Cancer Genome Initiative to

On the steps of San Francisco's City Hall Supervisor Malia Cohen introduced legislation which would restriction the sale of flavored tobacco, including menthol products, city-wide. “The legislation I’ve authored is a full restriction on the sale of all flavored tobacco products, and that does

Young adults get more pleasure from smoking cigarettes while they are drinking alcohol than they do while using marijuana, according to a new UC San Francisco study. The study is the first to document that tobacco accompanied by alcohol provides cigarette smokers with a greater perceived reward than

Women enrolled in California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) who have been diagnosed with severe mental illness have been screened for cervical cancer at much lower rates than other women, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. In an examination of California Medicaid

UC San Francisco biochemist Charles Craik, PhD, and pulmonologist Dean Sheppard, MD, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Craik is professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the School of Pharmacy and director of the Quantitative Biosciences Consortium. Sheppard, professor

A new study led by UC San Francisco has found that radiation doses can be safely and effectively reduced – and more consistently administered – for common CT scans by assessing and comparing doses across hospitals, and then sharing best practices for how much radiation to use. While there has been a