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UCSF Health Earns 30th Consecutive US News Best Hospitals Honor Roll
UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center has been named to the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll for adult care for the 30th consecutive year, reflecting excellence across a broad range of specialties, procedures, and conditions. UCSF Medical Center remained tied as the highest-ranked
Multidisciplinary Expert Team Makes the Difference for Rare Cervical Chordoma
Zachary Davis had been dealing with neck and shoulder pain on and off for several years, managing with over-the-counter medications as needed. But one day in February, a roller coaster ride at an amusement park near his home in Los Angeles sent him reeling. “At the very first turn, it snapped my
UCSF Cancer Researcher Awarded Prize for Early Career Scientists
UCSF Health’s Adam Blaisdell, MD, PhD, has been selected as an IGNITE fellow by the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a New York-based nonprofit that funds and promotes cancer immunotherapy research. The IGNITE Award — Inspiring Growth and Nurturing Independence Through Excellence — is a new
UCSF Study: Breast Cancer Is Rising Fast in Asian American Women
A new study led by UC San Francisco has found an alarming rise in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women over the last two decades. Rates are rising among nearly all Asian American ethnic groups much faster than they are in any other U.S. ethnic group; and this is especially true among
Why it Might Be Time to Reassess Your Long-term Prostate Medication
One in three men will experience moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms in their lifetime, including frequent urination, difficulty starting urination, and a weak urine stream. Although these are common symptoms in older men, they can significantly impact quality of life. The majority of
New Program at UCSF and UC Berkeley Will Drive Advances in Medicine
UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have launched a joint program to develop the frontier of AI and biomedicine to accelerate advances in clinical care. The Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative will bring together world-class faculty expertise in computing, AI, statistics, biology, and medicine
Could These Tiny Organs Save Millions of Lives?
If you’re a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer, treatment can feel … well, scary. Will chemotherapy work? Or will it become a cycle of educated guesswork: trying one drug combination, waiting, scanning? If the tumor doesn’t respond, trying something else. In the meantime, the cancer doesn’t