UCSF Researchers Drive Major Progress in Lung Disease
Researchers from UC San Francisco played major roles in five significant multicenter studies of lung disease published May 18, 2014 in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - May 20, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Peter Carroll Wins Coveted Barringer Medal
The American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons awarded its 2014 Barringer Medal to Dr. Peter R. Carroll, chair of the UCSF Department of Urology, during the April annual meeting. This award recognizes a younger member of the organization who is achieving "distinguished accomplishments" and is meant to encourage and stimulate his or her continued work. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - May 15, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Adult Lung Transplant Program Ranked Top in the Nation for Patient Survival
UCSF Medical Center has the highest one-year lung transplant patient survival rate in the nation, among institutions performing more than 20 adult transplants each year, according to data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), a national database of transplant statistics. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - May 9, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Pancreatic Cancer "Dream Team" Tackles Baffling, Deadly Disease
UC San Francisco has been selected to join a national "dream team" on pancreatic cancer, part of a project designed to accelerate treatment and discoveries for one of the most deadly forms of cancer. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - April 10, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
New Breast Cancer Results Illustrate Promise and Potential of I-SPY 2
In an innovative clinical trial led by UC San Francisco, the experimental drug neratinib along with standard chemotherapy was found to be a beneficial treatment for some women with newly diagnosed, high-risk breast cancer. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - April 8, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Launches Online Registry to Drive Brain Disease Research
A new online project led by researchers at UC San Francisco promises to dramatically cut the time and cost of conducting clinical trials for brain diseases, while also helping scientists analyze and track the brain functions of thousands of volunteers over time. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - April 7, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Expands Access for People with ALS
The ALS Treatment and Research Center, a clinical practice of the Department of Neurology at UC San Francisco and an ALS Association-certified Center of Excellence, is expanding its support for the community of people facing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - April 4, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Acclaimed British Scientist Is Named Director of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alan Ashworth, PhD, FRS
One of the world's preeminent cancer scientists, Alan Ashworth, has been appointed the new director of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 18, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Heart Scans Only Useful in Prescribing Statins Under Certain Conditions
As long as inexpensive statins, which lower cholesterol, are readily available and patients don't mind taking them, it doesn't make sense to do a heart scan to measure how much plaque has built up in a patient's coronary arteries before prescribing the pills, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 13, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Reimagining Pharmacy Care
Fourth-year pharmacy student Korana Avdagic helps a patient named Helen sort out the long list of medications she's been prescribed to take daily. Photo by Elisabeth Fall/fallfoto.com (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 8, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Facing New Demands, UCSF Prepares for the Future
Mark Laret, chief executive officer of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 28, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF, Walgreens Open Innovative New Pharmacy
(Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 27, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Scientists Call for New Screening Mammography Guidelines
Adoption of new guidelines recommending screening mammography every two years for women ages 50 to 74 would result in breast cancer screening that is equally effective, while saving the United States $4.3 billion a year in health care costs, according to a study led by UC San Francisco. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 7, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Researchers Among Those Recognized by President Obama
Three UC San Francisco researchers and one Yale faculty member who recently accepted a position at UCSF are among 102 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 2, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Team Reveals How the Brain Recognizes Speech Sounds
Edward F. Chang, M.D. Photo by Cindy Chew (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - January 30, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
