American Cancer Society to Honor UCSF Breast Cancer Specialist
Laura Esserman, M.D., M.B.A.
The American Cancer Society will pay tribute to Dr. Laura Esserman, a nationally and internationally known leader in the field of breast cancer care and research. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 18, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Ranked Among Top Medical Schools In Nation By U.S. News
UC San Francisco's School of Medicine ranked fourth nationwide in both research and primary care education this year, according to a new survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 12, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
New Patient Safety Strategies Outlined in Report
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new report that identifies the top 10, evidence-based patient safety strategies available to clinicians. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 6, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Works to Identify and Treat Sepsis Patients Earlier
(Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 6, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Radiation Dose Symposium at UCSF to Highlight Patient Safety
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 6, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Parkinson's Disease Brain Rhythms Detected
This CT image taken during surgery was superimposed on a preoperative MRI of one patient's brain. It shows a strip of detectors (red dots) used to record cortical activity and a deep-brain stimulation electrode (green cylinder with yellow tip). The multi-color traces represent the fibers connecting the two. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 4, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Quantity of Sugar in Food Supply Linked to Diabetes Rates
Does eating too much sugar cause diabetes? (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - March 1, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Rain Man-like Brains Mapped with Network Analysis
(Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 28, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered
A team of researchers at UCSF has uncovered the neurological basis of speech motor control, the complex coordinated activity of tiny brain regions that controls our lips, jaw, tongue and larynx as we speak. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 21, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Valentine's Day Chocolates Can Be Good for Heart Health
Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
Chocolate has become a decadent expression of one's love, especially on Valentine's Day, and giving someone a box of candies can be good for the heart — literally. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Achieving Magnet Status Elicits Enormous Pride at UCSF
UCSF Medical Center team, led by Chief Nursing Officer Sheila Antrum, center, prepares for a video shoot designed to inspire and prepare nursing staff for a five-day site visit by Magnet appraisers. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Heart Failure Patient Loses 100 Pounds Before Transplant Surgery
Suitulaga "Sugi" Hunkin has been overweight most of his life. He attributes that to his love of food and his Samoan ancestry. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 1, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Early Menopause May Occur In Women with BRCA Gene
Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly sooner than other women, allowing them an even briefer reproductive window and possibly a higher risk of infertility, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - January 31, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
A Call to Keep Untested, High-Risk Medical Devices Off the Market
A UCSF-led commentary is calling attention to a little-known regulatory loophole that allows unsafe and untested medical devices to reach the marketplace and harm patients. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - January 29, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Two Surgeons Better than One for Complex Spine Surgeries
(Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - January 18, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
