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Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones
A newly discovered hormone that keeps the bones of breastfeeding women strong could also help bone fractures heal and treat osteoporosis in the broader population.
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Physician Referral Guide: Liver Tumor Clinic
THE UCSF LIVER TUMOR CLINIC provides specialized multidisciplinary care for patients with early- and intermediate-stage liver cancer and benign liver tumors.
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How Many People Have A-Fib? Three Times More Than We Thought
Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5% of the population, or 10.5 million U.S. adults, according to new estimates from UC San Francisco.
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UCSF Radiation Oncologist Honored for Prostate Cancer Care and Research
American Society of Radiation Oncology celebrates Mack Roach, III, MD, for profound impact on patient treatment and leadership in cancer disparities treatment outcomes.
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How Targeting Aging Cells Could Improve Lung Disease Treatment
UCSF Researchers Identify Drug Pipeline to Attack Aging Cells in Diseased Lung Tissue.
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Forecasting May Help People with Epilepsy Predict Their Seizures
UCSF team discovers brain activity patterns that foreshadow seizures up to 24 hours before they occur.
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ER Visit Leads to Moyamoya Disease Diagnosis and Personalized Treatment Plan: UCSF Case Study
A 47-year-old woman came to the UCSF emergency department with acute slurred speech along with left-sided facial droop and left-sided numbness, suggesting a stroke. Vessel imaging showed bilateral obstructive arteriopathy, an indication of moyamoya disease.
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Telehealth is as Safe as a Visit to the Clinic for Abortion Pills
Researchers analyzed data from more than 6,000 patients who obtained abortion pills from virtual clinics in 20 states and Washington D.C. between April of 2021 and January of 2022. They found there were no serious adverse events 99.8% of the time, and that abortions did not require follow-up care 98% of the time.
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Using AI to Improve Detection of Rare Diseases
Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is a rare genetic disease with symptoms that overlap with many other conditions, making it extremely challenging to diagnose. Its symptoms mostly affect women with severe, sometimes life-threatening attacks that include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, limb weakness and anxiety.
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Powerful New Mini Microscopic Will Enable Precision Cancer Surgery
UCSF’s Mekhail Anwar wins an up to $15 million award from ARPA-H to develop a next-generation miniature scanner powerful enough to detect individual cancer cells during surgery.
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Life-Changing Care for Untreated Spinal Muscular Atrophy: UCSF Case Study
An adult man with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) had been born with limb weakness that progressed to respiratory muscle weakness. Though able to sit independently since childhood, he was never able to walk. Due to the high cost of medication in his home country, he was unable to receive treatment, so he moved to the United States at age 36 to seek therapy for his SMA.
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Inpatient Infusion Therapy for Refractory Headaches: UCSF Case Study
The first center of its kind on the West Coast, the UCSF Headache Center provides patients with comprehensive care to relieve the most debilitating headaches. This includes inpatient treatment for people with severe unremitting or recurring headaches for whom first-line therapies have failed.
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Aortic Valve Repair or Ross Procedure? Decision Factors in Two Patient Cases
Surgeons at the UCSF Cardiac Surgery Program specialize in aortic valve repair and replacement, options that can resolve acute symptoms and improve life expectancy. Recently, two patients with bicuspid aortic valves presented with signs of regurgitation, including shortness of breath, fatigue and chest pain.
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Gender Affirming Care, Perinatal Innovation Among Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference Talks
Innovations in perinatal care, gender affirming care and improving pregnancy outcomes for women with fibroids, were among the topics UCSF clinicians discussed at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 2024 Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting
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Prostate Cancer Surveillance, Treatment Disparities Among Urology Conference Talks
Prostate cancer treatment disparities and the timing of active surveillance are among the topics UCSF clinicians will discuss at AUA’s 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, May 2 – May 6.
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Panel Issues First Guidelines to Prevent Anal Cancer in People With HIV
Results from a national study led by UC San Francisco informed the first guidelines at the federal level in the United States to detect and treat anal cancer precursor lesions in people with HIV to reduce the risk of developing anal cancer.
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UCSF Health Reaches Lung Transplant Milestone
Surgeons at the UCSF Lung Transplant program have performed over 100 transplants in a 12-month period, making it one of a handful of medical centers in the nation to reach that milestone.
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UCSF Health Reaches 15,000 Robotic Surgeries
UCSF Health has the busiest robotic surgery program in the UC health system and is the leading academic medical institution for robotic surgeries in the western U.S.
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Improving Measurement of Parkinson’s Disease Severity with AI
Despite recent advancements in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, it remains a challenge to accurately measure the progression of symptoms in this neurological disorder.
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Prostate Cancer Test Is Missing Early Disease in Transgender Women
Transgender women on hormone therapy tend to skew artificially low on prostate cancer screening tests, which may give false reassurance and delay diagnosis and treatment, reports a new study led by UC San Francisco.
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How Race-Concordant Care Improves Outcomes and Experiences for Black Patients
At the UCSF Black Wellness Clinic, Black sexual and reproductive health providers care for Black individuals within a reproductive justice framework.
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How AI Can Help Streamline Patient Referrals and Expedite Cancer Treatment
UCSF investigators recently partnered with IIAM Corporation to determine whether a supervised machine learning (ML) model accurately predicts whether patients with head and neck cancer should be recommended for surgery based on the medical information provided at the time of referral.
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Algorithm Improves Blood Sugar Control in Hospitalized Patients
Controlling blood sugar in the hospital setting is challenging for a variety of reasons including inconsistent caloric intake, changes in kidney and liver function, surgery, infections, and limitations in labor-intensive glucose monitoring and insulin administration.
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Interdisciplinary Vasculopathy Care
The UCSF Vasculopathy Clinic provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary care for patients with moyamoya disease, atherosclerosis and other conditions that cause intracranial vasculopathy.
