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Solving the Mysteries of the Pelvic Floor: A Guide for Primary Care
Underdiagnosed and undertreated, loss of bladder control is a common issue that both embarrassed patients and time-pressed clinicians often hesitate to mention.
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Making Sense of MGUS: How to Detect Plasma Cell Disorders and Assess Associated Risks
Affecting up to 5% of the U.S. population (and increasingly common with age), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) raises the risk of multiple myeloma, but – as its full name suggests – it can be hard to say by how much.
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Step Inside UCSF’s Newly Opened Pride Hall: A Cutting-Edge Hub for Orthopaedic Innovation, Research, and Education
The UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased toshare a new video tour of the state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Floors of Pride Hall, part of the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
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UCSF Urology Experts Present Innovative Research and Treatment at National Urology Conference
Uncovering mechanisms of resistance to treatment in prostate cancer and improving response to cellular therapies in bladder cancer, are among the topics UCSF clinicians discussed at the American Urological Association’s 2026 Annual Meeting.
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Erectile Dysfunction: Guide to Diagnosis and Complete Care for a Common Condition
This presentation from urologist John Lindsey, MD, lays out the numerous contributing factors as well as treatments for erectile dysfunction, which affects about 30 million men in U.S. but isn’t always discussed during regular checkups
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Treating Brain Aneurysms: How a Savvy Neurosurgical Team Individualizes Care
In this short video, vascular and endovascular surgeon Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD, explains the factors that go into determining the right treatment for different cases involving dangerously bulging blood vessels in the brain.
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The Intriguing Truth About Orthobiologics: Current Uses, Future Possibilities
For healing diseased or damaged tissues, therapies that use the body's native cellular components may have long-term advantages over go-to treatments, such as steroid injections.
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A Fresh Look at Lipids: Atherosclerosis Prevention in 2023
Cardiologist Clifton Watt, MD, presents an update on lipoproteins, including how genetic factors can impact test results and whether pre-measurement fasting actually matters.
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The Reflux “Cycle of Hell”: An ENT Perspective on Setting Patients Free
When different doctors – PCPs, gastroenterologists and otolaryngologists – take different approaches to the common problem of acid reflux, patients often continue to suffer.
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The UCSF Hip Preservation Center: Where Hurting Hips Go to Become Happy Hips
See how our specialists work together and use advanced techniques to address all types of hip injuries in all types of patients, including infants and athletes.
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Primary Care of the IBD Patient: Risk Factors, Symptoms and the Value of Timely Therapeutics
In this update on inflammatory bowel disease, gastroenterologist Kendall Beck, MD, notes contributing causes, explains which tests have value, gives keys to distinguishing ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s...
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Don’t Miss a Beat on A-fib: How to Make the Right Plans for Individual Patients
This practical, data-fueled talk from Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, FACC, chief of the UCSF Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service, will help PCPs better understand how to assess stroke risk; make treatment decisions...
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Better Terms and Effective Strategies for Primary Care Management
Urogynecologist Caitlyn E. Painter, DO, explains why the anxiety-provoking condition requires sensitivity from providers and how they can help patients understand the problem and find a solution – from Kegels to surgery – that suits them.
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A Weight Off Your Shoulders: Better Ways to Identify Common Shoulder Conditions
In this video, orthopedic surgeon Justin Krogue, MD, helps PCPs efficiently assess the complaint, with tips on how patients typically describe specific injuries, valuable questions for history-taking, and simple hands-on tests to perform in the exam room.
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Lung Transplant Candidates: Shining a Light on UCSF’s Evaluation Process
In this short presentation, pulmonologist Jeffrey A. Golden, MD, describes how the specialists of the UCSF Lung Transplant Program work together to ensure their patients are likely to succeed, with a focus on factors that can make or break survival prospects.
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Surgery for Epilepsy: Advanced Techniques and Appropriate Candidates
Many patients with uncontrolled seizures are unaware that they can be helped – and providers have an opportunity to start them toward a better quality of life simply by explaining the latest options.
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Focusing on Blurry Vision: Tips and Tools for Making the Right Diagnosis
From simple refractive issues to dry eye to age-related cataracts to emergencies such as retinal detachment, the causes of painless fuzzy vision vary widely in urgency.
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The Value of Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: Safety, Precision, Sustained Results
The most common movement disorder, essential tremor often doesn’t respond to meds and depresses quality of life. As neurosurgeon Doris Wang, MD, PhD, explains in this short, information-packed presentation, focused ultrasound can bring immediate and lasting relief to many.
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Motherhood After Chemo: Current Approaches to Fertility Preservation
In the past, young women newly diagnosed with cancer typically received no fertility counseling or were assured they’d be fine if their periods resumed after treatment.Mitchell Rosen, MD, explains, it’s a more hopeful world for these patients, with better ways to predict the likelihood of ovarian failure or early menopause.
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When the Nose Doesn’t Know: Identifying Types of Smell Loss in the Time of COVID
In this guide to understanding the condition and counseling patients appropriately, rhinologist Jose Gurrola II, MD, covering types of smell loss, the impact on patients’ lives, when to order labs or imaging, expected recovery times for COVID patients, and therapies worth trying.
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It’s Good to Hear Your Voice: Helping Patients With Vocal Fold Paralysis
Otolaryngologist VyVy N. Young, MD, provides tools for assessing the problem, explains when a workup is needed, and describes treatment options that can make a big difference to patients.
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Primary Care Predicaments: Myopathies, Neuropathies & Neuromuscular Conditions, Oh My!
From ALS to myasthenia gravis to Guillain-Barré syndrome, potentially aggressive neuromuscular disorders can present with a range of nebulous symptoms.
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Navigate the New World of Genetic Testing: Tips and Tools for PCPs
In this practical yet nuanced talk, gastroenterologist Aparajita Singh, MD, MPH, describes technological advances and dwindling barriers that are making tests for pathogenic gene variants more valuable and available than ever before.
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Currents in Myocarditis: A Fresh Look at Causes, Classification and Care
COVID-19 infections and vaccines, as well as certain cancer treatments, can play roles in myocarditis – whose incidence has increased about tenfold in recent years.
