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Can Reducing Insulin Resistance Minimize Severe Asthma Symptoms?
UCSF researchers led a study that found insulin resistance (IR) is common in patients with severe asthma and is associated with lung function impairment and suboptimal responses to asthma medications.
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Custom Cochlear Implant Programming Shows Promise for Improving Music Perception
A new clinical trial underway at UCSF, High-Resolution CT-Guided Cochlear Implant Programming, aims to improve speech and music perception for cochlear implant (CI) users.
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The Misery of Everyday Back Pain: Primary Care Keys to Better Outcomes
Pain specialist Conor W. O’Neill, MD, director of the UCSF Nonoperative Spine Program, presents a straightforward approach to assessing low back pain in primary care, including how to efficiently rule out serious causes and how to recognize the multiple factors – biological, psychological and social – that contribute to pain.
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UCSF Improving Pre-Kidney Transplant Process
Deborah B. Adey, MD Medical Director, Kidney Transplant, shares some very exciting news regarding upcoming changes to the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant program.
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Advancing Transplant Medicine
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) stands at the forefront of transplant medicine, offering comprehensive adult services through UCSF Health and pediatric care through UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
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UCSF Ranked #10 for Cancer Care | Clinical Trials Update
We are pleased to announce that UCSF Medical Center has been recognized as the best hospital in Northern California for cancer care — and among the top 10 cancer programs nationally — by U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 survey of Best Hospitals.
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Enhancing Care for Thoracic Oncology Surgery Patients
Building on a decades-long reputation for innovation in thoracic surgery, UC San Francisco’s Thoracic Surgery and Oncology Clinic has improved the overall experience for patients undergoing lung and esophageal cancer treatment while continuing to maintain strong outcomes.
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Stroke and COVID-19: Connections, Concerns and Care
Answering questions from both patients and doctors, our neurovascular disease experts discuss the higher risk of clotting disorders associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 illness and how to manage these cases.
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Positive Patient Outcomes With Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: UCSF Case Studies
The following case studies describe how Ezequiel (Eze) Goldschmidt, MD, PhD, and the UCSF Brain Tumor Center team used the EEA to successfully remove different types of tumors, including a pituitary adenoma, a craniopharyngioma, an epidermoid cyst and a chondrosarcoma.
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A Handy Guide: How to Identify and Manage Common Upper Extremity Conditions
When patients present with pain, weakness or numbness in fingers, wrists or elbows, providers need efficient paths to diagnosis and initiating care.
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Get Current on COVID: The Evidence on Vaccine Efficacy and Strategies for Immunocompromised Patients
A panel of experts answers all the current questions on breakthrough infections, who needs boosters, whether to keep recommending masks, and the future of variants, with a spotlight on meeting the needs of the immunocompromised, such as organ transplant recipients and cancer patients. Bonus: what to know about molnupiravir to treat COVID-19.
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Adrenal Tumors and Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy (PRA): A Case Study
Sanziana Roman, MD, an endocrine surgeon, discusses a patient’s treatment for a tumor in the retroperitoneum, near the adrenal gland.
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Aggressive Surgery Increases Survival with Low-Grade Brain Tumors
UCSF-Led study shows extensive resection results in longer survival for glioma patients
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Virtual Second Opinion for IBD Patients Now Available
Now you can schedule a virtual second-opinion consult for any patient with IBD, including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, pouchitis and IBD-undetermined.
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Poor Sleep in Midlife Is Linked to Faster Brain Atrophy
For adults in midlife, difficulty getting to sleep and waking up too early may accelerate brain atrophy that is associated with dementia.
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Prenatal Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Pregnant patients with a diagnosed fetal lysosomal storage disease may have the opportunity to receive a promising treatment that could improve their babies’ health after birth.
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Knotty Problems of the Neck: A Guide for Primary Care
Endocrine surgeon Wen T. Shen, MD, MA, offers guidance on everything from physical exams to presurgical workups, including key factors in risk assessment, when to order imaging (and what type), and how to pick up on hyperparathyroidism, an underdiagnosed disorder with wide-ranging symptoms.
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Common Vascular Conditions: Simple Screening Rules and Better Treatment Tactics
Vascular surgeon Shant Vartanian, MD, presents an update on understanding and managing abdominal aortic aneurysms and peripheral artery disease – prevalent age-linked disorders with significant morbidity and mortality.
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Patients With Detectable PSA After Radical Prostatectomy Have Good Long-Term Outcomes, UCSF Researchers Find
Patients with a detectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) after radical prostatectomy (RP) may have excellent long-term outcomes, according to two retrospective studies conducted by UCSF researchers.
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Chronic Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis: Part 1
Jeannette Lager, MD, describes the complex etiology of chronic pelvic pain, including its visceral, musculoskeletal and neuropathic causes, and presents a systemic approach to the assessment of a chronic pelvic pain patient.
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Focused Transsylvian Approach for a Left Posterior Insular Cavernous Malformation: 3D Operative Video
Watch and hear narration for a complete resection of a left posterior insular cavernous malformation measuring 1.2 centimeters, using a focused transsylvian approach. You’ll see 3D pre- and postoperative images and hear about the patient’s outcome.
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Aggressive Blood Pressure Control May Prevent Common Heart Condition
Heart conduction disorders can often lead to serious or fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure.
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UCSF Center for Limb Preservation and Diabetic Foot
Our center combines the skills of renowned vascular surgeons, podiatrists and limb preservation specialists to provide comprehensive vascular and podiatric care for patients with limb-threatening conditions.
