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Post-Pandemic Cancer Care Delivery: Recovery or Redesign?
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted major changes in the way clinicians deliver care, and nowhere have these changes been more urgent than in the field of oncology.
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Lo-Res to Hi-Res, A Better way to Pinpoint Where Seizures Begin
For most people with epilepsy, seizures can be controlled with anti-seizure medications. But for about a third of epilepsy patients, medications fail to halt their seizures and surgery may be necessary to remove or disconnect damaged brain tissue responsible for causing seizures.
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Better Management of Lung Nodules: Cutting-Edge Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools
Interventional pulmonologist Diana H. Yu, MD – who performed the first robotic bronchoscopy at UCSF – presents the case for more aggressive lung screening in California and throughout the country, then offers an exciting look at the latest ultrasound and robotic techniques for detecting lesions, assessing risk of malignancy and performing biopsies.
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Genetic Gut Microbiome Variations Point to Precision Treatments for Metabolic Conditions
In a new study, UCSF researchers found that the gut microbiome of East Asians is distinct from that of White individuals living in the same geographic region. This discovery may lead to personalized treatments for various metabolic conditions, including diabetes and obesity.
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Referral Guide for Physicians - Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Referral and specialty care clinic information provided by UC San Francisco’s departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery.
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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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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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Headache Help: Making Sense of Migraines and a Multitude of Therapies
Neurologist Morris Levin, MD, director of the UCSF Headache Center, reviews the diagnostic criteria for migraines and other headaches, followed by a breakdown of preventive and acute treatments.
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Are New Therapies on the Horizon for Painful Skin Condition?
UCSF Health leads multi-center study of chronic inflammation of the skin that affects women and people of color disproportionately.
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The COPD Blues: A Guide to Optimizing Outpatient Management
For the 30 million adults in the U.S. with COPD, effective care requires providers to have an up-to-date understanding of treatment options as well as the ability to respond to changes in a patient’s status.
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Redefining Sudden Cardiac Death
Zian H. Tseng, MD, discusses the conclusions of the UCSF Prospective Countywide Surveillance and Autopsy Characterization of Sudden Cardiac Death (POST SCD) Study.
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Soothing the Itch: How to Identify and Meet the Varied Needs of Patients With Eczema
Dermatologist Tim Berger, MD, draws on decades of experience to illuminate the range of conditions called eczema, providing diagnostic criteria for different types, a pruritus rating scale to use with patients, and effective treatment strategies.
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Millions of Long-Term Smokers Have Lung Disease that Defies Diagnosis
Millions of Americans with tobacco-related lung disease have symptoms that do not fit any existing tobacco-related disease criteria – including the most common of those, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
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Getting to the Point: A Quick Guide to Steroid Injections for the Knee
Orthopedic surgeon Brian Feeley, MD demos his technique step by step, including landmarks and medication prep. Learn what you need to know in less than four minutes.
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Insulin, PCOS and Systemic Interconnections
Heather Gibson Huddleston, MD, takes a look at insulin resistance and how that contributes to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as a multisystem disorder.
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Seizures Stopped, Speech Preserved After Rare Auditory Cortex Tumor is Removed: A UCSF Case Study
The extraordinary success was made possible through research on the neural mechanisms of speech by Edward Chang, MD, UCSF neurosurgeon and chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, and an advanced phase 2 surgical evaluation by the UCSF Epilepsy Center team.
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Quantity of Body Fat, Rather Than Location, May Be Key for Cardiovascular Diseases
Increased obesity worldwide has become a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases. A new study by UC San Francisco and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard researchers found the the quantity of fat tissue rather than its location – either in the abomen or around the heart – was a greater determinant of cardiovascular disease risk.
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Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Case Studies: Patient-Centered Approaches to Treatment
A 2022 UCSF study found that, since publication of the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines, surgeons nationwide are performing more thyroid lobectomies for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) proportional to other thyroid surgeries for the condition.
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Imaging in HCM Management: Diagnosis, Monitoring & Treatment
Theodore Abraham, MD, discusses the critical role of imaging in the diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the world’s most common genetic heart condition.
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Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Sheds New Light on Advanced Disease
In a recent study, UCSF researchers found that renal cell carcinoma (RCC)with venous tumor thrombus(VTT) does not always signify metastatic disease with poor prognosis. These findings provide insight into the development of advanced RCC and may help to better inform surveillance regimens and treatment decisions and, ultimately, improve clinical outcomes.
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Menopause Management: New Strategies That Improve Women’s Lives
OB-GYN and reproductive health specialist Michael Policar, MD, MPH, offers an evidence-based guide to easing the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.
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Navigating the Maze of Breast Cancer Guidelines: Efficient Paths to Personalized Screening
To help PCPs address patients’ breast cancer screening concerns, surgeon Shoko Emily Abe, MD, FACS, breaks down the multitude of screening directives and modalities, with a focus on the needs of those at average risk and those with dense breast tissue.
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Neuroendovascular Surgery
The newly formed Neuroendovascular Surgery program at UCSF offers accessible, coordinated care for even the most complex vascular disorders of the central nervous system.
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UCSF Research Instrumental in Approval of Breakthrough Diabetes Therapy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the use of a new drug Teplizumab, an immunotherapy drug which has been shown to significantly delay the onset of type 1 diabetes.
