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Everyday Heart Disease Prevention: An Update on Risk Assessment and Clinical Strategies
With heart disease deaths on the upswing since 2010, primary care providers must routinely develop individualized plans to protect their patients from atherosclerosis.
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Dry Days Ahead: Effective Strategies for Common Urinary Complaints
While stress incontinence and overactive bladder may not be life-threatening, they can be life-diminishing. Yet, with the stepped care approach presented by urologic surgeon Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS, FACS, clinicians can find a remedy to help almost any patient.
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Managing Patients With Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injuries: From Stabilization to Repair
UCSF Urologist Lindsay A. Hampson, MD, a specialist in genitourinary reconstruction and male incontinence, presents current guidelines on optimal care of urethral injuries.
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Strategies for Head and Neck Cancer: What to Look, Feel and Listen For
UCSF specialist Chase Heaton, MD, presents a guide to identifying head and neck cancers, including steps, tools and tips for a comprehensive exam; alarm-bell statements from your patients; and the one assumption you want to make about any neck lump.
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UCSF-Led Study Confirms Some Cancer Immunotherapies May Lead to Myocarditis and Other Potentially Serious Arrhythmias
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed cancer care by unleashing T-cells to fight tumors, but they can cause serious cardiotoxicities including myocarditis.
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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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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): A Fresh Look at Health Impacts, Screening Tests & Management Tools
Having experienced GDM herself while pregnant, perinatologist Jennie Duffy, MD, understands the challenges for both patients and doctors in the quest for better glycemic control.
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Cancer Immunotherapy: Promise and Pitfalls
Oncologist David Oh speaks at the October 2017 Bay Area Breast Cancer Forum about key developments in immunotherapy like immune checkpoint inhibitors and T-cell therapies, plus its use in experimental approaches to breast cancer treatment.
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UCSF Center for Next-Gen Precision Diagnostics
UCSF was the first in the world to provide metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) as a clinical test for diagnosis of neurological infections.
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One Million Dollar Gift Advances Patient Recovery Research with Groundbreaking Digital Tools
Jeannie Bailey, PhD, director of the Digital Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab, and Bobby Tay, MD, chief of the UCSF Orthopaedic Spine Service, have been awarded a $1 million gift to support the development of digital tools designed to track and predict biomechanical recovery following surgery.
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Focal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
The urologic surgical oncology team has performed an average of five focal HIFU procedures a month since the device was installed last year, offering patients a new minimally invasive treatment option.
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Get Current on COVID: Case Trends, Flu Season Strategies and Mask Facts
Pulmonologist Brian Block, MD, provides an analysis that clarifies risk factors, in terms of both patient and hospital status. He also discusses how to manage coming flu-related challenges and offers evidence on masking efficacy for both disease spread and severity.
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Robotically Assisted, Completely Minimally Invasive Whipple Surgery: Case Study With Video
Since performing San Francisco’s first pure robotically assisted Whipple procedure in 2022, UCSF surgeons continue to be on the forefront of this technology, regularly performing robotic Whipple surgeries (pancreatoduodenectomies) on select patients.
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2019-20 Referral Services Guide
UCSF Health is recognized throughout the world for innovative treatments, advanced technology, collaboration among clinicians and scientists, and a highly compassionate team of patient care providers.
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UCSF Among First in U.S. to Receive New Pulmonary Care Designation
UCSF has been designated a Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center, based on the depth and breadth of its services.
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How We Could Test for Unhealthy Alcohol Use Before It's Too Late
A new study finds that a blood test may be a more reliable indicator of liver disease than asking how much a person drinks.
