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UCSF Urology Clinicians Present Research Findings at SurgeWest
This year’s program featured innovative research and discussions by experts from the UCSF Department of Urology.
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UCSF Study Finds a Better Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients’ risk, rather than automatically giving annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, while still safely matching people to the amount of screening they need.
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Breast Cancer: The Latest Evidence-Based Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Options
In this informative webinar, UCSF breast surgeon Shoko Emily Abe, MD, reviews current evidence informing breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment
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Memory and Cognitive Disorders: The Latest Prevention, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies
In this webinar, behavioral neurologist Bruce Miller, MD, director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, discusses Alzheimer’s disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy body disease (DLB).
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New Treatment Framework for Anti-Amyloid Therapies Developed by UCSF-led Alzheimer’s Association Consortium
A breakthrough treatment in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease is a class of therapies called anti-amyloid antibodies (anti-A?). These monoclonal antibodies – proteins made in a laboratory intended to stimulate the immune system – have been shown to slow the progression of the disease by targeting amyloid plaques in the brain that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s.
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Could This Precision Medicine Approach Help Patients Delay Dementia?
Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.
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UCSF-led Clinical Trial of Patients with Juvenile Arthritis-associated Uveitis Validates Continued Treatment with Adalimumab
In a study published last January in The Lancet, UCSF researchers sought to assess efficacy and safety of discontinuing treatment in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis by conducting a multicenter, randomized-controlled trial at twenty ophthalmology and rheumatology clinics across the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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Keeping a Luster in the Golden Years: What Geriatricians Bring to Aging Patients
The complex and broad-ranging needs of older adults can be difficult to meet in the primary care setting – or by specialists seeing them for a single disorder
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Nationally Recognized Health Equity Leader Appointed as Chair of UCSF Obstetrics and Gynecology Program
Andrea V. Jackson, MD, MAS, a highly regarded obstetrician, gynecologist and diversity champion, will draw on her experience in women’s reproductive health, training the next generation of caregivers and addressing systemic racism in her role as chair of UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences.
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Physician Referral Guide - Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor
Essential tremor is the most common movement disorder, affecting an estimated 10 million Americans. Using MR guidance, focused ultrasound can alleviate essential tremor by targeting the ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim) of the thalamus.
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Abortion Ban May Increase Risk of Death for Pregnant Women with Cancer
The repercussions of overturning Roe v. Wade – and the failure of the Supreme Court to provide any guidance on exceptions related to the life and health of the mother – are potentially catastrophic for a subset of women who face a life-threating diagnosis of pregnancy associated cancers (PAC).
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Aggressive Versus Conservative Approaches to Knee and Shoulder Injuries
When is surgery the best choice? And which surgery will have the best outcome? Conventional wisdom has shifted in many cases. Learn which factors to weigh in determining whether to recommend surgery, injections, PT or other types of conservative management.
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Asthma Update: 2020 Treatment Guidelines Plus COVID-Appropriate Strategies
Allergist and immunologist Monica Tang, MD, presents the latest on this common condition, from key diagnostic factors and therapeutic choices to which patients should be seen in person during the pandemic. She also gives a glimpse of asthma preventives on the horizon.
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New Practice Guidance on Malnutrition, Frailty and Sarcopenia in Patients With Cirrhosis, Led by UCSF Researcher
The first-ever American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Practice Guidance on the management of malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis is now available.
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Acute Kidney Injury is not Associated with Worsening Kidney Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
A UC San Francisco (UCSF)-led study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has found that mild-to-moderate acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function after taking into account differences in pre-existing health.
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Precision Breast Cancer Trial Shows Improved Treatment by Tumor Subtype
Despite recent advances in the treatment of breast cancer, it remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and worldwide.
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New Discovery Reveals Pathway to Modulate Scarring in Spinal Cord Injury
After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it
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UCSF at the Forefront of New Therapies, Giving Hope to Multiple Myeloma Patients
Over the past few decades, advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) have accelerated at a thrilling pace, with a wealth of new therapeutic options now available for patients with this serious disease.
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Chronic Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis: Part 2
Jeannette Lager, MD, describes a directed pelvic examination for chronic pelvic pain, including a general pelvic exam, Q-Tip test for vulvodynia, abdominal exam (including testing for Carnett’s Sign), an exam of the pelvic floor muscles and an assessment of myofascial trigger points.
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UCSF Stroke Clinic
The stroke clinic provides expert consultations and outpatient care to patients who are at risk of a stroke or have had a stroke due to neurovascular conditions.
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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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Javid Moslehi, MD, Named Chief of the New UCSF Cardio-Oncology & Immunology Program
Javid Moslehi, MD, has been named section chief of the new Cardio-Oncology & Immunology Program at UC San Francisco, which brings together cardiologists, oncologists, immunologists and researchers to promote the cardiovascular health of patients during cancer treatment and survivorship.
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New Guidance for Ethical Urinary Incontinence Care for Older Adults
An International Continence Society working group led by UCSF urologist Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS, FACS, FPM-RS, recently published a white paper that provides an ethical framework for caring for older adults with urinary incontinence.
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Healthcare Reform Spine Surgery: Decision Making Stakeholders Perspectives and Moral Hazard
In this lecture Sigurd Berven, MD, discusses the decision making in complex spinal surgery and how to make informed decisions for the patients, to help them receive the outcomes they are expecting.
