UCSF News
How Interpreters at One Oakland Hospital Save Lives, Cross Cultural Divides
By Sarah C.P. Williams on
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals is a national leader in providing around-the-clock interpreter services in more than 200 languages.
Does a Headache Have to Be the Price for Drinking Red Wine?
By Suzanne Leigh on
Researchers offer a theory for why many people experience headaches as soon as 30 minutes after drinking red wine.
How COVID-19 Compromised U.S. Gains in Controlling HIV
By Victoria Colliver on
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed previous gains made in controlling HIV blood levels and worsened health disparities.
Can Gene Expression Predict if a Brain Tumor Is Likely to Grow Back?
By Robin Marks on
A gene expression test can accurately predict the best treatment for meningioma patients by measuring the aggressiveness of their tumors and adjusting treatment accordingly.
Pain Expert Calls on Clinicians to Stop Needle Pain for Kids
By Lorna Fernandes on
The “Ouchless Jab Challenge” encourages doctors to help eliminate the pain, trauma and anxiety of needle jabs for young children.
U.S. Men Die 6 Years Before Women, as Life Expectancy Gap Widens
By Victoria Colliver on
New research shows that in the U.S., the longevity gap between women and men has been widening for more than a decade, with women outliving men by an average of six years.
State of the University Sneak Peek: Meet the Chancellor’s Exciting AI Panel
By Eric Brooks on
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s 10th State of the University address will feature a first-ever AI panel discussion with experts Atul Butte, MD, PhD, and Sara Murray, MD, MAS
Pioneering Sickle Cell Care and Research for 50 Years
By Lorna Fernandes on
For 50 years, UCSF Benioff Hospital’s Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center has been serving patients with a mission “to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for individuals living with sickle cell disease and their families across the lifespan.”
A Blood Test Shows MS Worsening 1 to 2 Years Before it Happens
By Suzanne Leigh on
Multiple sclerosis patients whose blood tests reveal elevated NfL, a biomarker of nerve damage, could see worsening disability one to two years later.
UCSF Health Hospitals Earn ‘A’ in Patient Safety
By Laura López González on
UCSF Health hospitals at Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the health care transparency nonprofit, The Leapfrog Group.