UCSF News
UCSF Learners Use Foster Youth Experience to Fuel Passion for Health Care
By Eric Brooks on
Life as a former foster youth isn‘t easy, but two students at UC San Francisco have managed to overcome the countless challenges from their experiences.
Say What? Microaggressions, Your Health and What To Do About Them
By Laura López González on
Faculty members Chase Anderson, MD, and Brittany Bryant, LCSW, help us understand what microaggressions are, what they look like, and what they mean for your mental health – and practical skills to deal with them, whether they’re directed at you or not.
UCSF Health Hospitals Earn National ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety
By Elizabeth Fernandez on
UCSF Health hospitals in Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion have earned “A” ratings in the spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, reflecting the gold standard of excellence in patient safety for U.S. hospitals.
Boyce, Giacomini, Narlikar, and Powe Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
For Children Specializing in One Sport – More Harm Than Good?
By Lorna Fernandes on
Kids are more prone to injuries when they do the same sport all year round.
Like Riding a Bike: How to Start Biking to Work at UCSF
By Eric Brooks on
John Hamiga, a founding member of UCSF Bikes!, provides a step-by-step guide to starting a commuting adventure on two wheels.
UCSF Health Celebrates Launch of the Hospital of the Future
By Elizabeth Fernandez on
A groundbreaking ceremony launched construction of the $4.3 billion, iconic UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital at Parnassus Heights.
How to Bring Dignity to Disability Care? Put the Person First
By Jess Berthold on
Group homes with a designated family doctor are a great solution for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
How Rupa Tuan Turned a Lifetime of Family Lessons into a Teaching Career
By Eric Brooks on
This year's Sumner and Hermine Marshall Endowed Last Lecture will be given by Dr. Rupa Lalchandani Tuan. Dr. Tuan will deliver a lecture on the prompt, "If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?”
How ‘Going Under’ is Getting Greener
By Laura López González on
UCSF doctors are leading a national movement to protect patients and the environment from anesthesia-related pollution.