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UCSF Leads National Effort to Improve Racial Equity in Kidney Medicine
By Jessica Berthold As medical institutions around the country intensify efforts to eliminate structural racism from their systems and practices, UC San Francisco faculty have been at the forefront of this pursuit in kidney medicine. In...
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Scientists Map Brain Circuit that Drives Activity in Fertile Females
Discovery Points to Radically Different Ways of Treating Menopausal Symptoms By Laura Kurtzman Scientists have known for a century that female animals become more active just as they are about to ovulate, a behavior that evolved to enhance...
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3 Teens with COVID-19 Developed Sudden Severe Psychiatric Symptoms. Why?
UCSF-Led Study Shows Unruly Immune System May Trigger ‘Turncoat’ Antibodies By Suzanne Leigh Image of the olfactory bulb. The green in the image shows immunostained cerebrospinal fluid from one patient containing neural autoantibodies...
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COVID Patients on SSRI Antidepressants Are Less Likely to Die, UCSF-Stanford Study Finds
Electronic Health Records Compared Outcomes for Patients Across the Country By Laura Kurtzman A large analysis of health records from 87 health care centers across the United States found that people taking a class of antidepressants...
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Meditation Moments with Mona
Meditation Moments with Mona is a grounding guided mediation practice in harmonious breath, affirmation, poetic verse, and restorative visioning. Each healing session is thematically crafted with specificity and care. Ramona Laughing Brook...
MILK
MILK-Mother & Infant Lactation Kooperative. Share experiences and learn how other parents are adjusting to parenthood.
Postpartum Care
Transitioning to motherhood? Groups like Afterglow gather to offer postpartum support for new parents.
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Feeling Re-Entry Anxiety? Expert Advice on Navigating COVID-19 Reopenings
By Brandon R. Reynolds As COVID-19 vaccinations continue, and cities and states move toward full re-opening, many people are feeling re-entry anxiety – an uneasiness about returning to the old normal of schools and offices, hugs and...
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What’s Wrong (and Right) With Race in Medicine
Six health care experts grapple with how to address race without being racist. By Megha Garg, MD, MPH UCSF Magazine Summer 2021Illustration: Mark Harris When UCSF Magazine asked me to moderate a panel discussion about race in medicine, I...