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Common COVID-19 Antibiotic No More Effective Than Placebo
UCSF Outpatient Study Found Limited Effect of Azithromycin on Progression of Disease By Elizabeth Fernandez A UC San Francisco study has found that the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of...
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Immune System May Need ‘Continuing Education’ to Protect Pregnancy
Newly Discovered Class of Immune Cells Implicated in Maternal-Fetal Tolerance By Wallace Ravven A healthy pregnancy may depend on eTAC cells shown here. Image credit: UCSF Researchers at UC San Francisco are zeroing in on how the immune...
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Healthcare
For Concussion Patients, CTs Offer Window into Recovery
UCSF-Led Study Matches Brain Imaging with Prognosis, Showing Lingering Impairment for Some By Suzanne Leigh CT features like these can provide clues about concussion recovery. Image credit: UCSF CT scans for patients with concussion...
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Healthcare
Want to Be Robust at 40-Plus? Meeting Minimum Exercise Guidelines Won’t Cut It
5 Hours of Moderate Activity a Week May Be Required to Avoid Midlife Hypertension, UCSF-Led Study Shows By Suzanne Leigh Young adults must step up their exercise routines to reduce their chances of developing high blood pressure or...
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Healthcare
UCSF Health Named "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equity"
parnassus.jpg UCSF Health has been named a 2017 "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality," receiving a perfect score on the national Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which was released today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the...
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Leadership
UCSF Physicians, Staff Honored by San Francisco General Hospital Foundation
2017_hearts_heroes_awardees.jpg UC San Francisco physicians and staff were among those honored by The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation in this year’s Heroes & Hearts Award, which recognizes individuals within the community who...
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Education
UCSF Receives 10-Year Accreditation Renewal from WSCUC
By Nina Bai UC San Francisco has been granted renewed accreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) for the maximum 10-year accreditation period. WSCUC accreditation ensures that an institution meets rigorous...
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Healthcare
UCSF and Johns Hopkins University Launch Digital Trove of Opioid Industry Documents
UC San Francisco and Johns Hopkins University today announced the launch of the Opioid Industry Documents Archive , a digital repository of publicly disclosed documents from recent judgments, settlements, and ongoing lawsuits concerning...
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Research
Adversity in Childhood May Lead to Early Aging for Women
Women who have experienced high levels of trauma in childhood, such as abuse by a parent, are biologically older at the epigenetic cellular level in adulthood than women of the same age who have not experienced such adversity, according to...
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Healthcare
A Goldilocks Dose of Coronavirus
Do masks provide a just-right amount of COVID‑19? By Allison Bond, MD UCSF Magazine Winter 2021 Infectious diseases expert Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH , explores the idea that one of the benefits of masks may be that they provide exposure to...