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COVID-19 Testing at Transit Hub Finds Ongoing High Transmission in Latinx Essential Workers
Study Highlights Urgent Need for Access to Rapid Testing to Shorten Delays Between Infection, Test Results and Isolation, Researchers Say By Nicholas Weiler Nurse Elia Moreno administers a COVID-19 test at the 24th Street Mission BART...
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Healthcare
UCSF Health Named LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader for 2020
Hospital Receives Top Score on Annual National LGBTQ Survey By Kristen Bole UCSF Health has been named a 2020 “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest...
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Research
Female Chromosomes Offer Resilience to Alzheimer’s
Study Reveals the Second X Chromosome Confers Protection By Laura Kurtzman Women with Alzheimer’s live longer than men with the disease, and scientists at UC San Francisco now have evidence from research in both humans and mice that this...
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Leadership
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Joins UCSF Town Hall to Discuss COVID-19, The Role of Science in Turbulent Times
By Nina Bai In a special virtual town hall, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined UC San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood , MBBS, to discuss the role of science and science advocacy in shaping federal policy during a global pandemic, her...
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Healthcare
Free Genome Sequencing Now Available to all UCSF Patients
Nation’s Most Comprehensive Whole-Genome Screening Program Will Advance Inclusive Precision Medicine Across UCSF Health By Nicholas Weiler UC San Francisco scientists have launched a precision medicine initiative to offer free voluntary...
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Community
UCSF Partners With Community Groups to Bring COVID-19 Testing to Oakland
By Laura Kurtzman A UCSF partnership brought COVID-19 testing to the Akoma Farmer’s Market next to Eastmont Mall in Oakland on Sept. 9. The testing in the Oakland community is scheduled to return Sept. 26 and 27 to the La Clínica de La...
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Community
The Open Hand: A Conversation with the Descendants of Biddy Mason
By Nicholas Weiler Bridget "Biddy" Mason is shown treating a soldier suffering from malaria in a detail from the “History of Medicine in California” murals. She is depicted as a medical practitioner on equal footing with John S. Griffin (...
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Youth Steering Committee
The Youth Steering Committee (YSC) was a school year long leadership program for young women from the San Francisco Unified School District. We recognized the many strengths and assets of young women and provided members of the YSC with...
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The UCSF Department of Obstetrics has organized a series of webinars to meet the needs of our patients. Led by Certified Nurse Midwives.
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Partnerships
The National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health has partnered with many community organizations over the years. Learn more about our partnerships below.