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‘AeroNabs’ Promise Powerful, Inhalable Protection Against COVID-19
By Jason Alvarez As the world awaits vaccines to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, UC San Francisco scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease. Led by UCSF...
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Healthcare
Genomic Sequencing as a Standalone Newborn Screening Tool Falls Short, But May Help Diagnose Uncertain Cases
By Laura Kurtzman With the rise of genomic sequencing, health technology companies are promising parents they can detect rare metabolic disorders in newborns who, despite a healthy appearance, may need immediate treatment. Now, scientists...
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Lindsey Criswell Named Director of National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
By Jason Alvarez Lindsey A. Criswell, MD, MPH, DSc Lindsey A. Criswell , MD, MPH, DSc, vice chancellor of research at UC San Francisco, has been selected as the next director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and...
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Community
Transit-Based COVID-19 Monitoring Pilot Launched in Mission District
‘Low-Barrier’ Model for State-Wide Disease Monitoring in Vulnerable Populations to Be Tested at Mission District Hub By Nicholas Weiler A testing program in April identified the outsized exposure risk facing Latinx essential workers and...
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2019 Diversity Awards Honor Outstanding Efforts to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
By Barbara Sanchez 2019-diversity-awards-awardees.jpg The recipients of the 2019 Diversity Awards pose for a photo with Chancellor Sam Hawgood and Vice Chancellor Renee Chapman Navarro. Clockwise from top left: Kwadwo (Kojo) Opoku-Nsiah,...
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UCSF Medical Center Ranks Among Nation’s 10 Best Hospitals for 2020-21
U.S. News & World Report Lists UCSF in 15 Adult Specialties and Best in West in 4 By Elizabeth Fernandez Praveen Mummaneni MD, performs a spine surgery at UCSF Medical Center, which ranked No. 2 in Neurology & Neurosurgery in this...
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Older Adults Who Can Really Smell the Roses May Face Lower Likelihood of Dementia
Vision, Hearing, Touch, Olfaction Linked to Cognition, UCSF Study Shows By Suzanne Leigh Seniors who can identify smells like roses, turpentine, paint-thinner and lemons, and have retained their senses of hearing, vision and touch, may...
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Ellen Goldstein Named Director of UCSF Office of the Ombuds
By Nina Bai Ellen Goldstein, MA, CO-OP Ellen Goldstein , MA, CO-OP, has been named the new director of UC San Francisco’s Office of the Ombuds. She will replace Maureen Brodie, MA, CO-OP, who is retiring. “Ellen’s extensive training and...
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New Model of Breast Cancer’s Causes Developed by UCSF-led Team
‘Paradigm II’ Interactively Illustrates the Complex, Dynamic Relationships Between Causes By Elizabeth Fernandez A new model of the causes of breast cancer, created by a team led by researchers at UC San Francisco, Genentech and Stanford...