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March 25, 2020 | By Lesley Snyder match-day-hero-700x397.jpg A Pioneering Class During the first Match Day celebration of its kind, the UCSF School of Medicine class of 2020 logged onto their computers the morning of Friday, March 20 to be...

By Katherine Conrad ucsf-covid19-acu-structures.jpg UCSF Health nurses Stessi Cattrell (left) and Lisa Mogannam on March 7 work to set up one of the Accelerated Care Unit at UCSF’s Parnassus Heights location. Photo by Noah Berger Thousands...

Specific health measures – such as function, cognition and psychological well-being – should be incorporated into the assessment of whether major surgery is suitable for older adults, especially if the mortality risk after surgery...

By Grant Burningham and Susan Levings lynda-frassetto-portrait.jpg Lynda Frassetto, MD, is a UCSF emeritus faculty member, physician trained in nephrology, and clinical researcher. Over her 30-year career she has both cared for kidney...

By Nicholas Weiler lea-grinberg-and-josh-kornbluth-lab.jpg Lea Grinberg (right), MD, PhD. Memory loss is the most common symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, but many patients also experience problems with language, spatial awareness, and other...

550_women_web.jpg Regardless of how long you’ve worked at UC, you’ve probably noted that women hold respected leadership positions throughout the university and that there are programs in place to champion their knowledge, insight and...

mother-and-child.jpg New mothers who are entitled to paid maternity leave beyond a few weeks’ duration are more likely to have better mental and physical health. In turn, their offspring have a slightly reduced likelihood of infant death...

By Nina Bai As cases of the novel coronavirus infection, COVID-19, increase across the U.S., many people may be feeling anxious. We spoke to UC San Francisco psychologist Elissa Epel , PhD, who studies stress, about the difference between...

In Mouse Study, Stem Cells Migrated to Proper Locations in Fetal Brain and Body, Differentiated Into Cells That Produce Crucial Missing Protein By Robin Marks Administering stem cell or enzyme therapy in utero may be a path to alleviating...

Nadine Burke Harris Delivers Annual Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture By Rebecca Wolfson nadine-burke-harris-health-policy-lecture-ucsf-.jpg Nadine Burke Harris speaks in Cole Hall at UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus. Photo by Susan...