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Women's Health Research Programs
The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health has a multidimensional and interrelating program that supports research in Women's Health through exemplary basic science, public policy, clinical, and translational research.
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Perinatal Community Health Workers: Lessons From California
There is increasing recognition of the need for a professional such as a perinatal community health worker (CHW), described by the Institute for Medicaid Innovation as a support worker who “utilizes the general skills of a CHW … and...
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Research
COVID Vaccines Are Safe for Pregnant Women and Babies
Landmark study contradicts misinformation about brain development and conditions like autism in children.
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I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How To Limit Their Dangers
For more than three decades, UC San Francisco Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, has researched how the toxic chemicals that surround us in modern life make us sick, like those in...
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Telehealth is as Safe as a Visit to the Clinic for Abortion Pills
Large national study finds that video visits, texting and mailing pills are all effective, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers limiting access to telemedicine abortion.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, Linked with Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
Polycystic ovary syndrome, known as PCOS, has long been known for symptoms such as missed periods or excess body hair. Now, new research has revealed another potential effect: cognitive dysfunction later in life.