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WEBSep 11, 2024 — Through our singular focus, we’re leading revolutions in health. Spanning the Bay. With more than 20 locations throughout San Francisco and beyond, UC San Francisco is an industry of its own, contributing greatly to the intellectual vigor and economic vitality of the Bay Area.
COVID-19 Masks: Expert Tips for What You Should (and Shouldn’t) …
WEBAug 13, 2024 — Face masks remain crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even with vaccine availability. The decision to wear masks depends on vaccination status, risk factors, and local hospitalizations. Medical N95, KN95, or KF94 masks offer the best protection.
Long-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury …
WEBJul 21, 2021 — New research adds to a body of evidence indicating decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) should not be made in the early days following injury.
40 Years of AIDS: A Timeline of the Epidemic | UC San Francisco
WEBJun 4, 2021 — The CDC uses the term acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) for the first time on September 24. The City and County of San Francisco, working closely with UCSF health professionals at SFGH, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and others, develops the San Francisco “model of care,” which emphasizes patient centered care that included home and community-based services.
Working at UCSF | UC San Francisco
WEBUC San Francisco is virtually an industry of its own. As a growing organization comprised of the university campus, UCSF Health, and UCSF-affiliated hospitals, we are one of the largest employers in the region. We invite you to explore one of the many employment opportunities that support our ...
Can a New Drug Candidate Cure Pancreatic Cancer?
WEBMar 5, 2024 — UC San Francisco researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, a treatable, perhaps even curable, condition.
I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How To Limit Their Dangers
WEBFeb 27, 2024 — What are microplastics made of? It depends on where they come from. Since microplastics are typically from the breakdown of plastics, they can be made of chemicals that may be familiar to people – like BPA (bisphenol A), which used to be popular for use in baby bottles until a consumer boycott; or “forever chemicals” like phthalates that you might find in cosmetics or PFAS ...
Expert: Here’s What to Know About the MPox Outbreak Emergency
WEBAug 21, 2024 — The World Health Organization last week declared mpox (previously monkeypox) to be a global health emergency. The disease experienced a global outbreak in 2022, which subsided in Europe, Asia and the Americas but …
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WEBMission Bay. UCSF Mission Bay is a teaching, research and clinical care campus with a daily population of about 3,500 UCSF faculty, staff, students, patients and other visitors.
A Cure for Multiple Sclerosis? Scientists Say Within Our Lifetime
WEBJun 12, 2024 — A generation ago, a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was a guarantee of a debilitating disease that would leave the patient wheelchair bound, and worse. Follow UCSF’s role in what some call the golden age of MS research and care.