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UCSF Research Vital to First Drug for Deadly Bone Disease News

UCSF Research Vital to First Drug for Deadly Bone Disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved palovarotene (Sohonos) as the first treatment for fibrodysplasia ossifcans progressiva (FOP), a severely disabling condition that causes abnormal bone formation in place of soft and connective tissues.
Telehealth Referral Leads to Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of Rare Neuropathy: Case Study News

Telehealth Referral Leads to Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of Rare Neuropathy: Case Study

A 68-year-old man from Hawaii with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody–positive myasthenia gravis and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes complicated by neuropathy had been receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and taking pyridostigmine for two years when ...
Researchers Identify New Glucose Control Target That Could Lead to Novel Therapeutic Approaches News

Researchers Identify New Glucose Control Target That Could Lead to Novel Therapeutic Approaches

A 2017 study co-led by UCSF researchers found that a high-fat diet (HFD) is associated with the accumulation of inflammatory cells called microglia in the hypothalamus, which in turn increases the susceptibility of mice to overeat and gain excess weight.
Why Do Some Long Covid Patients Continue to Have Difficulty Exercising? News

Why Do Some Long Covid Patients Continue to Have Difficulty Exercising?

While some patients recover from the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, others have experienced the aftereffects of COVID-19 long after the initial infection. One of these long COVID symptoms is reduced exercise capacity.
Can What Works to Treat Cancer Work for Diabetes? News

Can What Works to Treat Cancer Work for Diabetes?

To live with type 1 diabetes is to be ruled by relentless routine. Food must be carefully monitored, and the only treatment, subcutaneous insulin, is burdensome...
Cancer Immunotherapy Toxicity Evaluation (CITE) Program Document

Cancer Immunotherapy Toxicity Evaluation (CITE) Program

UCSF Health’s new Cancer Immunotherapy Toxicity Evaluation (CITE) Program is a valuable resource for both patient care and provider consults.
A Novel Approach Towards a Vaccine for Relapsing Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Q&A with Dr. Karin Gaensler News

A Novel Approach Towards a Vaccine for Relapsing Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Q&A with Dr. Karin Gaensler

There is a major clinical unmet need for effective and safe therapies to increase progression-free and overall survival in older individuals with leukemia whose prognosis is grim.
Robotically Assisted, Completely Minimally Invasive Whipple Surgery: Case Study With Video News

Robotically Assisted, Completely Minimally Invasive Whipple Surgery: Case Study With Video

Since performing San Francisco’s first pure robotically assisted Whipple procedure in 2022, UCSF surgeons continue to be on the forefront of this technology, regularly performing robotic Whipple surgeries (pancreatoduodenectomies) on select patients.
UCSF Health Performs 150th Robotic Focal HIFU Procedure News

UCSF Health Performs 150th Robotic Focal HIFU Procedure

UCSF is West Coast leader for the innovative, minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer patients.
New Research on Optimizing UC Management Through Patient-Centered Tofacitinib Dosing News

New Research on Optimizing UC Management Through Patient-Centered Tofacitinib Dosing

Tofacitinib is effective for managing ulcerative colitis (UC) and is linked to sustained steroid-free remission. The product label recommends dose de-escalation after eight or 16 weeks, but is this best for patients?
Deadly Dust: Engineered Stone Is Making California Workers Sick News

Deadly Dust: Engineered Stone Is Making California Workers Sick

Workers making artificial-stone slabs for the most popular type of countertops sold in the United States are developing a potentially deadly, irreversible lung disease from tiny particles of toxic dust, researchers from UC San Francisco and UCLA found...
Millions of Long-Term Smokers Have Lung Disease that Defies Diagnosis News

Millions of Long-Term Smokers Have Lung Disease that Defies Diagnosis

Millions of Americans with tobacco-related lung disease have symptoms that do not fit any existing tobacco-related disease criteria – including the most common of those, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Novel Intraoperative Prostate Cancer Imaging Method Reveals Previously Undetectable Disease News

Novel Intraoperative Prostate Cancer Imaging Method Reveals Previously Undetectable Disease

UCSF researchers led the first-in-human study of a novel near-infrared fluorescence imaging agent that targets prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA).
Neuroendovascular Surgery Document

Neuroendovascular Surgery

The newly formed Neuroendovascular Surgery program at UCSF offers accessible, coordinated care for even the most complex vascular disorders of the central nervous system.
UCSF Health Cancer Services Earns National Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons News

UCSF Health Cancer Services Earns National Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

The UCSF cancer program has been continuously accredited by the CoC since 1933, demonstrating its commitment to the best outcomes possible for its cancer patients.
Does Hydrocortisone Improve Treatment of Septic Shock? News

Does Hydrocortisone Improve Treatment of Septic Shock?

Sepsis is a global health priority affecting 55 million patients worldwide and causing 11 million deaths annually.
UCSF Among First in U.S. to Receive New Surgery Designation from the American College of Surgeons News

UCSF Among First in U.S. to Receive New Surgery Designation from the American College of Surgeons

UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) is among just four hospitals in the U.S. to be verified as part of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP)...
Acute Kidney Injury is not Associated with Worsening Kidney Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease News

Acute Kidney Injury is not Associated with Worsening Kidney Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

A UC San Francisco (UCSF)-led study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has found that mild-to-moderate acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function after taking into account differences in pre-existing health.
Aggressive Blood Pressure Control May Prevent Common Heart Condition News

Aggressive Blood Pressure Control May Prevent Common Heart Condition

Heart conduction disorders can often lead to serious or fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure.
Can Artificial Intelligence Reduce Invasive Testing and Improve Cardiac Diagnostics? News

Can Artificial Intelligence Reduce Invasive Testing and Improve Cardiac Diagnostics?

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of adult death worldwide.
New Hypoparathyroidism Guidelines and Emerging PTH Replacement Therapies for Improved Patient Outcomes News

New Hypoparathyroidism Guidelines and Emerging PTH Replacement Therapies for Improved Patient Outcomes

New guidelines from the Second International Workshop on the Evaluation and Management of Hypoparathyroidism provide clinicians with the latest evidence-based recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis and management of this rare disease.
Transgender Women Benefit from Prostate Cancer Screenings News

Transgender Women Benefit from Prostate Cancer Screenings

Transgender women keep their prostates after gender-affirming surgery, and as a result are still at risk for prostate cancer.
Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Case Studies: Patient-Centered Approaches to Treatment News

Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Case Studies: Patient-Centered Approaches to Treatment

A 2022 UCSF study found that, since publication of the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines, surgeons nationwide are performing more thyroid lobectomies for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) proportional to other thyroid surgeries for the condition.
Renowned Urologic Specialist to Lead UCSF Urology Program News

Renowned Urologic Specialist to Lead UCSF Urology Program

Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, MAS, FACS, a renowned leader in urology and urological surgery, has been appointed chair of the UCSF Department of Urology.

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