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Hematuria and Other Common Urinary Concerns: A Guide for PCPs

Blood in urine is common – and stressful for patients, who want an immediate diagnosis.

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High Risk for Breast Cancer: Methods and Schedules to Ensure Optimal Screening

Hematologist-oncologist Elham Vosoughi, MD, starts with an update on breast cancer stats, noting that incidence in the United States is increasing by 1% every year – with an even sharper rise for women under 50.

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UCSF Cancer Grand Round Series: 2024 Best of the Year

UCSF Health and John Muir Health specialists in treatments for numerous cancers – including breast, lung, bladder and colon cancer – unpack last year's influential trials, several of which established new standards of care for specific patient populations.

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Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: A Common Cause of Spinal Pain

This practical presentation from physical and pain medicine specialist Peter I-Kung Wu, MD, PhD, MPH, takes a deep dive into diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), a problem that particularly affects men over 50, bringing stiffness ...

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Keeping a Luster in the Golden Years: What Geriatricians Bring to Aging Patients

The complex and broad-ranging needs of older adults can be difficult to meet in the primary care setting – or by specialists seeing them for a single disorder

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Repurposing a Diabetes Medication to Prime CAR T Cancer Targets

By combining CAR T therapy with diabetes drugs, UCSF researchers improve anti-tumor activity in urothelial cancer cells.

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Assessing Severe Surgical Complications from Cesarean Deliveries

New UCSF research offers hospitals a way to track and ultimately reduce the risks of surgical complications.

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Inhaling Cannabis May Greatly Increase Your Risk of Lung Disease

A new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine by researchers at UC San Francisco, found that inhaling marijuana every day is associated with a 44% increased chance of developing asthma.

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New Device Reduces Heart Failure Symptoms

Electrical pulses to the carotid artery help improve exercise capacity and reduce symptoms like shortness of breath and fatigue.

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UCSF Health Leads Statewide Efforts to Improve Dementia Care, Diagnosis

UCSF Health provides innovative tools, guidance to improve access and awareness related to brain health and dementia detection.