Past Newsletters
High Blood Pressure Not Responding to Meds? This Might Help
UCSF Health interventional cardiologists deliver radiofrequency energy to treat overactive nerves contributing to hypertension.
UCSF Awarded $12M Research Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes
SPORE Grant from National Cancer Institute provides resources for translational research into genomic, biochemical, and environmental drivers of cancers outcomes.
Why Do Some Brain Regions Resist Alzheimer’s?
UCSF researchers create "Google Maps” for how tau moves in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients.
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.
Assessing Severe Surgical Complications from Cesarean Deliveries
New UCSF research offers hospitals a way to track and ultimately reduce the risks of surgical complications.
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.
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.
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.
Tailored Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Walking in Parkinson’s Disease
UCSF researchers develop first-of-its-kind measure of gait performance, allowing researchers to fine tune electrical pulses to the neural network.
34-year-old woman with Fanconi anemia (FA) and oral dysplasia presented to the UCSF Head and Neck Surgery Cancer Program with mucosal changes involving the tongue and mandibular gingiva.
First Global Guidelines for Pregnancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Developed
For women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pregnancy can be an uncertain time due to limited clinical data about how IBD medications impact pregnancy outcomes and infants who have been exposed to IBD medications in utero.
UCSF Researchers Awarded Landmark Grant to Support Shoulder Osteoarthritis Research
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Arthritis Foundation have awarded a $500,000 multicenter research grant to UCSF Health’s Michael Davies, MD, and co-principal investigators Brian Feeley, MD, of UCSF and Robert ...
Electronic Alerts Improve Treatment Rates of Valvular Heart Disease
A new method of alerting clinical care providers holds promise for increasing treatment and improving survival for patients with severe aortic stenosis
Diabetes Medication May Increase Risk of Perioperative Ketoacidosis
UCSF study finds sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors also lower risk of post-operative acute kidney injury.
Life-Changing Care for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: UCSF Case Study
Symptoms of pelvic floor disorders, such as pelvic organ prolapse and urinary and fecal incontinence, can significantly hinder quality of life.