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UCSF Leads Prestigious Fulbright List Once More as Students Expand International Reach
UCSF has been honored as a “Top Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Students” by the U.S. State Department for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The designation — one of several times UCSF has made the prestigious list — was…
Study: Telehealth Equally Safe as Clinic Visits for Abortion Pills
Medication abortion can be delivered safely and effectively through telemedicine, according to new research from UC San Francisco that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear a case that could severely restrict access to one of the…
Understanding Music Appreciation: Human Brain Engages in Listening and Predictive Learning
Music has been central to human cultures for tens of thousands of years, but how our brains perceive it has long been shrouded in mystery.
Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a precise map of what is happening in the…
AI Advancement: New Tool Enhances Precision Pathology for Cancer and Beyond, with Increased Speed…
A new artificial intelligence tool that interprets medical images with unprecedented clarity does so in a way that could allow time-strapped clinicians to dedicate their attention to critical aspects of disease diagnosis and image…
Penn Medicine, Philadelphia: Coordinated Care and Education Program Shows Potential in Identifying…
Almost 30 percent of the patients in a pilot program for those with psoriasis that was devised by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania were identified as having undiagnosed, elevated risk for…
Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs May Make HIV Prevention Medications Unaffordable
Increasing patients’ out of pocket costs for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medications, which have been shown to dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection, could lead to a significant reduction in PrEP use and a rise in HIV…
Discovery: New Insights Revealed for Two Rare Heart Muscle Conditions
Advancements in the study of two rare heart conditions—peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)—contributed by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania may serve as critical…
University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health Sign Letter of Intent for Integration…
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and Doylestown Health leaders announced plans today for the Bucks County health system to become part of Penn Medicine. The organizations say their shared values and commitment to serving…
Largest-Ever Study of Palliative Care Shows Scalable Strategy to Increase Support for Seriously Ill…
Ordering a palliative care consultation by “default” – via an automatic order programmed into the electronic medical record that doctors may cancel if they choose – is an effective strategy to give more hospitalized patients the opportunity…
Novel Exhalation System Improves Symptoms for Most Common Form of Chronic Sinus Infections
An exhalation delivery system that uses a patient’s own breath to carry the anti-inflammatory compound fluticasone (EDS-FLU) directly to the sinuses reduced chronic sinus infection (sinusitis) symptoms and decreased aggravations and…