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Not being heard, not being taken seriously and being misunderstood by health care providers often describes a routine medical visit for many Black parents. For Black parents of young children, that lack of cultural understanding can lead…

Two rising UCSF faculty members – Walter G. Gonzalez, PhD, in the Department of Physiology, and Angela Phillips, PhD, in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology – are among 31 members of the inaugural class of the new Howard Hughes…

Two years of heavy exposure to TCE, a liquid chemical that lingers in the air, water and soil, may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease by 70%.Previous research has linked TCE, or trichloroethylene, to certain cancers, but a new study…

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has opened its first stand-alone outpatient Mental Health Services building dedicated to children and youth, as part of its ongoing efforts to address the rising need for pediatric mental health…

U.S. women breastfed their infants for two weeks longer when shelter-in-place directives were in effect for COVID-19 compared to before the pandemic, reported a new study led by UC San Francisco.“Stay-at-home policies enabled parents to…

At the center of the McClymonds High School quad in West Oakland is a door surrounded by a red “McClymonds Warriors” banner. A sign reads “Chappell Hayes Health Center,” and the door opens to couches in a warm and spacious waiting room.…

The Alumni Association of UC San Francisco (AAUCSF) has named the six UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards winners for 2023. These awards honor alumni across UCSF’s four schools — Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy — and the Graduate…

As many as one in four children experience some form of sleep problem, some of which can lead to serious health complications later in life. In spite of this high number, many sleep disorders go undiagnosed in kids. To ensure more get the…

Research at UC San Francisco has shown for the first time how the commonly prescribed seizure and pain medication, gabapentin, acts inside of cells, opening the door to new, more effective treatments for diseases like epilepsy and…

The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to an analysis of previously…