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Women have long searched for remedies for the bothersome hot flashes that often come with menopause.In a novel investigation, researchers at UC San Francisco tested the benefits of continuously wearing a nitroglycerin patch – an…

Although no one could have predicted it, the UCSF Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Portal (CAPP) opened its virtual doors to Oakland and East Bay young people at just the right moment, mere weeks before the pandemic began – which, on top…

Oakland residents have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local “soda tax” went into effect, and that is likely improving their health and saving the city money, a new study by UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley found.According to the…

Medical centers around the world could significantly reduce their carbon footprint and expenses by turning off MRIs and putting them in the lowest power mode instead of idling them when not in use, a new study in Radiology found.Health…

Chinese Hospital and UCSF Health have signed a collaboration agreement to enhance the quality of health care in the San Francisco community. The agreement builds upon a three-year-long partnership that successfully developed a primary…

Beginning May 9, UC San Francisco will be the first hospital in California, and one of only a few nationwide, to offer pharmacogenetic testing. The test will provide critical clues about a patient’s unique genetic makeup, enabling…

Scientists have developed two new drug candidates for potentially treating addiction and depression, modeled on the pharmacology of a traditional African psychedelic plant medicine called ibogaine. At very low doses, these new compounds…

A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The study shines a light on the role…

UCSF Health hospitals at Mission Bay and Parnassus Heights earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for spring 2023 – a national recognition of excellence for protecting patients from preventable harm and errors.The…

Transgender women keep their prostates after gender-affirming surgery, and as a result are still at risk for prostate cancer. But the extent to which they’re at risk has been unclear up to now. A first-of-its-kind study led by UC San…