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Advancing Health Worldwide

The stories and people behind the humanitarian force that is UCSF

Patient Care & Health Policy

UCSF Nurse Feels Compelled to Help Overseas
June 17, 2008
Fighting ‘bubble boy disease’ among Navajos, Apaches
May 30, 2008
A Refugee’s Refuge: Psychiatrist’s Journey Leads Him to Help Others
April 8, 2008
Patients Prefer Simplified Advance Directive over Standard Form
November 1, 2007
UCSF to Host Symposium Addressing Health Care Disparities Research
October 17, 2007
UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center Launches Diabetes Management Educational Website
October 1, 2007
Simple Tool for Improving Doctor-Patient Communication Yields Significant Health Benefits
September 27, 2007
The Doctors’ Doctors: Department of Medicine Names Seven Master Clinicians
August 29, 2007
Health Care Disparities Start at the Local Pharmacy, Study Shows
August 15, 2007
UCSF’s Chan Returns from Medical Mission in Afghanistan
August 14, 2007
Stent or Bypass: State of the Heart in Coronary Care
August 8, 2007
Successful Surgery Puts College Student Back on Basketball Court
August 7, 2007
Three UCSF Faculty Tapped as Leaders in Global Health Research
July 20, 2007
UCSF to Host Discussion on Peaceful Solutions to World Problems
June 20, 2007
Caring for Women of All Ages with Incontinence
June 8, 2007
Combination Malaria Therapy Effective in Treating African Children
May 22, 2007
African Leader Champions Women’s Health as Key to Economic Prosperity
May 10, 2007
International Health Diplomacy: Examining the Cuban Model
April 23, 2007
Resistance to Anti-HIV Drugs in Uganda Linked to Supply Problems
April 22, 2007
Vietnamese Strengthen Collaboration with UCSF
April 20, 2007
UCSF Blogs: Orthopaedic Surgeon Assists Physicians in Wenzhou, China
April 13, 2007
New UCSF Hospital Complex Planned at Mission Bay
April 2, 2007
Medical Care Just One Part of Mission Clinic Treatment
March 23, 2007
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Keeping the Blood Flowing
March 19, 2007
One Person’s Global Impact: Philip Hopewell’s Fight Against Tuberculosis
March 19, 2007
SFGH Surgeon: Helping the Wounded in Germany
March 9, 2007
Cancer Cluster: Tracking a Killer in Nevada
March 9, 2007
Income Gaps Between Primary Care and Specialist Physicians Threaten U.S. Health Care
February 19, 2007
Tobacco Industry Pressure Keeps Cigarettes Cheap for Military
February 12, 2007
MRI Provides Insights Into Fetal Brain
February 2, 2007
Test Could Predict Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
January 31, 2007
Facial Birthmarks Can Signal Deeper Problems in the Brain
January 30, 2007
Better Review of New Technology Needed to Reduce Health Costs
January 9, 2007
Clinical Trial Tests New Kind of Treatment for Stroke Patients
December 20, 2006
Patients’ Requests for Antidepressants Can Influence Physician Evaluation of Depression
December 8, 2006
Management of Symptoms and Psychosocial Issues Is Crucial in Cancer Care
November 21, 2006
Reshaping Faulty Heartbeats with Cell Therapy
November 6, 2006
Fact Sheet on Cardiac Electrophysiology at UCSF
November 6, 2006
Cardiac Electrophysiology: Shocking Hearts Back to Life
November 6, 2006
Evaluating Risks of Surgery for Sleep Apnea Patients
October 25, 2006
UCSF Study Shines Light on Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices
August 18, 2006
Learning How to Control Cells that Remodel and Destroy Bone
July 31, 2006
Nurse Recalls 40 Years of Care at UCSF Children’s Hospital
June 16, 2006