University of California, San Francisco

How UCSF’s New IBD Clinic Will Transform Care for Older Adults

To address the specific challenges faced by older adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), UCSF Health created the UCSF ...
University of California, San Francisco

‘Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy’

Lee May, diagnosed with aggressive multiple myeloma at 59, defied odds with cutting-edge treatments at UCSF Health, including ...
University of California, San Francisco

How Nursing Home Residents Got Caught in the Opioid Backlash

Doctors have reduced opioid prescribing since the opioid epidemic’s peak, but a UCSF study found that this trend affects ...
University of California, San Francisco

Why Is It So Hard to Adjust When Clocks ‘Fall Back’?

Neurologist Dr. Ptacek explains how "falling back" disrupts the 24-hour circadian clock, affecting mood and performance, with ...
UC San Francisco

How Dual Smokers of Pot and Tobacco Feel the Burn of Higher Prices

People who smoke both tobacco and cannabis are more sensitive to paying more for cigarettes than those who just smoke cigarettes, according to a new UC San Francisco study. Raising the cost of a pack ...
UC San Francisco

$100 Million Gift Will Advance UCSF’s Dementia Research and Care

Bruce Miller, MD, examines a patient at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center at Mission Bay. UC San Francisco today announced a $100 million gift to its renowned Memory and Aging Center (MAC). It is the ...
University of California, San Francisco

First Treatment Guidelines for Low Sexual Desire in Women

In a first, experts have created treatment guidelines and recommendations for women who experience low sexual desire or Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), a common yet largely undertreated ...