FYI…UCSF in the News is a daily summary of news stories published worldwide that highlight UCSF, its affiliated programs, and issues that affect the University.  To read the full news story, click the individual headlines listed below.

On the second Wednesday of each month, FYI…UCSF in the News includes an additional "Research Roundup" section that lists research papers authored by UCSF faculty and published in the journals Cell, Health Services Research, JAMA, Lancet, Nature, NEJM, Nursing Research, and Science.

UCSF PRINT AND ONLINE COVERAGE

  • Academy of Arts & Science Panel Discussion (Associated Press/Washington Daybook)
    Keith Yamamoto, Executive Vice Dean for Research, University of California, San Francisco, will participate in a National Press Club panel discussion on a report by ARISE: Advancing Research in Science and Engineering, that asks: "What has happened to America's position as one of the world's leaders in Science and Technology research? What are the problems and - much more important -- what can be done about it?" --- The forum takes place Tuesday, June 3, Broadcasting Operations Center, fourth floor, National Press Building, Washington, D.C.
  • Medical spa rules to get a makeover (Bakersfield Californian, The)
    The Bakersfield Californian reports: "Some medical spas have physician oversight on paper, but the doctors in charge spend little or no time in the offices. ... A bill pending in the California legislature would strengthen penalties against such absentee oversight. --- Dr. M. Christine Lee, who runs a medical spa in Walnut Creek and teaches dermatologic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, comments on the bill.
  • A strategist aids Kennedy once more (Boston Globe)
    The Boston Globe reports: "Senator Edward M. Kennedy has turned to one of his most trusted former aides, Dr. Lawrence C. Horowitz, [to research treatment options for his brain tumor.] ... Horowitz and the Kennedys are looking at a doctor at Duke University Medical Center, which has a brain tumor research center that is conducting several clinical trials on malignant glioma, the type of tumor with which Kennedy has been diagnosed. Also on the list of places where Horowitz probably would seek opinions are M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and a major brain tumor center at the University of California, San Francisco."
  • Mission to Mars might mess with brain (CNN.com)
    CNN.com reports: "While it will probably take at least another 20 years before Zubrin -- or anyone else for that matter -- makes it to the Martian surface, NASA and other space agencies are already drawing up plans for a voyage that will present astronauts not only with physical but also psychological challenges never faced by humans before. 'When you go to Mars, all bets are off,' said Dr. Nick Kanas, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who has studied astronaut psychology. 'We don't know what is going to happen.'"
  • Nursing shortage provides opportunities (CommunityCollegeTimes)
    Community College Times reports: "Almost 600,000 nursing positions will be open by 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). An even greater need exists in the allied health professions. However, as the director of the Center for Health Professions at the University of California, San Francisco, noted, unlike nursing, 'workforce issues in the allied health professions remain hidden because they are understood in the context of one professional group at a time, not as a crisis for an entire professional community.'"
  • AMFAR Appoints Dr. Annette Sohn as Vice President of Global Initiatives (National Gay News)
    National Gay News reports: "amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has appointed Annette Sohn, MD, as vice president for global initiatives and director of TREAT Asia (Therapeutics Research, Education, and AIDS Training in Asia). Dr. Sohn is an assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and former Vietnam country representative for the UCSF Institute for Global Health."
  • Doctors remove tumors through eyelid incision (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
    The Pittsburgh Tribune reports: "Earlier this month, Saunders became the second patient at Allegheny General Hospital in the North Side to have a brain tumor removed through a tiny incision on her eyelid." --- Dr. Michael W. McDermott, co-director of the skull base surgery program at University of California, San Francisco, is quoted.
  • Voting for Zane (Press Democrat)
    Dr. Carroll Estes, Healdsburg resident and director of the Institute for Health & Aging at UC San Francisco, writes a recommendation for Shirlee Zane, Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Aging-Services for Seniors, who is a candidate for 3rd District Sonoma County Supervisor.
  • Bob Shallit Grass Valley firm with 'instant replay' technology seeks new touchdown in battle agains (Sacramento Bee)
    The Sacramento Bee reports: "Thirty years ago, a tiny Grass Valley company got its start devising new technology for "Monday Night Football." Today, Eigen Corp. is attempting to score a touchdown on another field: the battle against prostate cancer. ... Among fans of Eigen's technology is Dr. Katsuto Shinohara, a urology professor at the University of California, San Francisco."
  • Dr. Snyderman sounds off in 'Medical Myths' (San Francisco Chronicle)
    The Chronicle reports: "Dr. Nancy Snyderman, a cancer surgeon and former Bay Area TV medical reporter, warns against self-diagnosis via the Web in her new book." --- UCSF is mentioned as an online medical resource: www.ucsfhealth.org (click on "Health Library").
  • Concrete Contractor Cuts Deal (San Francisco Chronicle)
    The Chronicle reports: "Two years ago, San Francisco authorities blamed a local businessman for orchestrating a fraud scheme that resulted in tons of substandard concrete being used in public structures. But the fraud case against Ricardo Ramirez crumbled earlier this year when prosecutors dropped those charges as part of a deal under which he pleaded guilty to a single environmental count." --- UCSF is mentioned.
  • Doctor who helped establish Berkeley Free Clinic dies at 90 (Tri-Valley Herald)
    The Tri-Valley Herald reports: "Dr. Alvin Leonard, a physician who helped found the Berkeley Free Clinic nearly 40 years ago and spent his life making sure people achieved and maintained good health, died April 20 following complications of pneumonia. He was 90. ... In keeping with his scientific curiosity and desire to further medical knowledge, Dr. Leonard donated his body to the University of California, San Francisco, for medical research."

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • New tools for heart attack survivors (ABC 7 News Sunday Morning -- KGO-TV)
    ABC News reports: "Cardiologist Jeffery Olgin and colleagues at UCSF are studying whether a vest containing an emergency defibrillator could protect heart attack survivors after they're released from the hospital. --- Air Time: 9 AM
  • Doctor for Senator Edward Kennedy researches treatment options (Boston CN8 CH 8 (IND) Boston)
    CN8 TV in Boston reports: "With some breaking news to tell you about this morning. Senator Ted Kennedy will undergo surgery for his tumor. The 76-year-old senator has turned to one of his most trusted aides, a doctor. Really, spearheaded treatment for others. He is organizing a group of experts and former experts to help Kennedy decide which cutting edge cancer treatment to best pursue. They will look at the MD Cancer Center in Houston, also a major brain tauma center at the University of California, in San Francisco. As you know, he was diagnosed back last month, May 20th, as having one of the worst types of brain cancer. This morning, he is having brain surgery at Duke University Medical Center." --- Air Time: 6 AM (This story mentioning UCSF also aired on ABC stations in Boston and Independent stations in Philadelphia)

UCSF HEADLINES

  • Lang Tapped as Space Research Team Leader (UCSF Today)
    Thomas F. Lang, PhD, professor of radiology at UCSF’s Center for Molecular and Functional Imaging, has been named team leader for the Musculoskeletal Alterations Team of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI).