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

  • As Amy Winehouse shows, signs of emphysema can begin early (Los Angeles Times)
    The LA Times reports: "Younger adults often don't notice the damage that years of smoking can cause until later in life when lung capacity may be severely cut." --- Dr. Mark Eisner, associate professor of medicine at UC San Francisco, is quoted.

UCSF HEADLINES

  • UCSF's Newest Academic Department (UCSF School of Medicine)
    And because the School of Medicine officially opens its new Emergency Medicine residency this month, Hemal Kanzaria -- and 11 other residents -- can now pursue their professional passions right here in San Francisco at the UCSF Medical Center and at San Francisco General Hospital.
  • Lam Wins Pediatrics’ Grumbach Award (UCSF Today)
    UCSF research fellow Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD, has received the 2008 Melvin Grumbach Award for Pediatric Research for his work on measuring the physical properties of acute leukemia cells.
  • What Works to Prevent HIV Among Heterosexual African Americans? (UCSF Today)
    Behavioral HIV prevention interventions targeting heterosexual African Americans that are proven to work require several key characteristics, according to UCSF researchers.