24 June 2008 -
Thinking About the Brain
Podcast of the UCSF Foundation Forum "Thinking About the Brain" from May 21, 2008.
Keyword(s): Brain Multiple Sclerosis Migraine Parkinson's Thinking About the Brain: 01 hrs 23 min 46 sec MP3 audio
20 June 2008 -
Cancer: Discovery, Prevention and Treatment
Part one of two podcasts of the Cancer: Discovery, Prevention and Treatment seminar. Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD (moderator), Cheryl A. Ewing, MD, Boris C. Bastian, MD, Charles Ryan, MD and Donald I. Abrams, MD. Keyword(s): cancer prevention treatment Cancer - 1 of 2: 42 min 0 sec MP3 audio
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20 June 2008 -
Cancer: Discovery, Prevention and Treatment
Part two of two podcasts of the Cancer: Discovery, Prevention and Treatment seminar. Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD (moderator), Cheryl A. Ewing, MD, Boris C. Bastian, MD, Charles Ryan, MD and Donald I. Abrams, MD. Keyword(s): cancer prevention treatment Cancer - 2 of 2: 53 min 41 sec MP3 audio
23 April 2008 -
Four Leaders Receive UCSF Medal, 2008
Chancellor Mike Bishop presented the UCSF Medal, the University's most prestigious award, to four individuals on April 23. Keyword(s): medal awards Willie Brown: 5 min 0 sec F. Warren Hellman: 4 min 30 sec Janet Rowley: 4 min 50 sec Eugenie C. Scott: 5 min 0 sec
09 April 2008 -
Alzheimer's: Is the Cure in the Genes?
KQED's QUEST features Gladstone Institutes researchers that have found the gene that may hold the key to a cure to Alzheimer's disease...
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09 April 2008 -
PRIME: Universal Health Coverage
UCTV filmed Kevin Grumbach, chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, giving an overview of universal health coverage and exploring the principles and the plans proposed in California.
01 February 2008 -
UCSF Science Café 60: A Conversation with Robin Shaw
Robin Shaw thinks heart cell communication holds the secret to future therapies.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe The Beat Goes On: A Conversation with Robin Shaw: 30 min 15 sec MP3 audio
11 January 2008 -
UCSF Science Café 57: A Conversation with Andrej Sali
Knowing the pore can open the door to better drug delivery.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe Poring Over Proteins: A conversation with protein expert Andrej Sali: 29 min 26 sec MP3 audio
14 December 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 56: A Conversation with Harold Bernstein
When it comes to stem cells and heart disease, the public has a right to be excited.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe Heart of Hearts: A Conversation with Pediatric Cardiologist Harold Bernstein: 33 min 49 sec MP3 audio
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07 December 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 55: Speaking of Science
Science news can sometimes make you applaud -- or scream...
Keyword(s): sciencecafe Speaking of Science: Can We Talk? You Tell Me: 7 min 32 sec MP3 audio
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30 November 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 54: A Conversation with Leslie Wilson
Leslie Wilson knows what it costs to keep our blood supply safe from Chagas' disease.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe A Bug in Our Blood: A Conversation with Leslie Wilson: 30 min 47 sec MP3 audio
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16 November 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 53: A Conversation with Tracey Woodruff, PhD
Chemicals in the environment are threatening our health, our ability to reproduce and our offspring. What can we do?
Keyword(s): sciencecafe Health in the Time of Poison: A Conversation with Reproductive Health Expert Tracey Woodruff, PhD: 39 min 58 sec MP3 audio
02 November 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 51: Ideas Make Good Presents
From a presidential debate on science to new research on PTSD, thinking scientifically is a gift.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe Ideas Make Good Presents: 8 min 47 sec MP3 audio
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02 November 2007 -
Autism Early Invention Topic of KQED Forum
UCSF autism expert Bryna Siegel was a recent guest on KQED-FM’s Forum, for a discussion about autism, early screening and intervention...
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30 October 2007 -
UCSF Wellness Lecture: From Lab Bench to Bedside: Introduction
"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from Oct. 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, moderator Jan Yanehiro introduces Will Hearst, who welcomes the audience and introduces the four panelists.
Introduction: 6 min 47 sec MP3 audio
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30 October 2007 -
UCSF Wellness Lecture: From Lab Bench to Bedside: Mike McCune
"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from Oct. 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Mike McCune speaks on "Bridging the Gulf Between Scientific Discovery and Better Health."
Mike McCune, MD, PhD: 11 min 12 sec MP3 audio
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30 October 2007 -
UCSF Wellness Lecture: From Lab Bench to Bedside: Geoff Manley
"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from Oct. 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Geoff Manley speaks on "Traumatic Brain Injury: Putting the Patient Together Again."
Geoff Manley, MD, PhD: 7 min 46 sec MP3 audio
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30 October 2007 -
UCSF Wellness Lecture: From Lab Bench to Bedside: Sarah Nelson
"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from Oct. 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Sarah Nelson speaks on "Breakthroughs in Cancer Imaging."
Sarah Nelson, PhD: 10 min 36 sec MP3 audio
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30 October 2007 -
UCSF Wellness Lecture: From Lab Bench to Bedside: Shaun Coughlin
"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from Oct. 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Shaun Coughlin speaks on "Clot-Busting: A New Way to Prevent and Treat Heart Attacks."
Shaun Coughlin, MD, PhD: 12 min 16 sec MP3 audio
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30 October 2007 -
UCSF Wellness Lecture: From Lab Bench to Bedside: Audience QA
"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from Oct. 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, the four panelists take questions from the audience.
Audience Q&A: 34 min 24 sec MP3 audio
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30 October 2007 -
Pediatric Diabetes Specialist Gitelman Speaks to BBC
The BBC's Health Check interviewed UCSF pediatric diabetes specialist Stephen E. Gitelman, MD, and his patient, Meghan Runyon, for a discussion about living with Type 1 diabetes...
25 October 2007 -
UCSF's Miller Speaks to BBC About Life-Saving Anti-Shock Garment The World reports on a MacArthur Foundation initiative to drastically cut the mortality rate of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth. Dr. Suellen Miller talks about her studies that show how a low-tech anti-shock garment can save lives...
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23 October 2007 -
Inflammation Research Perspectives: Welcome and Opening Remarks
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, and Professor Lewis Lanier, PhD, provide welcoming remarks and a program overview for the Research Perspectives program, "Inflammation as Cause and Consequence of Disease," held last month at UCSF Mission Bay.
Inflammation Research Perspectives: Welcome and Opening Remarks: 9 min 22 sec MP3 audio
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23 October 2007 -
Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD: The Impact of Inflammation and Immunity on Diabetes
Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD, director of the Diabetes Center and A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Metabolism and Endocrinology at UCSF, spoke about inflammation, immunity and diabetes at a Research Perspectives program last month Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD: The Impact of Inflammation and Immunity on Diabetes: 36 min 15 sec MP3 audio
19 October 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 49: A Conversation with Stephen Bent
Alternative therapy expert Stephen Bent has the safety lowdown on everything from ginkgo to kava.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe Alternative or Not?: A Conversation with Alternative Medicine Expert Stephen Bent: 37 min 38 sec MP3 audio
10 October 2007 -
UCSF Scientists Highlighted in NewsHour Stem Cell Story
UCSF scientists were featured on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer in a story on the state of stem cell research in California. The segment examined the impact that the state's $3 billion stem cell initiative of 2004 has had on the field...
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09 October 2007 -
Bill Soller Provides Analysis of Potential New FDA Prescription Rules
In a podcast accompanying a KCBS report on potential new FDA prescription rules, Dr. Bill Soller, executive director of the Center for Consumer Self Care and Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at UCSF, provides analysis of the plan...
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09 October 2007 -
Roseville Baby Battles Rare Heart Defect at UCSF Children's Hospital
KXTV reports on baby Joshua, born at UCSF Children's Hospital last month. Diagnosed with HLHS, in effect he had only half a heart. Dr. Anthony Azakie and team have performed the first of three open heart surgeries to reconstruct the infant's heart...
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05 October 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 47: A Conversation with Nadav Ahituv
Just how important is the conserved DNA that humans share with mice and rats? New research might surprise you.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 47: A Conversation with Nadav Ahituv: 27 min 10 sec MP3 audio
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03 October 2007 -
360: The Positive Care Center at UCSF Featured on KFOG's Fogfiles
On KFOG's Fogfiles, host Peter Finch introduces a 48-year-old man who has been HIV-positive for 24 years, and discusses work in the area of aging and HIV being done by Dr. Malcolm John and staff at 360: The Positive Care Center at UCSF...
28 September 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 46: A Conversation with Thomas Lang
Protecting against loss of bone mass on long space flights gives new meaning to space age.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 46: A Conversation with Thomas Lang: 30 min 49 sec MP3 audio
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26 September 2007 -
UCSF Hosts Second Annual Interprofessional Education Day
UCSF recently hosted its second annual interprofessional education day, welcoming students from all four professional schools, physical therapy, and dietetic interns from the Medical Center.
Second Annual Interprofessional Education Day: 9 min 45 sec iPod Video
19 September 2007 -
A Sneak Peek at the Above and Beyond Gala
KGO-TV interviews Dr. Lynn Pulliam for a segment taking a sneak peek at fashion design and performance art preparations for the October 11 Above & Beyond Gala to support the UCSF-affiliated NCIRE's research benefiting Iraq War veterans...
13 September 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 44: Circling in on Alzheimer's and Obesity
As America struggles under the growing weight of Alzheimer's and obesity, two UCSF scientists at the affiliated Gladstone Institutes demonstrate why basic science might be our best hope...
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 44: Circling in on Alzheimer's and Obesity: 6 min 44 sec MP3 audio
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07 September 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 43: A Conversation with Stefan Habelitz
Uncovering the secrets of tooth enamel could brighten the future for biomaterials.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 43: A Conversation with Stefan Habelitz: 23 min 48 sec MP3 audio
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07 September 2007 -
NPR Discusses New NIH Asthma Treatment Guidelines with UCSF's Boushey
The NIH has just issued the first comprehensive update in a decade of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. NPR's Morning Edition interviews Dr. Homer Boushey about asthma and the new treatment guidelines.
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29 August 2007 -
UCSF's Children's Hospital Now Serving as School for Kids Battling Chronic Diseases
As noted in a story aired on KGO-TV, classes began yesterday for School Number 864 of the San Francisco Unified School District, located at UCSF Children's Hospital where pediatric patients can continue classes while undergoing treatment...
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28 August 2007 -
UCSF’s Fullerton Interviewed for Chronicle Story and Podcast on Pediatric Stroke
The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed pediatric neurovascular specialist Heather Fullerson, MD, MAS, for a story and accompanying podcast about pediatric stroke, its causes, and the warning signs parents and pediatricians should watch out for...
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21 August 2007 -
New UCSF Programs Premiere on UCTV in September
September's UCTV offerings from UCSF include taped lectures from the Medical School’s course "Pharmacy 102," updates on kidney transplant outcomes and therapies, and two programs featured as part of UCTV's Women’s Health Today series...
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17 August 2007 -
UCSF Scientists Present at Synthetic Biology 3.0 Conference
Three UCSF researchers—Caleb J. Bashor, Jeff Tabor, PhD, and Hana El-Samad, PhD—were among those invited to present at the third international synthetic biology conference in Zurich this past June...
16 August 2007 -
Researchers Shed New Light on Three Types of Cancer
For KPIX's HealthWatch, Dr. Kim Mulvihill speaks to Karen Smith-McCune about a recent study concerning the Gardasil vaccine for HPV, and to Karla Kerlikowske about her study showing a decline in breast cancer rates due to decreased hormone use...
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16 August 2007 -
CNBC Fast Money Interviews UCSF’s Kriegstein for Segment on Stem Cell Trade
CNBC reports that stem cell research could "one day fuel a biotech stock boom." Dr. Arnold Kriegstein talks to Fast Money via webcam from his lab at the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine about the science and potential of stem cell research...
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15 August 2007 -
UCSF's Fang Discusses Benefits and Risks of Warfarin
For The Health Report, host Dr. Norman Swan interviews Dr. Margaret Fang, who has been studying the risks and benefits of warfarin for older patients, looking at specific outcomes of stroke and hemorrhage both on and off warfarin...
03 August 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 41: A Conversation with James Cleaver
Skin cancer is a failure of DNA repair. After 40 years, UCSF's Jim Cleaver hopes the fix is finally in.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 41: A Conversation with James Cleaver: 28 min 54 sec MP3 audio
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03 August 2007 -
UCSF's Brizendine Comments on New Study Examining Motivations for Having Sex
For KPIX-TV's HealthWatch, UCSF neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, MD, is interviewed about a new University of Texas study reporting that college-aged men and women both list physical attraction as the number one motivation for having sex.
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03 August 2007 -
Can Looking into the Sun Make You Sneeze?
Looking into the sun triggers a sneeze response in about 25 percent of the population. Dr. Andy Goldberg, a sinus expert at UCSF, tells KPIX-TV that doctors have known for years about this sneeze reflex and explains how it occurs.
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31 July 2007 -
"Izzy Time" in Demand at Kids' Hospital
CBS reports that some hospitals are allowing pets to visit patients who have increasingly serious illnesses. A segment on The Early Show features Izzy the "therapy dog," a miniature poodle and full-time employee at UCSF Children's Hospital...
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27 July 2007 -
UCSF's Boxer Discusses Alzheimer's Disease on KQED-FM
UCSF neurologist Adam Boxer, MD, PhD, joins KQED Forum to discuss recent developments in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, as well as changes in the public's understanding and awareness of the illness...
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27 July 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 40: Surgeon Stars in Scientist Role
UCSF surgeon scientist Hobart Harris has sepsis in his sights and movies on his mind...
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 40: Surgeon Stars in Scientist Role: 9 min 45 sec MP3 audio
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25 July 2007 -
Rising Rate of Premature Births Explored on KQED's QUEST
The United States has the highest rate of premature births of any developed nation in the world. But why? KQED's QUEST visits UCSF Children's Hospital and meets some of the Bay Area researchers working to answer that question...
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24 July 2007 -
UCSF’s Brindis Discusses Efficacy of Abstinence Education Programs
Dr. Clair Brindis joins On Point guest host Jane Clayson and other panelists to discuss the effectiveness of sex education for children and adolescents in the current climate of increased federal funding for abstinence education programs...
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24 July 2007 -
UCSF Nutritionist Participates in KPFA Discussion of US Obesity Rates
UCSF nutritionist Dr. Andrea Garber joins KPFA host Peter Laufer in a discussion of a recent Johns Hopkins study predicting US obesity rates for the year 2015, and how to "reconcile our love affair with food [with] a healthy physique"...
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20 July 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 39: Slice of Science
Gladstone Institute gives students a career taste.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 39: Slice of Science: 9 min 19 sec iPod Video
13 July 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 38: A Science Feel-Good at the Gladstone
Future scientists get a taste of the real thing at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 38: A Science Feel-Good at the Gladstone: 3 min 56 sec MP3 audio
11 July 2007 -
UCSF’s Lustig Discusses the Role of Fructose in Pediatric Obesity
ABC Radio National's The Health Report features an interview with Dr. Robert Lustig, who argues that the childhood obesity epidemic is due to the wide use of fructose by food manufacturers in what he terms the "toxic environment" of Western diets.
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10 July 2007 -
Elissa Epel Discusses Stress and Obesity Connection on Public Radio Program
New research suggests that chronic stress together with a high fat diet can lead to weight gain around the middle. Elissa Epel, PhD, director of research of the UCSF Obesity Center, joins NPR’s Diane Rehm and guests to discuss these research findings.
29 June 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 36: A Conversation with Katherine Rauen
Medical genetics is revealing ever greater secrets about rare disorders that strike newborns.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 36: Changing the Face of Costello Syndrome: 31 min 30 sec MP3 audio
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22 June 2007 -
Fight for Mike
Silicon Valley's Mike Homer teams up with UCSF scientists for the fight of his life.
Fight for Mike: Mike Homer and His Personal Fight with CJD: 3 min 18 sec Fight for Mike: Silicon Valley Gathering, June 14, 2007: 59 min 30 sec
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22 June 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 35: Banys Responds to Fields
Is alcoholism more than one disease? And does "recovery" actually work? Yes to both, says UCSF psychiatrist Peter Banys in his response to UCSF neuroscientist Howard Fields...
Keyword(s): sciencecafe Can Addiction Be Stopped? Banys Responds to Fields: 11 min 22 sec MP3 audio
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18 June 2007 -
UCSF’s Kahn Discusses Universal Health Care, Michael Moore’s Film Sicko
Dr. James Kahn appears on KPFA’s The Morning Show to discuss Senator Sheila Kuehl’s single payer bill for universal health care and other proposals by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata and Governor Schwarzenegger.
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15 June 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 34: Voigt Makes Synthetic Biology Come Alive
Genetic robots require a program and an agenda. Synthetic biologist Christopher Voigt supplies both...
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 34: Voigt Makes Synthetic Biology Come Alive: 7 min 40 sec MP3 audio
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13 June 2007 -
Centennial Video Celebrates 100 Years of the UCSF School of Nursing
Celebrating 100 years of the UCSF School of Nursing, this Centennial Video explores the school's history and how it puts its mission--education, research and patient care--into practice.
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11 June 2007 -
Vet Disability System Needs Overhaul, Report Say
Ed Yelin, PhD, a member of an IOM committee that released a report about the antiquated VA system for evaluating veterans for disability benefits, and Andre Campbell, MD, describe to KPIX-TV what's needed to give veterans adequate medical care.
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11 June 2007 -
New Species of Bacteria Discovered at UCSF
On NPR’s All Things Considered, Rebecca Roberts speaks with UCSF researcher Jane Koehler, MD, about Koehler's discovery of a new species of bacteria related to the cause of trench fever, and why the bacterium was named Bartonella rochalimae.
07 June 2007 -
Stem Cell Research Breakthrough
On KPCC’s AirTalk, Arnold Kriegstein discusses three Nature papers that report a technique for reprogramming adult cells to embryonic stem cells that avoids carrying out somatic cell nuclear transfer, which requires the use of embryos.
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05 June 2007 -
UCSF's Julius Explains to NPR How the Body Detects Cold and Feels Pain
Lead researcher David Julius talks to NPR about findings, reported online in the journal Nature, that protein receptors at the end of nerve cells react to foods that mimic heat and cold the same way they respond to actual temperature changes.
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01 June 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 32: UCSF and the Future of Science
As disciplines enfold, will university scientists create a universal science? A Conversation with Keith Yamamoto, Executive Vice Dean for Research, UCSF School of Medicine.
Keyword(s): sciencecafe The State of Science at UCSF: 11 min 6 sec Communicating Science: 7 min 58 sec Translational Science: 5 min 11 sec Is Science Too Slow?: 3 min 12 sec If You Could Start Over...: 2 min 31 sec
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01 June 2007 -
QUEST: Stem Cell Gold Rush
California's landmark stem cell research program made headlines nationally, but what’s the story behind the science? KQED’s QUEST investigates the potential for medical breakthroughs in the next decade and how the Bay Area is leading the way.
29 May 2007 -
Discover: Cynthia Kenyon and Anti-Aging Genes Discover features a story on Cynthia Kenyon, whose groundbreaking studies with roundworms has shown that their lifespan can be increased six-fold by altering a single gene and changing the hormones controlled by the worm's reproductive system.
23 May 2007 -
House Veterans' Affairs Committee PTSD Symposium
Saul Rosenberg, PhD, a clinical and forensic psychologist at UCSF, and an expert in psychological testing and psycho-diagnostics, testified on the importance of early screening and treatment for PTSD and other mental health problems in returning vets.
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22 May 2007 -
Impact of the Iraq War
Dr. Bobby Baron participated in a symposium at UCSF, "The Health Effects of the Iraq War," and joined KALW hosts Rose Aguilar and Sandip Roy in studio to talk about the human and monetary costs of the Iraq War.
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22 May 2007 -
Battling Hospital-Acquired Infections
Dr. Michael Gropper tells KGO-TV that "hospital-acquired infections are a major problem. There are thousands of deaths a year across the US..." Such statistics have motivated hospitals like UCSF to take a proactive approach to reducing infections.
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22 May 2007 -
Science, Ethics and Censorship Philosophy Talk hosts Ken Taylor and John Perry of Stanford Univ. examine the potential use and abuse of science and whether or not we should limit it. Dr. Arnold Kriegstein comments on ethical issues involved in the field of stem cell research.
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22 May 2007 -
Using Magnets to Perform Delicate Procedures
More than 20 years ago, UCSF pioneered cardiac ablation surgery to help patients with erratic heartbeats by zapping their hearts. Now they've opened an impressive new high-tech surgery suite to improve this surgery.
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18 May 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 30: Breastfeeding and Brain Disorders
Breastfeeding and Brain Disorders: A Conversation with Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich. Are chemical poisons concentrated in breast milk behind the rise in autism?
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 30: Breastfeeding and Brain Disorders: 16 min 56 sec MP3 audio
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10 May 2007 -
UCSF Foundation Wellness Lecture Series: Avian Flu: The Next Pandemic?
Panelists discuss the likelihood of a deadly avian flu pandemic, what the government is doing to prepare, and how to protect ourselves and our families, among other topics.
UCSF Foundation Wellness Lecture Series: Avian Flu: The Next Pandemic?: 01 hrs 15 min 53 sec MP3 audio
07 May 2007 -
Kids at Work Get Hands-on Lessons in Communications
About 20 school-age girls learned about the exciting field of stem cell research and the role of Public Affairs in communicating its significance recently when they visited the University during the annual Kids at UCSF Day.
Keyword(s): children Kids at UCSF Day: 7 min 11 sec iPod Video
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04 May 2007 -
Chancellor Awards UCSF Medals to Four Leaders
On May 3, Chancellor Bishop presented the 2007 UCSF Medal to four leaders whose work has advanced public health and education. Videos produced by Pearson Communications.
Brook Byers, M.B.A.: 5 min 37 sec Robert Derzon, M.B.A., M.H.A.: 4 min 39 sec Wendy Kopp, B.A.: 4 min 31 sec Mamphela Ramphele, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.: 5 min 19 sec
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04 May 2007 -
New Drug Offers Hope for Osteoporosis Sufferers
Dennis Black, PhD, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF, is lead investigator of a three-year clinical trial for an intravenous osteoporosis drug that reduces fractures in postmenopausal women in just one dose, given annually.
02 May 2007 -
UCSF Medical School Dean Testifies on Food and Drug Safety
David Kessler, MD, vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the UCSF School of Medicine testified on Tuesday, May 1, before the House Oversight and Investigations Committee hearing on the future of the Food and Drug Administration.
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02 May 2007 -
Iraq War Vet Counselors Battling Traumatic Stress
Dr. Chad Peterson has spent thousands of hours counseling combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and now finds he is battling "compassion fatigue" and experiencing some of the same symptoms he's treating in his patients.
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30 April 2007 -
Bay Area Doctor Pioneers Fetal Surgery to Save Lives
UCSF Fetal Surgeon Hanmin Lee, MD, is interviewed by KGO-TV about operations he performs on newborns and fetal surgeries done in utero to correct birth defects that would kill a child if he waited to operate after birth.
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27 April 2007 -
UCSF Science Café 28: Has Science Been Framed?
Should scientists de-emphasize the technical when trying to defend or explain science? The jury is still out on how and whether science should be "framed"...
Keyword(s): sciencecafe UCSF Science Café 28: Has Science Been Framed?: 6 min 58 sec MP3 audio
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26 April 2007 -
UCSF’s Shlipak Discusses Cystatin C on Australian Radio Health Program
On The Health Report, Dr. Michael Shlipak discusses cystatin C, an alternative measure of kidney function that may have prognostic significance among elderly people who do not meet the standard criteria for chronic kidney disease.
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26 April 2007 -
UCSF's Paul Blanc Discusses Environmental Toxins at Home and in the Workplace
On Australia Radio National’s The Health Report, Dr. Paul Blanc argues that occupational health regulation is failing people at home, yet often agencies in other countries such as Australia look to the US as the key regulator in the field.
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26 April 2007 -
New Law Requires Dental Exams Among Public School Children
The California Dental Association sponsored a law that requires children in their first year of public school to get a dental exam before May 31. KPIX follows UCSF pediatric dentist and clinical professor Dr. Mahmoud Ashrafi as he treats a you
