UCSF’s Program in Craniofacial Biology (PCB) brings together researchers to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms ...

UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center has again received the highest possible national rating of “high performing” for maternity ...

Thirdhand smoke is toxic lingering tobacco residue on surfaces that harms children most. California's new AB455 mandates ...

UCSF Health provides urgent care services at sixteen convenient locations for patients to receive care for seasonal illnesses.

Matthew Growdon's study finds "prescription cascades" where drug side effects lead to unnecessary second prescriptions, ...

UCSF researchers have made strides toward an HIV cure, showing experimental immunotherapy can help control the virus without ...

Scientists have thought that when we hear language, the brain processes it the same way, whether it's familiar or foreign. A new study reveals that exposure to a language changes how certain clusters ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

If you’re looking to reduce your chances of developing lung disease, say experts at UC San Francisco, then it may be smart to avoid inhaling cannabis. A new study in the Journal of General Internal ...

Alan Zambeli-Ljepovic, MD, MHS, sits at the arcade-like console like a church organist. He places his feet on the machine’s pedals and slips the middle finger and thumb of each hand into delicate ...